Everyone has a cherished memory and feeling. Since God has let us meet again, this time, I will definitely not forget to ask your name. Even though, you didn't remember me...
——Xia Zimu

On a hot summer day, the golden sunlight shines all over the city, as if wrapping everything here in such scorching and dazzling colors, and melting it little by little in this temperature.
The flowers on the roadside seemed unable to bear such a temperature. They drooped their heads listlessly. If you reached out and touched them gently, you could feel that the petals had become scorching hot from prolonged exposure to the sun.
The noisy chirping of cicadas kept coming to my ears, and they seemed to be complaining about the hot and humid weather.
My mother held my arm and we walked slowly out of a cold drink shop. The heat rushed towards us crazily. We who were enjoying cold drinks and air conditioning in the house frowned and stretched out our hands to block the sun above our heads.
We walked quickly to the zebra crossing and looked at the busy road. We had lost all patience, but my mother stared at my clothes with strange eyes, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
I lowered my head to check with some confusion, and asked in confusion: "Mom, is there anything strange on my clothes?"
Mom frowned slightly, as if recalling something, then pointed at my clothes and said, "Zi Mu, where is the brooch you always wear on your clothes?"
After hearing what my mother said, I was shocked. I didn't even bother to block the scorching sun and hurriedly searched my pockets. But after searching all my pockets, I was disappointed.
Panic overwhelmed me and I stood there at a loss.
That brooch...could it be lost?
That's something very important to me...
I bit my lip tightly, trying to calm myself down and recall where I might have put the brooch. Mom gestured behind me and said, "Did you leave it at the ice cream shop? I clearly saw it was still on your chest when you left home."
As soon as my mother finished speaking, I ran to the cold drink shop, and turned back to tell my mother as I ran: "Mom, you go back first, I must find the brooch!"
Mom smiled, shook her head helplessly, and walked away alone.
I ran quickly to the cold drink shop. It was so hot, but even though I was running so fast, I didn't feel a bit of cool breeze. I even felt hotter and hotter. Beads of sweat oozed from my forehead and slid down my cheeks.
But I didn't have time to wipe off the sweat, I kept speeding up my pace, praying desperately in my heart: Don't lose it...
As I got closer to the cold drink shop, I was already out of breath and had no strength left.
The wind chime at the door of the cold drink shop hung there quietly. Because there was no wind, it did not make the crisp sound as usual, but the purple crystals decorated on it emitted a dazzling light in the sun.
Because of running so fast, I was already sweating profusely, but I walked towards the cold drink shop without stopping for a moment.
One foot had already stepped into the cold drink shop, but I found a tall boy standing by the door. He was looking at my red face thoughtfully, playing with something that was very familiar to me in his hand.
At that moment, it seemed as if countless electric currents converged into a bolt of lightning and hit me mercilessly!
Isn't that the brooch I lost?
But why was it in the hands of a strange boy?
I stared at the brooch in his hand in surprise. My brain short-circuited in an instant. Without even thinking, I pointed at the brooch in his hand and said, "That... is mine..."
The boy has a pair of dark eyes, which are full of indifference and arrogance, making it difficult for people to approach him. In such a hot summer, he looks very refreshing.
After hearing what I said, he did not hand over the brooch in his hand, but held it even tighter.
His slightly cold gaze fell on my face and refused to move away for a long time, filled with some complicated emotions that I could not understand.
For some reason, looking at such a pair of eyes, my heart beat slower than normal.
I think my face must have gotten even redder at this moment.
My eyes fell on the beautiful brooch again.
That is something very important to me. What should I do if this person refuses to return it to me?
Thinking of this, I clenched my fists tightly, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to say, "I'm sorry, you must have picked up this brooch, can you please give it back to me? This was given to me by a very important person, so ..."
Having said that, I looked at him expectantly and stretched out my hand cautiously.
The boy still looked at me in the same way, but there was a slight change in the expression in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
He was silent for a long time, then slowly placed the brooch in my palm. His fingertips accidentally touched my skin, and I couldn't help but tremble slightly. A familiar feeling immediately came over me...
It was an extremely hot day, but his hands were so cold, just like the hands of a boy I knew when I was a child.
The brooch lay quietly in my palm, emitting a tiny light.
Just when I was distracted, the boy in front of me suddenly spoke. His voice was unusually low, but very pleasant to hear.
He said calmly: "My name is Ye Lanluo."
