How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

"Xu Yan?"

The other party blurted it out.

She had long, narrow, and beautiful eyes, a high and straight nose, and lips with a jelly-like texture.

Her long, smooth hair cascaded over her shoulders and behind her.

The girl, wearing a slightly loose red T-shirt, squinted her eyes.

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, looking at the other person's beautiful face illuminated by the fiery sunset, but a face with obvious baby fat floated into his mind.

Memories overlap and then become the names spoken.

"Jiang Yiyao?"

This is a name that has been missing for a long time, at least two years.

My impression of him is still from junior high school, when we were classmates and even neighbors living in the same apartment building.

However, the girl's parents moved house later due to their work. Before the move, they had some minor disagreements, and they haven't been in contact for the past two years.

She looks taller, thinner, and prettier than she did two years ago.

However, Xu Yan's emotions were somewhat complicated at this moment. Besides the reunion with his old friend, there were other awkward feelings stuck in his throat.

What I once thought was a big deal, I now realize is just a small matter, but I can't help feeling extremely embarrassed and find it hard to have a normal conversation.

So, seeing her strange expression, Xu Yan could only say, "What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be..."

If you have nothing to say, just pretend you didn't see me.

Upon hearing that familiar, indifferent tone, the dead memories began to reactivate.

Xu Yan said irritably, "After all this time, why are you still so mean-spirited?"

"Tsk."

She scoffed, "Anyway, I am a stingy person, didn't you say so?"

"Still holding a grudge."

"None of your business, I'm leaving."

She rolled her eyes dramatically, then strode past Xu Yan with her long, slender white legs and walked into the apartment building.

Xu Yan felt confused. Wasn't that incident back then this serious? Why was she acting like she couldn't get over it? Or was it just that girls are like that, remembering some things for a lifetime?

Watching the other person's figure disappear, Xu Yan didn't rush to follow. He chose to wait for a while and then walked back to his home, having no obligation to stalk them.

As he passed the security door that hadn't had New Year couplets pasted on it for a long time, he paused, but didn't hear any noise.

"boom."

"I am back."

I closed the door and changed my shoes.

"So early? Didn't you say you might have lunch with your classmates?"

The middle-aged man sitting on the sofa was Xu Yan's father, Xu Jia'an. Nothing special about him; he didn't smoke, enjoyed a little wine, and liked to joke around. His colleagues and friends described him as quite humorous. But Xu Yan didn't appreciate it. Humor? He spent all day scrolling through short videos of beautiful women, and the moment Xu Yan saw one, he immediately switched to his work chat group.

He's clearly an old lecher, and he doesn't even dare to turn the volume up; he's a typical coward and a lecher.

"The plans have changed, so we've decided to go our separate ways," Xu Yan said dismissively.

"You won't be the only one who ends up going home, and they'll be ostracized by you at the restaurant, will you? You're a decent person."

"No, is your son such a hateful person?"

"If you didn't hate it, why did your mom vomit every day when she was pregnant with you?"

Xu Yan: ? ? ?

This old man is still joking!

Xu Yan was about to speak.

A woman wearing an apron walked out of the kitchen. She was slightly plump, but not to the point of being out of shape. There were indeed crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, showing the marks of time, but it also proved that Xu Yan's appearance was mostly inherited from someone else's good genes.

Xu Yan's mother, Wang Hui, wiped her hands on her apron while looking at Xu Yan and said this.

"You're back so early! By the way, have you seen Yao Yao?"

"Jiang Yiyao? I ran into her downstairs."

"Yes, it seems she's moved back. I've cooked a lot of food, so why don't you invite her over for dinner?"

Have you moved back?

Jiang Yiyao is the same age as me. What's the point of her moving back at the crucial moment of her senior year of high school? Is she going to stop studying? Could it be like in Japanese light novels, where she gets isolated because of her annoying personality and becomes a shut-in?

He thought with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Go ahead and call them, why would I call them..."

