We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"Three, two..."

Deng Yi had just raised his camera and hadn't even finished counting down when Xie Shu suddenly spoke up: "Wait."

She turned her head slightly and naturally took Li Mubai's hand.

"That's fine," Xie Shu said.

Li Mubai's body stiffened slightly, then slowly returned to normal.

"That's fine," Xie Shu said.

Deng Yi's lips twitched slightly behind the viewfinder. She'd been fed dog food again! Was this Xie Shu's punishment for preventing them from being together before?

"Look at the camera." She focused her gaze on the camera.

The two got closer and closer in the shot, almost to the point of embracing.

"Three, two, one."

"Click."

Deng Yi put down the camera and nodded in satisfaction. Although the camera wasn't hers, she was the one who took the photos.

She looked up, ready to return the camera to Xie Shu.

"Hello, could you please take a picture for us?"

Deng Yi turned her head and saw Xiao Qingqing standing next to her, holding a boy's wrist. The boy looked a little embarrassed.

She recognized the boy—Wang Rui.

"Well, another pair," Deng Yi thought to himself.

"The camera isn't mine, it belongs to Xie Shu," she said.

"Okay." Xiao Qingqing nodded, then pulled Wang Rui towards Xie Shu. "Xie Shu, hello, could we borrow your camera to take a picture?"

Li Mubai and Wang Rui exchanged a glance. Li Mubai had noticed Xiao Qingqing and the others as they approached.

When people are embarrassed, they often unconsciously laugh awkwardly. Wang Rui was like that at that moment, scratching the back of his head.

"Hmm." Xie Shu nodded slowly.

"Thank you." Xiao Qingqing bowed slightly, then happily took Wang Rui's hand and left.

A coming-of-age ceremony has brought together so many couples. Li Mubai had just caught a glimpse of Yang Kun and Huang Lingling taking a photo in front of a standee, the two of them not too close and not too far apart.

"Sigh—" He sighed softly for no apparent reason.

"What's wrong?" Xie Shu immediately looked at him.

"It's nothing, it's just that graduation is approaching, and I have a lot of feelings." Li Mubai shook his head.

"Don't be sad," Xie Shu said, squeezing his hand tightly. "I'm still here. We can video chat. I'll come see you during my holidays, no matter where you are."

Her voice was still calm and even, but Li Mubai knew her well; she always kept her word.

"Okay." Li Mubai nodded emphatically.

He had actually accepted the fact, but occasionally a bitter feeling would rise in his heart.

"And me too!" Chen Qiuhe suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Li Mubai turned his head. She was standing smiling beside the two of them. Not far away, Chen Peishan was standing with her parents. He raised his hand and waved slightly as a greeting.

"Sure, this outfit suits you both quite well." Chen Qiuhe looked at Xie Shu, still smiling.

Does it match? Li Mubai looked down at his Tang Dynasty round-necked robe and then at Xie Shu's light blue Ming Dynasty Hanfu. He couldn't say whether it matched or not, but Xie Shu looked good in anything.

"Qiuhe, do you want to take a picture together?" Xie Shu asked.

"Okay, okay!" Chen Qiuhe agreed quickly. "But is my school uniform a bit inappropriate?"

"Either is fine," Xie Shu said, then looked at Li Mubai, "together."

It wasn't a question, but a statement.

"it is good."

Taking a photo with Chen Qiuhe is perfectly fine, after all, she has helped him so many times.

But we'll have to trouble professional photographer Deng Yi again...

Xie Shu and Li Mubai stood together, and Chen Qiuhe automatically moved to Xie Shu's right.

As Deng Yi raised her camera, Xie Shu suddenly spoke up: "Qiuhe, why don't you stand in the middle?"

"No need, I'm fine standing here."

"Your school uniform and your position in the middle will help balance the image," Xie Shu said.

A hint of hesitation appeared on Chen Qiuhe's face.

"That's true," Deng Yi said, raising her head.

"Okay... then." Chen Qiuhe struggled for a moment, but in the end, she gave in to her inner thoughts.

She switched places with Xie Shu; Li Mubai was on her left and Xie Shu was on her right.

Deng Yi looked at the three people in the camera lens; there was enough space between them to fit a slender girl.

"Closer—yes, even closer—"

Xie Shu moved closer to the left.

Chen Qiuhe also moved half a step to the left. She tilted her head slightly, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over Li Mubai before quickly returning to his own.

When was the last time they took a group photo? It seems like it was during the fall sports meet in their second year of high school.

After that, she found out who he liked, and the two of them gradually grew apart.

If Li Mubai and Xie Shu are two intersecting lines, then she and Li Mubai are parallel lines.

"I'll start counting down from three to two."

"Three...two...one."

"eggplant!"

Chen Qiuhe made a peace sign and smiled brightly in the sunlight.

She had no reason to be unhappy.

Family ties are improving. Mom's condition is getting better, and Dad is starting to emerge from his period of depression. Although there are still some awkward moments at home, things are generally looking up.

Friendship, the people standing around her, also gave her a lot of help.

After she did that, she had no regrets about love.

"Students of Class 38, please assemble at the bottom of the steps for a group photo."

"Students of Class 38, please assemble at the bottom of the steps for a group photo."

……

"Xie Shu, Chen Qiuhe, I'm going to take pictures," Li Mubai said.

"Okay." Xie Shu handed him his school uniform.

"Go quickly." Chen Qiuhe waved her hand.

Li Mubai, carrying his school uniform, jogged down the steps to meet up with his classmates from Class 18.

In the distance, Xie Zhiqiang and Xu Ting stood side by side, their gazes fixed in the same direction, like two silent trees.

Xie Shu saw them from afar and slowly walked towards them.

"Mom and Dad, do you want to take a picture together?" she asked.

"Take a picture, take a picture. It's been a long time since our family took a group photo." Xie Zhiqiang forced a smile.

Xie Shu looked at her mother again, whose face remained expressionless.

Did Xu Ting have any familial affection for her? This question had actually troubled her for a long time.

But now, she doesn't want to think about this anymore. She's about to become an adult and will be independent. In the future... perhaps she'll have new family relationships.

She glanced back at Li Mubai, who was taking photos while putting on his school uniform, then silently looked away.

"Let's take a picture," Xu Ting finally spoke, her voice heavy with an undetectable weight.

"Okay, I'll go find someone to help us take the photos." Xie Shu's voice remained calm, but his steps were light as he walked towards Deng Yi.

Xie Zhiqiang stood there watching his daughter step by step walk from the shadows into the sunlight.

"Let's go see Teacher Yang off on his final journey in a few days," he said.

"Can."

A few seconds later, Xie Zhiqiang said again:

"You can think carefully about the last words Teacher Yang left us."

Xu Ting did not respond.

She stood in the shadows, like a silent statue, watching her daughter walk away from her classmate, motionless.