Gu Yun turned around.
The little boy and the little girl met each other's eyes.
"Hello!"
Gu Yun smiled brightly, hopped down from the stump, and walked over to say hello.
"..."
The short-haired girl bit her lip lightly, then turned and ran.
"???"
Gu Yun froze for a moment, then hurried after her, shouting as he ran:
"W-wait! Don't go!"
"My name's Gu Yun. What's yours?"
The girl stopped where she was and looked up at the starry sky.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was at its fullest and most beautiful. She seemed reluctant to leave.
Only after a long while did she speak, sounding a little aggrieved:
"...The place you were sitting just now is mine."
She neither answered Gu Yun's question nor gave him her name.
But Zhong Yi and Qin Lien recognized her at a glance. The little girl before them was the future love of Gu Yun's life—
Lin Xi.
"Sorry! I didn't know someone was already sitting there..."
Gu Yun was straightforward enough, immediately apologizing with a cheerful smile.
"You're really good at picking spots! You can see so, so many stars when you look up from there!"
The boy's voice rang out brightly, and his eyes shone, making him seem like a little sun in the darkness.
At the word "stars," little Lin Xi's expression shifted, and she timidly turned around.
"...You came to look at the stars too?"
She studied Gu Yun carefully before finally asking.
"You too?"
Little Gu Yun cleverly caught her meaning and answered with delight.
Lin Xi bit her lip without speaking, giving her silent assent.
Little Gu Yun grinned happily, revealing a front tooth with half of it missing.
He held out his hand to Lin Xi.
"Then, can I watch the stars