The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

When Xu Zhixiao walked into Lao Wang's shop again, the memories in her mind surged up once more.

Everything in this world is precious because it is scarce.

For crazy people, what might be worth remembering is getting first place in their class once in elementary school.

For those who stick to the rules, what's worth remembering is that crazy period.

Xu Zhixiao even stood at the door for a long time before entering the room.

She didn't know what was wrong with her today.

Why did my calm heart suddenly begin to stir with restlessness?

She considered taking her parents to Daliushu Village as the stupidest thing she had ever done during her rebellious phase.

Because when she went to Germany to study hypnosis, her teacher taught her a lot of professional techniques.

But when she actually told her story and anxiously asked her teacher how to change a person.

The teacher didn't give any tips, but instead told her: "Zuerst musst du lernen, ruhig zu sein."

The translated meaning is: You must first learn to be calm.

That's why she was able to face Shang Qingya with a calm attitude after returning from Germany.

Even after she returned to Nanjing, she continued to practice calligraphy at home with her father.

Writing the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion every day, it's hard not to have patience.

"Long time no see, Xiao Xu."

Old Wang was introducing guitars to someone at the counter when he saw Xu Zhixiao come in, and his face lit up with surprise.

Then he abandoned the guest and walked over on his own.

Xu Zhixiao indicated that there was no need to be polite and that they should go and greet the guests first.

But Old Wang said, "He's a regular customer, let him look around first."

Then he led Du Sheng and Xu Zhixiao toward the music room.

Upon hearing the words "regular customer," Xu Zhixiao looked at the customer's back with some confusion.

If she's a regular customer of Lao Wang's, she's probably seen them all, since she used to come here often in her spare time.

But she couldn't tell who this guest was.

After all, only his back was visible, and he was wearing extremely large clothes, so his figure was not clearly visible as he leaned over the counter.

Only the maple leaf in his hand could be vaguely seen.

Seeing that no one turned around, Xu Zhixiao did not take the initiative to greet them.

Instead, they followed them into the music room.

Surprise!

As Xu Zhixiao pushed open the door and walked in, the fireworks went off with a series of "bang" sounds.

The falling ribbons landed on Xu Zhixiao's head.

This move startled Xu Zhixiao, and what was even more shocking was...

"Mother!"

The non-mainstream pink girl proactively came over and hugged Xu Zhixiao's arm, shaking it excitedly: "Surprised? Unexpected?!"

Why didn't you tell me beforehand?

"Boss Du told me to give you a surprise."

Xu Zhixiao looked closely and saw that all the members of the band from back then were sitting there in a row.

Over the course of two years, everyone's faces have shown some changes.

But the changes are not significant.

"Mom, come back and form a band with us!"

"Sister Xiao, we promised back then that we'd be in a band for life, right?"

A group of people were talking happily.

"How did you guys suddenly end up forming a band?"

"On the one hand, of course, life is boring and mundane; on the other hand, of course, it's because Boss Du is very generous!"

The pink-haired girl pointed to Du Sheng next to her.

Du Sheng, feigning humility, watched from the side.

Xu Zhixiao watched this scene with mixed feelings.

To be honest, she was very happy to see her old friends again.

When people separate, it may seem easy to say goodbye, but in reality, it is not easy at all.

Reuniting with old friends is ultimately a joyful thing.

But when she realized that all of this was just a means for Du Sheng to please her, she wasn't so happy.

Because this road has long been taxed out.

In a lifetime, the number of times one's heart is moved is very limited.

As a woman in her late twenties, Xu Zhixiao's heart began to flutter with romantic feelings, and at that time she was indeed captivated by Lu Yuan's actions.

When someone suddenly uncovers a secret in your heart, you feel like you've met a kindred spirit.

And they sent you an application to "form a band" and took you to the stage of your dreams.

This is a complete mystery to anyone who tries it.

The problem is that Xu Zhixiao has already experienced this firsthand and tasted the bitterness of it.

She even began to feel a subconscious resistance and annoyance.

To be honest, almost every preparation made by someone you trust is like rock and roll.

The difference between Du Sheng and the previous two is that he invests in bands.

But this is clearly blatant copying.

"It's not easy for us to get together, so I'll treat everyone to a meal."

Xu Zhixiao smiled gently at everyone, signaling them to pack up and go eat together, and waved to call Lao Wang over.

As she was about to leave, she glanced at the counter one last time.

The guest had left sometime earlier.

"Old Wang, have I been interfering with your business?"

"It won't delay you, it won't delay you. He's just here to drink, he's not buying anything."

"oh."

Xu Zhixiao nodded, walked out the door and looked at the red maple leaves scattered all over the ground.

He picked one up and put it in his pocket.

...

"Sister Xiao, why aren't you eating?"

"Losing weight, not hungry."

"Sister Xiao, you still need to lose weight!"

"Exactly, why would I need to lose weight?"

Humans are products of their environment, but also a product of their habits.

After returning to family life, Xu Zhixiao once again became the person who didn't eat junk food.

Watching everyone devour the hot pot, even scooping out undercooked meat.

She wanted to say something, but seeing everyone's happy expressions, she remained silent.

He simply pulled a Japanese maple leaf from his pocket.

"Sister Xiao, are these red maple leaves?"

"This is a Japanese maple; the red maple is a cultivated variety of the Japanese maple."

Why is it called the Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)?

"Because it looks like a chicken foot."

Xu Zhixiao answered truthfully, and Xiao Huang nodded.

However, upon hearing this, Lao Wang suddenly stopped eating:

"So it really is because it looks like a chicken foot? It seems that when that customer asked me earlier, I told him it was fine."

"What did the guest say?"

He asked why it's called the Japanese Maple, and I said it looks like a chicken's claw.

"and then?"

"He said these don't look like chicken feet at all. It must be some glutton who was starving and lying under the tree, looking up to see a tree full of chicken feet..."

A completely random sentence.

But Xu Zhixiao's heart was pounding wildly.

She picked up the phone and dialed the number:

"Hey, where are you?"

"I'm in mainland China..."

I asked you which street in Jinling you were on.

"What?"

"Have a meal."

Xu Zhixiao spoke calmly, her left hand covering her pounding heart.

At the moment of our reunion, my heart recognized you before I could even speak.