His lips were so beautiful that my eyes involuntarily fell on his face again, and I came back to my senses in an instant.
Night blue network?
Is he telling me his name?
I put away the brooch in my hand and looked at him in confusion.
This was clearly the first time we met, but why did he tell his name to a stranger?
He kept looking at me quietly. Although there was no expression on his face, I could see the expectation in his eyes that was well hidden but ready to burst out. It was this look that made him look a little childish.
My heart couldn't help but move.
So, should I tell him my name too?
After all, he found something important to me and gave it back to me.
Although I thought so, there was a strange feeling running wildly in my heart. I couldn't really , and I didn't know what caused it.
After thinking for a while, I showed my friendly signature smile and said crisply: "Hello, my name is Xia Zimu, thank you."
At that moment, I clearly captured the disappointment in Ye Lanluo's eyes.
Hearing what I said, he forced a smile, then glanced at me again, turned around and left without saying anything else.
I stared at his receding figure in a daze, puzzled.
But... the loneliness in Ye Lanluo's eyes is really familiar.
At this moment, the long-awaited breeze gently brushed my cheeks and blew through the wind chimes behind me. The crisp sound reached my ears, as if it was some kind of call, taking me through time and space, back to that midsummer many years ago...
The yard is filled with the fragrance of flowers and plants, mixed with the sweet aroma of cakes.
I held the hands of the pretty boy and the boy in a suit and walked into the depths of the garden...
"rock-paper-scissors!"
The pretty boy who had bullied me before and I both played "cloth" in unison, and the boy in a suit who helped me vent my anger played "stone".
The boy in the suit frowned slightly and urged unhappily: "Okay, go hide!"
Suddenly, my eyes fell on the neck of the handsome boy and I couldn't move them away.
Around his neck hung an exquisite necklace. Both the workmanship and the material of the necklace looked perfect and impeccable.
I stared at the necklace blankly, wanting to reach out and touch it several times, but I restrained myself.
The handsome boy saw that I was staring at his necklace, and for some reason, a hint of tenderness suddenly appeared on his cold face.
He reached out and gently stroked the necklace, with a smile on his face.
"It's very beautiful..." I praised sincerely and nodded continuously.
I thought the pretty boy would ignore me like before, but after hearing what I said, he actually raised his head and responded with a very soft "hmm".
Looking at his expression, I instantly understood that the necklace must be something he loved very much or had important meaning to him.
Thinking of this, I stopped talking, but unexpectedly, the handsome boy actually spoke.
His eyes were still fixed on the necklace, as if he was saying to me, or to the air: "This necklace was designed for me by my mother." After a pause, his eyes lit up, "My mother said it is the only one of its kind in the world!"
So that's how it is!
I nodded in sudden realization.
A unique gift from my mother...
If I were in your shoes, I would love and cherish it like this!
The boy looked at me quietly for a long time, and suddenly asked softly: "Do you like beautiful jewelry?"
Well?
I was stumped by this question and looked over blankly, meeting the pretty boy's thoughtful eyes.
A deep smile appeared in the pretty boy's eyes, but he pursed his lips tightly. His stubborn expression made it easy to tell that he was restraining his smile.
Then he slowly stretched out his left hand, spread his palm, and raised it in front of me.
The tip of my nose is tingled with the fragrance coming from not far away.
At this moment, a brooch of equally exquisite workmanship was lying quietly in the palm of his hand, emitting a dazzling light in the sun.
I rubbed my eyes stupidly, and couldn't control myself any longer, so I reached out and carefully touched the brooch.
As my fingertips touched the sparkling diamonds, I immediately retracted my hand.
The freezing temperature...
Just like the person in front of me...
Just as I was wondering why he would put something like this in front of me, the pretty boy suddenly stretched out his arm and said in a hoarse voice: "This is for you."
The tail sound lingered in the air and playfully slipped into my ears.
" Give it to me?" I almost suspected that I had heard it wrong. I couldn't help but stretch out a finger and point at the tip of my nose stupidly, like a clown who saw something new.
Maybe I looked really funny, the corners of the pretty boy's mouth, which were originally tightly pursed, suddenly lifted.
But his voice was so clear: "Take it. I said it's for you."
"Really?"
Although the joy in my heart has drowned me like the sea, I am still afraid that everything in front of me is an illusion like flowers in the mirror and water, which will disappear if I am not careful.
