Xiang Nanfeng, how is he doing recently? Will he, like me, completely say goodbye to the past, regain his own life, find the one he loves, and enter the palace of marriage?

Life in the welfare home can be said to be the most unforgettable yet happiest time of my life.
These children all have eyes purer than the sky. They always surround me with timid yet intimate looks, and circle around me. Sometimes they pick a bunch of fresh flowers from somewhere and shyly put them in my arms. Sometimes they use their clumsy hands to paint colorful portraits on white paper and also present them to me.
They are longing for care, but also afraid of losing it.
Sometimes, some braver children would throw themselves into my arms and ask in a coquettish voice: "Sister Wen Yu, will you leave us?"
I stroked their soft hair and smiled, "Why do you ask?"
The child pouted and answered sadly: "My parents left, my aunt and uncle also left, I am afraid that Sister Wen Yu will disappear from our sight one day..."
Young children would say such things. What kind of things have they experienced?
I held up a little finger and said, "I won't. Come on, let's make a pinky promise, okay?"
Just joking words can make children laugh innocently.
I don't know why, but this kind of child makes me feel so sad.
This kind of life lasted for three years. I rarely returned to my original place and only kept in touch with my mother by phone. She said that Xiang Nanfeng tried every way to contact me, but my mother refused to tell him where I was.
Gradually, he stopped coming to bother her.
I think he has given up.
In the winter of the third year, I received something that surprised me.
It’s Cheng Panpan’s wedding invitation.
There were words written by her personally on the cover. It had a bright red cover and a photo inside, which showed Cheng Panpan and her fiancé.
This proud girl who once stubbornly followed Lu Tianyi finally found her home.
After thinking about it, I decided to attend in person.
So I packed my luggage and headed straight for the city I hadn't returned to for a long time.
Is there something I am still expecting in my heart?
The fatigue from running around is nothing compared to the joy of returning home. Although my mother looks older, her complexion is rosy. The moment she opened the door and saw me, tears started to fall and she couldn't stop them.
"Wen Yu... why are you so thin?" She held my hands tremblingly.
I shook my head and smiled comfortingly, "How can I lose weight? It's just your illusion, mom."
My mother sighed, pulled me into the house, and hurriedly cooked a pot of soup for me, which was said to be very nutritious. She also made a lot of my favorite dishes and kept putting them into my bowl.
This long-lost warmth almost brought me to tears.
Then we got ready together and rushed to Cheng Panpan's wedding.
Cheng Panpan was wearing a gorgeous snow-white wedding dress and had exquisite makeup on. The happy smile on her face was pure and real. The man next to her was a completely different type from Lu Tianyi He had an honest face and gave people a very down-to-earth feeling.
The uncle and aunt also got back together. They looked at their daughter with satisfaction, their faces flushed with excitement.
Even the golden retriever, Sun, was dressed in a custom-made black suit and ran around the field wagging its tail.
"Sister Wen Yu! You're here!" Cheng Panpan's eyes lit up when , and she came up to me and held my arm intimately, "I've always missed you!"
"Now that you have such a good person by your side, do you still have the mind to think about me?" I couldn't help but tease.
"Hate it!" Cheng Panpan smiled and patted my shoulder, "Go sit down first, I'll chat with you later!"
After saying that, she flew around the auditorium like a white butterfly.
My uncle and aunt also came over happily, asking about my recent situation and bringing me all kinds of fresh fruits. All the previous concerns and hostility disappeared, leaving only the pure concern between family members.
Soon, the host walked onto the stage with a happy face, and the "Wedding March" sounded in their ears. Cheng Panpan, holding the arm of the man who was worthy of entrusting her life to, slowly walked over from the other end, holding flowers in her hands.
With every step she took, the smile on her face grew wider.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the beautiful bride with sincere, blessing smiles on their faces.
Just when I was completely mesmerized by the scene, my mother, who was sitting next to me, suddenly came over, held my hand, and sighed deeply.
She said, "Wen Yu, when can mom see you wearing a wedding dress and walking into the palace of marriage?"
