Sleet drifted down from the sky, melting as soon as it landed on the ground or on anyone's clothes.
Plenty of cars were already parked outside Shengyuan's gates to pick up the children. Wrapped in coats and sweaters, parents stood beside their cars, waiting for their children to come out.
Many students had already left that morning, and now only a scattered few were coming out.
Some parents finally spotted their children and complained about how long they had taken, even as they took the things from their children's hands and put them in the trunk themselves. Worried their children would get cold, they hurriedly opened the car doors and ushered them inside.
Mo Chengzhou leaned lightly against the car door in a black wool coat, an air of cool reserve surrounding him. He had wanted to come early to pick up Yan Wen and Tang Yun, but Yan Wen had told him to come at noon because they did not want to get up in the morning and wanted to sleep in.
Mo Chengzhou spent a while looking around the new house, then handled some work there. He did not set off until around ten, and it was past noon by the time he reached the school gates.
Watching the other students trickle out with still no sign of those two, Mo Chengzhou took out his phone to call Yan Wen. The call connected, and Yan Wen's bright, cheerful voice rang out.
"Mr. Mo, over here!"
Yan Wen wore a light gray fluffy turtleneck sweater and black jeans. He dragged a huge suitcase with one hand and pulled Tang Yun along with the other as they raced toward him.
Once they ran through the gates, Mo Chengzhou walked over and reached up to smooth Yan Wen's hair. The driver