The two got into the car one after the other. Feng Hui’s mom smiled and said, "If you like her, then boldly make friends. I think this girl is good; she has a calm deanor, and her eyes show a tranquility that seems to have been through a lot. Such kids are rare these days."
What she didn’t say was that this child was hard to see through.
"Okay, I got it, Mom."
...
Gu Jin took a taxi and quickly arrived at Second High School.
Sitting in the car, she imdiately spotted An Mingji standing at the school’s entrance.
The boy was standing in front of the school guard, constantly looking this way.
Gu Jin got out of the car without even paying and ran toward the boy, "Xiao An!"
Seeing the boy standing there alone, Gu Jin felt a little uncomfortable, along with so pity and heartache.
She couldn’t help but overlap the boy in front of her with the figure in her dreams who endured all kinds of suffering.
"Sister A-Jin!"
The boy nodded at the guard beside him and quickly ran toward Gu Jin.
"How long have you been waiting?"
"Not long." The boy didn’t seem to mind.
Gu Jin let out an almost inaudible sigh and pulled the boy into the taxi, giving her ho address.
"From now on, you can take the bus ho after school. No need to wait for at the school gate. Didn’t we get you a copy of the house key?"
"Yes, I know." An Mingji responded with a calm voice.
He knew the way ho and which bus to take, but he just wanted to wait and go ho with Sister A-Jin.
He just didn’t expect to wait this late today.
Gu Jin reached out to touch his head, "It’s just the start of the school year, and there’s a lot going on. For the next few days, you have to go ho by yourself. I can’t be at ease if you wait this late every day."
"I understand."
Once they got ho, they were greeted by the cries of Duoduo, who was waiting to be fed.
The little guy seed to have gone crazy being ho alone, and upon seeing them return, circled around them incessantly.
Especially towards An Mingji, it kept pawing at his leg, trying to climb up onto him.
In recent days, Gu Jin had noticed that Duoduo had always been very fond of the boy and particularly liked clinging to him.
An Mingji looked down at the restless Duoduo by his feet, restraining the urge to kick Duoduo away, given that Sister A-Jin was there. He squatted down, gently pushed it away, and walked to the sofa in the living room, casually placing his backpack aside.
It was the first day of school; he spent the morning with the horoom teacher and later familiarized himself with the new environnt at school. After school, he stood for hours at the school gate waiting, so his legs felt a bit weak.
Gu Jin noticed the fatigue on the boy’s face and went to the sofa to ask if he had eaten at school.
He nodded, "I did, but the school’s food isn’t as delicious as Sister A-Jin’s."
Gu Jin smiled and walked to the kitchen, taking so fruits—cherries, strawberries, peaches, apples—from the space, washed them, placed them in a fruit platter, and brought them out of the kitchen to An Mingji.
"Eating dinner this late could upset your stomach, so have more fruit. I’ll make sothing tasty for you in the morning, and we’ll have dinner at ho tonight."
"Okay."
An Mingji reached for the fruit platter, took a few cherries, and popped them into his mouth.
Gu Jin asked if he had made any new friends at school.
He said he had. His deskmate, Yu Lele, was a chubby and particularly food-loving boy.
Knowing he had made new friends, Gu Jin felt relieved and encouraged him to get along well with his classmates.
"Awoo awoo..."
While they were talking, Duoduo wobbled over to them, squatting on the ground and crying pitifully at them.
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