“You’ve known each other since you were little, what’s wrong with inviting someone out for a meal? Stop being so fussy, I have to cook.”

There was nothing wrong with calling out, but after that unpleasant conversation, Xu Yan wasn't really keen on calling out to them right now.

It's like offering a warm face to a cold backside. It's not that you can't offer it, but at least it has to be something warm, right?

Just as he was about to find another excuse...

[Back to that year, you finally saw her again. She's a woman you'll never forget; you share so many stories, so many intertwined lives. That torrential rain, that missed appointment—these have become unforgettable regrets. Fate returns to the present, and you will confront your relationship anew...]

[Mission: The Unfinished Date]

Please have a satisfying date with Jiang Yiyao, in whatever form.

[Reward: One instance of physical enhancement.]

……

Chapter 3 The Flower Language of Valve Cores

A date with Jiang Yiyao?

Will my future self and Jiang Yiyao have countless entanglements?

To be honest, if Xu Yan hadn't suddenly seen Jiang Yiyao again today, he felt he would have gradually forgotten about this girl.

Like many passersby who briefly appear in your life and then disappear in a hurry.

Xu Yan never imagined she would come back, and he couldn't even imagine how he would have so many stories with this girl who had changed in every way except for her personality.

This is a somewhat absurd and inexplicable emotion.

The description even hints at a missed date between him and her... Is this a story made up by AI?

Despite the many hesitations and unavoidable awkwardness, since it was a mission, there was no reason not to do it. Besides, physical enhancement... sounded quite tempting.

Ideally, it should be the kind of enhancement that allows you to survive a fall from the 18th floor, making you invincible when playing in the Dark Caverns at night.

Xu Yan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

"Try it again? It's like you're forcing yourself. Yao Yao is so pretty now." Wang Hui, the mother, said irritably.

"As if your son isn't handsome."

Xu Yan tossed her not-so-long hair.

Wang Hui scoffed, "You consider yourself a human being, don't you?"

Xu Yan: ?

Xu Yan changed his shoes and went out. Although it had been more than two years since they last met, he knew the location of Jiang Yiyao's house very well; it was right downstairs.

Standing at the door, Xu Yan didn't hesitate for long before knocking. It wasn't like he was trying to flirt or fawn over anyone; he was just doing a task, so there was no shame in it.

Not only do you knock on the door, but you knock loudly and forcefully.

A moment later, footsteps were heard from inside, along with an impatient voice, "Who is it?"

"Yaozi, open the door, it's your brother Xu."

"nerve."

"I'm Xu Yan, hurry up!"

"Crench."

The door was pushed open a crack, revealing a face that, even now, is still stunning.

She's quite tall, so why is her face so small? It feels like if you slapped her, her whole face would be covered in handprints, but unfortunately, that's hard to test.

She frowned at him. "Are you crazy? Knocking on the door so loudly, I almost called the police, you know?"

Xu Yan shrugged. "I was just worried that you might not be able to hear me because you're hard of hearing."

"roll!"

Jiang Yiyao was about to close the door in an annoyed manner, but the quick-thinking boy reached out and pressed his hand against the door to stop her.

Jiang Yiyao was stunned for a moment, then her expression turned sour. "Let go! I'm calling for help!"

"Go ahead and yell, this is my turf, you can yell until you're hoarse... Hey, wait a minute, I was just kidding, don't yell!"

Seeing that Jiang Yiyao was about to open her red lips and cry out, Xu Yan finally gave in a little.

What exactly do you want?

Jiang Yiyao asked impatiently.

Xu Yan also dropped his nonchalant expression. "My mom said you moved back..."

"What, do I have to pay you protection money?"

"You moved back just before school starts...did you drop out?"

"Xu Yan, if you can't speak properly, you don't have to." Jiang Yiyao glared at Xu Yan and said irritably, "I'm back to study, the procedures are all done, is there a problem?"

"Back to study? You mean...?"