Will There Still Be Such Happy Days Ahead?

At sunset, Wen Leyu, astride her horse, urged the chestnut steed beneath her with all her strength, racing up the manor's hill in one breath and just catching the last streak of afterglow on the distant horizon.

"Whoa~"

Wen Leyu gently reined in her fine horse. Watching the lingering gray-white glow gradually fade away in the distance, she could not help letting out a soft sigh.

Li Ye rode up quietly from behind and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Xiao Yu? Can't bear to leave?"

Wen Leyu nodded lightly, then pursed her lips and asked Li Ye reluctantly, "From now on, will we no longer have such easy, happy days?"

Li Ye fell silent for several seconds, then smiled and reached out to hold Wen Leyu, shifting her in front of him on the saddle.

"Whenever you want to come, come. I'll accompany you."

"..."

"Mmm~"

Wen Leyu's soft nasal sound counted as an answer to Li Ye.

But they both knew that days like this—spending two carefree months in America, going wherever they wanted to play and sleeping in whenever they pleased—might truly never come again.

From the moment each person stepped out of the school gates, their time would no longer be theirs to command. Work, family, and the powerful guiding force of society would all tear their free time into scattered fragments.

There might be short holidays, but for a two-month vacation, you either quit your job or retire.

Someone like Li Ye, who had achieved financial freedom, could retire at thirty. But Wen Leyu clearly could not.

Before this, Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng had not expected much from Wen Leyu. It would have been enough for her to live happily and safely.

But as the iceberg that was Li Ye gradually surfaced, Wen Leyu's