Are you really going to give me such a beautiful thing when we meet for the first time?
The boy seemed a little impatient, but the corners of his mouth were still raised. He uttered a heavy "hmm" and handed the brooch forward again.
As if possessed by a magic spell, I reached out and slowly, almost ecstatically, took the brooch from his hand.
Just as I was about to thank him solemnly and announce the official start of the hide-and-seek game, my father's voice came from not far away.
I stood on tiptoe, looked out, and saw my father standing at the entrance of the garden, waving.
But I haven’t had enough fun yet…
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but pouting in disappointment, but still ran towards my father reluctantly.
The brooch in my hand was showing a corner, and it passed through a gorgeous arc in the air. I waved to the pretty boy who was still standing there, and said loudly: "I'm leaving. My name is Xia Zimu. Goodbye. You... don't fight!"
The handsome boy kept staring at me with a strange look for a long time. Then he opened his mouth, but his voice was so low that I could only vaguely hear the first half of his sentence.
He said: "Xia Zimu, my name is..."
I wanted to go back and ask again to find out his name, but my father had already walked up to me, picked me up, and waved the bag in his hand at me, looking at me with a smile on his face: "Zi Mu, I bought you your favorite dress."
My favorite dress?
The snow-white princess dress in the window came to my mind...
I took the bag from my father with great joy and gave him a big kiss on the face: "Thank you, Dad!"
When I walked out of the garden, I could still smell a faint fragrance.
I stared at the large cluster of flowers at the garden gate and murmured blankly: "Dad, how nice it would be if they were sunflowers..."
"Sunflowers? Do you like sunflowers?"
I was a little surprised to see the pretty boy appear again. Why is he still here?
I reached out and grasped the slender branch of the flower in front of me, nodding heavily.
The handsome boy suddenly fell silent. He walked slowly towards my side, step by step, and looked down at the large flowers.
Suddenly, he said, "Let me take you to see the sunflowers."
Because I had consumed too much energy from running fast before, as soon as I got home, I fell exhausted on the bed and buried my face deeply in the soft pillow. I fell asleep without knowing when, and was finally woken up by the ringing of my cell phone.
I reached out my hand in a daze, put the phone in front of my eyes and looked at it carefully for a while, then I found that the call was from my best friend Xiaole.
"Zi Mu, what are you doing? Let's go have a cup of coffee together!" Xiao Le on the other end of the phone was clearly in high spirits, "A coffee shop has launched a new product that tastes really good!"
"Coffee?" I murmured, still half asleep, but agreed subconsciously, "Okay, well, see you later..."
Xiaole got a positive answer and hung up the phone happily.
I was still lying lazily on the bed when I realized that the brooch was still in my hand.
I looked at the brooch that was lost and found in my hand, and Ye Lanluo's face appeared in front of me.
I don’t know why, but I always have a very strange feeling in my heart.
Night Blue Network...
What a very strange boy!
I stared at the ceiling, then suddenly sat up in bed and rubbed my messy hair.
When I walked out of the house, I found that it was already evening, but the air was still as hot and humid as before, except that the originally golden sunlight had turned into a deep orange, making people want to reach out and scoop up a handful of it.
When I arrived at the cafe, Xiaole had already chosen a nice seat and sat there. She waved at me from afar, her eyes smiling into crescent shapes.
Seeing her like this, I felt very happy and all the upset I had just felt almost completely disappeared.
Because we hadn't seen each other for a few days, we had a lot to talk about, and we told each other about the interesting things that happened during those days.
When I was about to talk about what happened today regarding the brooch, I suddenly saw the waiter at the bar waved to us with a guilty look on his face.
Not far away, the waiter said to me apologetically: "Excuse me, miss, can you get the juice yourself? Something happened and I can't leave."
I nodded, gestured to Xiaole to indicate that I would be back soon, and ran quickly to the bar.
In the orange juice, which was as beautiful as the evening sunshine, the ice cubes collided with each other, so that a layer of wet frost condensed on the outside of the cup.
I was anxiously trying to get back to my seat and continue chatting with Xiaole, while holding the juice cup tightly. However, I didn't expect that because of the layer of frost, my hand accidentally slipped and most of the juice in the cup spilled out.
“Oh my God!”
I let out a slight scream and saw the juice splashing high, most of it spilling onto the pants of the person next to me.
How can I be so unlucky!
