Mu Yuze was standing in the glow of the setting sun, his hands in his pockets. He had a tall and slender figure, his back straight, as if he was waiting for someone.
Lu Xue called out to him from afar. Hearing the sound, Mu Yuze turned sideways. In the brilliant afterglow, he gave her a strikingly handsome profile.
In that instant, Lu Xue even felt that she was stunned by the radiance around Mu Yuze and couldn't come to her senses for a long time.
Finally, Mu Yuze stretched out his arm and waved at her. Old Mr. Chen walked over with a smile, patting Lu Xue on the shoulder.
Only then did Lu Xue regain her senses and continued walking down the mountain.
They met Mu Yuze at the foot of the mountain. Mu Yuze came up and put a thin anti - mosquito coat on Lu Xue to prevent her from being bitten by the mosquitoes that began to appear in the forest in the evening.
Old Mr. Chen wisely stepped aside and took a long - way back, leaving the space only for Mu Yuze and Lu Xue.
Mu Yuze hung his head in silence and walked quietly beside Lu Xue.
Lu Xue asked Mu Yuze, "Didn't you go back today?"
Mu Yuze gave a non - committal "um" and replied perfunctorily, "There's not much work in the company."
Lu Xue knew that he must be lying. When was there ever not much work in the company? He must have just pushed all the affairs onto Yan Hua again.
She didn't feel comfortable asking Mu Yuze directly when he was leaving, so she changed the topic and chatted with Mu Yuze about some interesting things that happened between her and Old Mr. Chen on the mountain.
As they walked on, the light in the forest grew dimmer.
At first, there were the brilliant red, orange and blue afterglows, and finally they gradually turned into a charming halo of intertwined purple and blue.
They walked back accompanied by such light. The sky grew darker and the surrounding light became less and less clear.
When they stood at the entrance of the village, a thin mist had covered their bodies, and their faces were hidden in the evening dimness.
Mu Yuze suddenly said, "What's your decision on the matter I asked you to consider carefully before?"
Lu Xue was caught off guard by this topic. She thought for a while before answering awkwardly.
"I still need to think about it carefully. Can you give me some more time?"
Mu Yuze didn't press her. He just gave a soft "um" and continued walking forward.
Lu Xue thought to herself as she followed behind: Anyway, Mu Yuze should go back tomorrow. After that, their lives would have no more intersections, so it didn't really matter whether her answer was yes or no.
Since Lu Xue had never rejected anyone in terms of feelings in her life, she thought she might as well be a little snail and safely get through this period.
What Lu Xue didn't expect was that Mu Yuze was still there the next day, and it seemed that he intended to stay on.
Early in the morning, Lu Xue found Mu Yuze leaning against a low wall beside the yard, struggling to find a signal to deal with his work on the laptop.
In just a short while that Lu Xue stood beside him, she saw Mu Yuze move outwards three times.
Each time he moved further and further away, and finally he almost moved to the edge of the grass outside.
Lu Xue greeted Mu Yuze. Mu Yuze looked up when he heard the sound, nodded slightly at Lu Xue in the thin mist as a greeting, and then lowered his head to continue typing on the keyboard.
Afraid that there were too many mosquitoes in the bushes, Lu Xue went back into the house, got some mosquito - repellent lotion for Mu Yuze and handed it to him.
Mu Yuze looked up from his busy work, a smile curving his lips. He thanked Lu Xue, took it, and then lowered his head to continue working.
It wasn't convenient for Lu Xue to disturb Mu Yuze anymore, so she turned around and went back into the house.
Today she and Old Mr. Chen went up the mountain again. This time they were sketching on the mountain.
Early on, Lu Xue had prepared all the things she needed. She put on an extra sun - protection coat and carried a small bamboo basket with some snacks and fruits for the outing in it.
When she reached the halfway up the mountain, Old Mr. Chen had already been sitting there in the sunrise for a while, sketching the lines of a flying bird on his sketchpad.
Lu Xue sat down beside Old Mr. Chen, took a deep breath, looked at the scenery at the foot of the mountain, and felt the refreshing feeling in the early - morning mist.
The whole day passed by quickly. In the evening, Mu Yuze went up the mountain again to look for them.
He stepped on the afterglow of the setting sun and walked slowly up from the foot of the mountain, while the two on the mountain were walking down in the brilliant afterglow.
Lu Xue was in a great mood. She held the sketchpad and brushes in one hand, and carried the bamboo basket on the other arm. There were some wild fruits she had dug on the mountain today in the basket.
The way down the mountain became easier and easier. She couldn't help humming a song. Before long, she bumped into a familiar figure halfway up the mountain.
She waved to Mu Yuze to say hello. Mu Yuze smiled at them in the faint afterglow.
At this moment, Old Mr. Chen suddenly patted Lu Xue on the shoulder and said, "Oh! I just remembered that I left something halfway up the mountain! I'll go back to get it. You go first!"