I was silent for a long time, and then I replied calmly: "Mom, didn't you once tell me that maybe the person I'm waiting for hasn't appeared yet? I still have a long life ahead of me, and I'm not afraid of waiting."
Cheng Panpan's wedding lasted for a long time. The host also designed many unique activities to interact with the guests. The atmosphere became more and more heated. Everyone's cheeks became flushed because of the effects of alcohol and joy, and their eyes were as bright as stars.
At the last moment before the wedding, Cheng Panpan and the groom hugged each other tightly, and several young girls even couldn't help shedding tears.
This is what happiness should be like, even the people around you can feel this enviable atmosphere.
Before leaving the auditorium, Cheng Panpan chased out with the sun. She held my hand and, like that night many years ago, she gently leaned her head on my shoulder and quietly told me her thoughts.
I pinched her cheek and asked softly, "What's wrong? You're already a bride, are you still unhappy about anything?"
Cheng Panpan’s grip on my hand tightened, and her voice became choked: “Sister Wen Yu, I have often thought about you during the years you were away. You were so good to me, but I said bad things about you in front of Lu Tianyi, and kicked you out of the house with my parents... I... have always felt guilty. Sometimes I always think that if I had been nicer to you and treated you sincerely, would you have been less painful? Would you continue to stay in this place? I... am really sorry..."
Her voice became softer and softer.
Looking at Cheng Panpan like this, I felt mixed emotions, relieved and sad at the same time: "It's been so long, why are you still thinking about it? What a waste of energy! Besides, I'm doing pretty well, the kids there are so cute, and I feel very relaxed when I'm with them...Did you forget that you've already apologized to me?"
"I'll be relieved if you don't blame me." She raised her hand to wipe away the tears that welled up in her eyes, then raised her head again and smiled at me. "Now I'm married. I have someone who loves me, and I love him too. He will accompany me and take care of me forever... Sister Wen Yu, you have to find that person as soon as possible, okay? Then I'll bring Taiyang to attend your wedding. I wish you happiness."
These words were spoken with such sincerity that my eyes could not help but well up.
I held her hand tightly and nodded continuously: "Don't worry, just live your life well, why would you worry about others?"
Cheng Panpan let out a long "hmm", leaned on my shoulder for a long time, said a lot of caring words before leaving reluctantly.
Looking at her back, I thought, this time I have really let it go.
After returning home, my mother pulled me to sleep with her. She listened to me telling her about what happened in the welfare home over the years. When she heard about those children who had unfortunate lives but still faced them strongly, she burst into tears out of heartache.
We whispered like this under the familiar dim light, and her warm palms stroked my hair and cheeks from time to time, as if she was afraid that I would leave again.
"I wonder how Xiang Nanfeng is doing now..."
Just before falling asleep, I heard my mother sigh and say these words.
I even thought I was hallucinating, everything seemed so far away.
Xiang Nanfeng, how is he doing recently? Will he, like me, completely say goodbye to the past, regain his own life, find the one he loves, and enter the palace of marriage?
There are many things in this city full of memories that I will never forget. During the years I was in the welfare home, I would always think of every little detail of my life here, and sometimes I would even laugh out loud.
It’s a rare opportunity for me to come back here, so I want to revisit the places I’ve been to before. It will be a good trip, right?
When I woke up early in the morning and looked at my mother who was still sleeping, I cleaned up the house, prepared a hearty breakfast, packed up briefly and left the house.
The familiar corridors and street corners, as well as the buildings that have not changed much, I put on my headphones, still playing Eason Chan's songs on loop, and walked along this road that I have walked countless times, all the way to the bar where I used to work part-time.
Although there doesn't seem to be any special changes on the outside, I can still easily tell that many changes have been made. The proprietress hasn't changed much, but the years have left tiny traces on her face. The only thing that remains unchanged is that faint smile.
I thought about it and finally pushed the door and walked in.
The moment she saw me, the proprietress was completely stunned. After looking at me for a long while, she let out an incredible cry.
"Wen Yu? You are Wen Yu, right?" She held my shoulders with both hands and looked at me carefully. "When did you come back? How come you have lost so much weight? You have changed a lot!"
