When their lovely childhood friend returned, they were all in a panic!

"So she contacted you?"

Mu Anqi's voice carried a faint hint of a sob.

Upon hearing that sobbing voice, Bai Yu's heart skipped a beat for some reason.

He vaguely felt that not only had he changed, but Mu Anqi had changed as well.

"She gave me the money..."

Are you short of money? Is your family short of money?

Mu Anqi was anxious, and her voice was already trembling with tears.

Her tears were welling up in her eyes, as if they might burst out at any moment.

Hearing Mu Anqi's sobbing, the people around her turned to look with curiosity.

I never expected that a meal could turn into a drama of love and hate.

The way others were looking at her made Bai Yu feel disgusted.

He tried to pull his wrist away, but found that Mu Anqi's hand was gripping it tightly.

She couldn't pull it off immediately; the half-blue heart swayed back and forth on the bracelet.

"Mu Anqi, let go."

Bai Yu said in a deep voice, feeling extremely uncomfortable under the gazes of those around him.

Even the tone of his voice carried a hint of impatience.

Hearing Bai Yu's cold voice, Mu Anqi was stunned for a moment.

Her mind went blank, and she stood there staring blankly at Bai Yu.

As more and more eyes turned to him, Bai Yu became increasingly uncomfortable.

He stood up, brushed past Mu Anqi who was standing there dumbfounded, and walked outside the barbecue restaurant.

Once outside, the stares finally disappeared.

Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the discomfort dissipated considerably.

As she left, Bai Yu also took the earphones that Luo Qingyan had given her.

Go home...

Just as Bai Yu made up her mind, she heard footsteps behind her.

Mu Anqi had already caught up and come out, and tears finally welled up in her eyes.

She wiped away her tears and hurriedly grabbed Bai Yu's wrist.

"Bai Yu, I just want an answer..."

"I told you, I'm just doing this for money."

Bai Yu softened his voice.

My tone of voice at the barbecue restaurant was indeed not very good, and it may have hurt Mu Anqi to some extent.

But this was unavoidable; being watched by so many people really annoyed Bai Yu.

"I don't believe your family's financial situation would allow you to do something like this because of money."

Mu Anqi's sobbing was still very obvious.

Things are different now than before.

"What's the difference?"

"If you care about me, then stop asking."

Bai Yu turned her head to the side, her expression not good.

"Bai Yu!"

Bai Yu remained silent.

"I just want an answer!"

"My parents are divorced, don't ask me anything else."

Upon hearing this, Mu Anqi froze on the spot.

Bai Yu had her back to her, so she couldn't see the expression on Bai Yu's face.

Mu Anqi wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat and she couldn't get them out.

"Anqi, you should go home quickly, your family will be worried about you."

He took a deep breath and spoke in the softest voice he could muster.

Even Mu Anqi could hear the sound of his breathing.

She watched Bai Yu leave, watching her figure slowly disappear at the end of the streetlights.

Only when she could no longer see anything did Mu Anqi finally collapse onto the chair in front of Times Square.

His parents got divorced? What exactly happened during the years I studied abroad?

Is this the reason that completely changed Bai Yu's personality?

No wonder he's become so sullen...

Mu Anqi realized how much harm she had caused Bai Yu in pursuit of that so-called "answer".

She couldn't help but reach up and touch her face; it was damp.

"Little sister? Did you have a fight with your boyfriend?"

An untimely voice rang out.

"Oh my, he doesn't appreciate someone as beautiful as you. Interested in getting to know me? I'm a responsible man..."

A flashy man dressed in knock-off clothes walked over and winked at Mu Anqi.

Mu Anqi was already in a bad mood, and being harassed by someone made her even angrier.

"roll!"

Even her cute baby face betrayed her anger.

"Oh, don't be ungrateful!"

The show-off man still refused to leave.

"Didn't you hear me tell you to get out?!"

"I......"

The showy man was about to continue his harassment when he realized something was wrong.

Have I learned to fly? How come my feet are off the ground?

Turning his head, the man found himself being lifted up by a burly man in a suit.

"Miss, what should we do?"

"Let's go farm."

The man was dumbfounded. Had he harassed some powerful lady?

Farming? No way!

The man tried to shout for help, but found his mouth was covered.

Mu Anqi wiped away her tears and stood up from the chair.

A black Mercedes-Benz stopped at the intersection of Times Square.

She walked to the car door, opened it, and got in.

"Uncle Li, I want to go home."

Even now, Mu Anqi's voice still carries a hint of a sob.

This infuriated Uncle Li, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Which bastard bullied our Mu family's little ray of sunshine?"

Uncle Li cursed and swore, his white beard trembling.

"You're not allowed to speak ill of Bai Yu!"

Mu Anqi scolded Uncle Li.

"Huh? Bai Yu? Never mind then."

Upon hearing Bai Yu's name, Uncle Li's brows immediately relaxed.

"Uncle Li, what happened to Bai Yu's family? When did his parents get divorced?"

"I don't know."

"So who are Bai Yu and the others with now? Uncle Bai?"

"I don't know."

"Uncle Li, what do you know?"

"I don't know anything."

Mu Anqi: ......

Uncle Li is useless; he should just go back to his best friend.

My best friend is much smarter.

Mu Anqi accidentally touched on something Bai Yu didn't want to talk about, and she wasn't sure if Bai Yu's affection for her would decrease as a result.

If that's the case, Bai Yu might be snatched away by that wicked woman, Luo Qingyan.

Bai Yu! If she kidnaps you...

I...I just...

I'll draw a circle and curse you!

"Achoo!"

Luo Qingyan sneezed.

"Qingyan, have you caught a cold? Wear another layer of clothing."

A middle-aged woman came from the kitchen offering greetings and words of concern.

"No need, Mom."

"Qingyan, where did you go today? You seemed so happy to come back."

"Is there?"

Luo Qingyan touched her cool and aloof face.

Indeed, I don't know when the corners of my mouth turned up.

She slowly opened her shoulder bag, inside which were an umbrella, a photo frame, and a kitten doll with a bow.

Luo Qingyan gently touched the umbrella, the one Bai Yu had given her that rainy night.

Bai Yu just didn't recognize him today.

It's not surprising, Bai Yu is nearsighted, so he probably didn't know what the girl he saved looked like that day.

"This isn't the first time we've met."

Luo Qingyan touched the photo frame, gazing tenderly at the scene within.

When Bai Yu lifted her red veil, the look in her eyes was something she would never forget for the rest of her life.

Today is such a wonderful day.

The beauty of the moment made Luo Qingyan even more unwilling to let go of Bai Yu.

She didn't want all of this to be just a mirage, a dream.