I raised my head, gave a very apologetic smile, and said sincerely, "I'm really sorry, I just..."
Before I finished speaking, the other party showed an impatient look and said coldly: "Forget it, it's okay."
I was startled by such a cold tone, and only then did I take a closer look at the person in front of me.
This is a very handsome boy, and next to him stands a proud and beautiful girl who looks like a princess. The two of them look very well matched together and attracted a lot of attention.
I was planning to finish the apology I had just unfinished, but when my eyes accidentally swept across his neck, it was as if a bolt of lightning hit me straight on!
Isn't that the necklace that the pretty boy who gave me the brooch once wore?
What's more, with such fine workmanship and unique style, there is absolutely no way I could make a mistake.
The pretty boy also said that the necklace was unique ...
I swallowed back the words I was about to say, but embarrassingly, I forgot how to react normally.
The boy in front of me frowned when he saw me staring at his necklace very impolitely, but he didn't argue with me too much. Instead, he walked around me with the drink and coffee in his hand and went to a seat not far away.
But I still stood there, unable to come to my senses .
Is it really him?
It has always been a regret of mine that I didn’t hear his name at that time.
But after such a long time, if we can really meet again and recognize each other, it would really be a rare fate, wouldn’t it?
Thinking of this, I smiled and my heart was beating uncontrollably.
I returned to my seat somewhat absentmindedly with the remaining half cup of orange juice in my hand, but my eyes fell on the boy just now.
The difference from just now was that he was smiling.
He smiled gently at the beautiful girl in front of him, completely different from the cold look he had when facing me before.
"Zi Mu?" Xiao Le looked at me mischievously with his eyes curved, and his eyebrows raised, "What's wrong with you? Do you know that boy just now?"
I finished the last sip of orange juice in the glass, and shook my head silently when I heard her question.
But while shaking my head, I really wanted to nod my head. If he was really the boy I met when I was a child...
My eyes returned to him again.
Oh, yes! I once told him my name. If I mention it again, will he remember me?
This thought made my eyes light up instantly, and I stood up quickly.
Xiaole on the side seemed to know what I was going to do and covered her mouth and laughed.
With every step I took towards him, my heart beat a little faster.
My cheeks were burning hot, but I kept encouraging myself, telling myself that the boy in front of me might be the handsome boy I knew in childhood! Xia Zimu, you can do it!
I gritted my teeth and strode towards him.
Sure enough, when he saw me coming, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes and he seemed to want to say something but stopped.
In the end, I was the first to speak. Although I had mustered up my courage, my voice was still trembling slightly: "Um... I'm really sorry about what happened just now. Can you tell me your name..."
I spoke every word with great force and watched his reaction carefully.
The astonishment in the boy's eyes grew stronger and stronger, but in an instant he returned to his previous cold look. He said three words calmly: "Gu Yichen."
Although I had no impression of this name, I still held out a glimmer of hope that he might remember my name, so I tried to make my voice clearer and said to him very slowly: "My name is... Xia Zimu."
But……
He just glanced at me again and nodded, without any other reaction.
There was nothing in his eyes except strangeness.
I was enveloped by disappointment.
I forced a smile, nodded, and turned to walk towards my seat.
But the moment I turned around, I found that the girl opposite Gu Yichen was looking at me.
The look was very strange, with a slight hostility mixed with a strange expression, indescribably complicated.
She stared at me like that for a long time, then turned her head calmly and continued talking and laughing with Gu Yichen in front of her.
My steps became a little heavy, and the laughter behind me seemed particularly harsh.
Isn't it him?
Or...he no longer remembers me...
When Xiaole and I walked out of the cafe, it was completely dark.
The air was cooler than during the day. I breathed deeply, but I was still in a daze.
Xiaole gently took my arm and turned his head to look at me.
After a while, she smiled and asked in a deliberately low voice, "Zi Mu, do you like that boy named Gu Yichen?"
At this moment, I felt as if the air around me had frozen.
Almost every nerve in my body was tense, even the hand holding Xiaole was stiff. I could only ask her blankly: "Why do you think so?"
When I said this, I seemed to hear the sound of my heart beating.
When Xiaole saw me like this, he couldn't help but smile even brighter: "You were staring at him in the coffee shop just now! You were absent-minded so you must have fallen in love with him..."
After a pause, she blinked her black and white eyes and continued, "Love at first sight!"