I smiled sheepishly: "I just came back yesterday, but you haven't changed at all, boss lady."
"Alas! I am getting old!" Her eyes revealed a look of joy as she pulled me towards the swing. "How have you been these years? You don't come back often to visit me."
As she spoke, she personally made me a cup of the latest coffee and served me my favorite dessert.
"I have decorated this place several times. You see , a lot of things have changed. Remember you said before that many young students like to listen to live music, so I added a stage, and there are guitars and speakers... Haha, now it looks more and more like a bar, doesn't it?" She pointed to the front with a smile.
I nodded. "It looks better than before."
"The girl is still as sweet as ever." She pushed me and went on to talk about what happened during the time I was away, including how she had a conflict with her husband and their marriage almost broke down, but it was the well-behaved child who resolved the conflict. Now the family of three is happy and their life is ordinary without any worries.
Time flies here. I've already finished a few cups of coffee. I was about to get up and say goodbye when the lady boss suddenly stopped me and said mysteriously, "By the way, you've come back at the right time. Your old school has changed a lot now. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
School……
When I heard these two words, I was stunned for a moment, and my heart felt warm.
Is that quiet rooftop, that familiar path, that tranquil garden still there?
The familiar store, the basketball court where we shed our youthful sweat, the tree-lined path we walked together ... my calm mood suddenly surged, and I couldn't wait to get up and greet the proprietress: "Yes...Yes, I'll go now!"
After saying that, without waiting for the smiling proprietress to say anything else, I rushed out of the store and headed towards the school.
What kind of strange feeling is this?
I can not understand.
I said I had let go of the past. Shouldn’t those youthful memories that were deeply engraved in my mind, as old as black-and-white photos, no longer have any impact on my life?
But why... am I still looking forward to it?
The main entrance of the school could be clearly seen from a distance. Perhaps it had just been renovated, so it looked unusually unfamiliar at first glance and had become much more magnificent. There were also uncles in security uniforms patrolling vigilantly around.
I stepped forward and briefly explained the reason. The uncle let me in easily, laughing and patting my shoulder, saying, "Not many people will come back to visit the school now! But today a leader from the city came to inspect, and it seems that there was a former student of the school... I wonder if you know him..."
Before I finished listening to the uncle's words, I anxiously stepped into this campus full of memories, and walked through every corner again according to the memory in my mind.
The convenience store is bigger and has a wider variety of items, but the iced green tea is still there, and the food in the cafeteria tastes familiar, including the rooftop that belongs to just the three of us.
At that time, Jiang Xing always had a sunny smile, like the bright sun in the sky; Xiang Nanfeng reluctantly snatched the tomatoes in the lunch box from her, but always put all the eggs in the lunch box into my bowl; and I, sat quietly aside, watching them quarreling, time passed silently in such an atmosphere, gradually turning into clouds in the sky, getting farther and farther, and more and more blurred.
It turns out that these images are still so deeply imprinted in my heart.
I don't know what kind of mood I was in as I walked through the campus.
I secretly rejoiced that the places that belong to me and exist in my memory have not changed much... I sat quietly on a bench beside the tree-lined path, looking at the dense tung leaves above my head. The sunlight slowly fell through the gaps between the branches, so brilliant and so peaceful.
There was a group of people walking and stopping in front of me. Suddenly, a tall figure stopped there stiffly and looked far away in the direction where I was.
That familiar figure...
My whole body turned cold and I stood up in disbelief .
It turned out to be the south wind.
He was surrounded by leaders in suits and with smiles on their faces, but he left them there nonchalantly and ran towards me with big strides.
At that moment, I no longer wanted to escape or hide.
His handsome and mature face was full of tenderness. He hugged me tightly in his arms, and I could only hear his hoarse voice murmured in my ears.
He said: "Wen Yu, I know you will come back one day."
I leaned quietly in his arms, pursing my lips.
"Are you still waiting? Maybe you will never get there in your lifetime?"
"I'm waiting." His voice was firm. "I will keep waiting and never give up."