I was startled and waved my hands quickly.
But the necklace on Gu Yichen's neck suddenly appeared in my mind.
You can't go wrong with that beautiful and unique necklace.
But...why doesn't he remember me?
When I was a kid, I told him my name...
But if I really like Gu Yichen, then who am I in love with, or the memories of him?
These questions filled my mind and made it almost impossible to breathe.
Xiaole saw me suddenly become depressed, shook my arm and asked, "What's wrong?"
I looked up and saw that the night had enveloped the entire city. The lights in the distance had been lit up one after another, and everything in my sight was shrouded in a dazzling light.
I whispered back, "Xiao Le, do you still remember the boy I told you about before, the boy I knew when I was little and who I've always missed?"
Xiaole obviously didn't expect me to suddenly change the topic here. He was stunned for a moment and nodded quickly.
I took a careful breath and continued, "Gu Yichen...seems to be that boy."
Is it really him?
But what is the reason for the lingering feeling of loss in my heart?
Xiaole was surprised by this answer. She opened her mouth as if she was recalling Gu Yichen's appearance, then excitedly grabbed my arm and shook it, saying loudly: "Zi Mu! He is so handsome! If you really like him, you must chase him bravely! After all, you have known each other since childhood! The success rate of confession is very high!"
I was a little dizzy from being shaken by Xiaole, but I was still conscious. I just smiled bitterly and said in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "It's not that easy."
Xiaole didn't hear these words clearly, and asked in confusion: "What did you just say?"
I shook my head and didn't repeat the words.
He doesn't even remember me...
Suddenly, an idea came into my mind.
Could it be that... he, like me, didn't hear my name clearly?
Yes! It is very likely that there is such a coincidence!
This thought cheered me up, but many concerns still existed, making it almost impossible for me to stop thinking about it.
I let out a long sigh.
Although I would not mistake that necklace, why is he so different from the boy in my impression?
Although his tone was still stiff and cold, for some reason, I always felt that he had changed a lot...
Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind.
Could it be that there is some special reason that the necklace fell into the hands of this boy named Gu Yichen?
This reason may sound far-fetched, but it is still quite logical.
I couldn't help but frown.
Xiaole stared at me blankly, as if he didn't understand why my expression changed so quickly.
She was just about to speak when she suddenly noticed a somewhat familiar figure walking towards us, but I didn't notice because I was thinking seriously about the problem.
Xiaole poked my arm hard, leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Zimu, look at that girl..."
My ears were itching, and I looked up almost reflexively, and easily saw the figure getting closer and closer.
My mouth opened in surprise.
Isn’t she the girl who was chatting and laughing with Gu Yichen in the coffee shop just now?
Whether viewed from close up or from a distance, her face was impeccably beautiful, but the friendly smile she had just had was completely gone. She looked at me coldly and walked towards me quickly.
Perhaps it was because her aura was too strong, Xiaole couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Soon, the beautiful girl stood in front of us. She crossed her arms across her chest, looked at us coldly, and then raised the corner of her mouth.
I couldn't help but gasp!
The expression on her face...did I offend her in some way?
She looked me up and down, then opened her mouth and said indifferently, "You really haven't changed much."
"Me?" I didn't know why she suddenly said that. I pointed a finger at myself in surprise.
The girl smiled contemptuously again and continued, "I didn't expect you to appear in my world."
"Um..." I finally couldn't help but asked cautiously, "Do we know each other?"
"Why did you suddenly ask Gu Yichen's name?" She didn't answer my question, but just asked me inexplicably.
Without waiting for my answer, she suddenly smiled coldly, and then said word by word: "I'm telling you, don't think that playing together in the garden when we were children can change anything..."
After saying that, she looked at me meaningfully, and left quickly without caring about my reaction.
"Zimu, what is she saying?" Xiaole looked at me confusedly, pointed at the girl's back and asked with some confusion.
I stood there, hardly knowing how to react.
We used to play together in the garden...
I bit my lower lip.
In this case, Gu Yichen is indeed the boy I once knew!
The wind blew gently across my cheek.
As I watched the girl's figure getting farther and farther away, memories enveloped me again.
I'll meet him again...
Gu Yichen's appearance appeared before my eyes. Although it was completely different from before, but...
The corners of my mouth rose unconsciously.
I met you again.
But even Gu Yichen didn’t recognize me , so how did that girl know all these past events?