Chapter 48: Chapter 48 I Want to Keep You in My Heart. (Please follow!)

By three or four in the afternoon, after the activities ended, the school began to prepare for the holidays.

Outside the school, many cars were parked, all there to pick up students after school.

The students were in high spirits, as if they had already finished the high-pressure life of a senior in high school.

Of course, there were also some young girls who were reluctant to part with friends and teachers, crying and hugging each other.

In fact, most would never interact with each other after walking out of school.

Xu Musen wasn't too sentimental about it. Honestly, the high pressure of senior year could be considered one of the hardest times in life.

He was more looking forward to college life anyway.

"Moriko, when you're free at home, come over and fish with me," He Qiang patted Xu Musen on the shoulder.

His grades weren't bad either, but the likelihood of getting into one of the top universities in the country like Xu Musen was probably not great.

"Don't worry, I won't miss out on your business in the future," Xu Musen said with a smile, for this good brother who would give his all to help him, he must also bring him along to make a fortune in this lifetime.

Upon returning to the classroom to pack up his textbooks, Xu Musen wasn't planning to sell the old books; having them at home as decoration was nice.

Yao Mingyue had already packed her textbooks too, but she kept sitting on her desk when she saw Xu Musen about to leave with his backpack.

She stuck out a leg to block his path and said, "No need to go."

Xu Musen glanced at her, "Not leaving means staying overnight at school?"

Yao Mingyue smiled, "My mom's back, she'll come to pick us up in a bit."

Her mom.

An elegant and mature figure surfaced in Xu Musen's mind, and he nodded.

Just then, his phone buzzed.

An Nuannuan: "Meet me outside the school gate, I need to talk to you."

Considering the seriousness of the message, Xu Musen thought she might have not been picked up from home. He turned and left the classroom.

Yao Mingyue watched his back, then looked down at the only signature on her school uniform.

She humphed, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Outside the school gates, Xu Musen saw An Nuannuan waving at him from around a corner.

"What did you want to see me about?" Xu Musen walked over to ask her.

Only then did he notice that An Nuannuan too was wearing the school uniform jacket.

An Nuannuan was pushing a wheelchair, and they arrived at the deserted corner.

"Come here," An Nuannuan gestured towards him.

Xu Musen approached and, seeing the slightly shy expression of the girl, he chuckled, "What's going on?"

An Nuannuan pulled out a marker from her embrace and handed it to Xu Musen.

Her big eyes held a hint of anticipation and shyness.

"Xu Musen, would you... sign your name for me?"

At that moment, Xu Musen finally understood as he looked at An Nuannuan's neat school uniform.

She probably didn't have a single friend in class, but An Nuannuan's heart truly longed for friendship.

Seeing others' uniforms covered in signatures and blessings from friends, she too wanted to keep a trace of friendship.

Xu Musen looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

"Of course, I'd be glad to."

"Mm!"

An Nuannuan nodded happily.

Xu Musen was about to write on her sleeve, but An Nuannuan shook her head.

"Where should I sign then?" asked Xu Musen.

An Nuannuan blinked her eyes, extending her fair, delicate hand and gently pointed at her own left chest.

"Here."

Xu Musen's gaze paused, and it fell on the spot where An Nuannuan was pointing.

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But An Nuannuan's assets were so substantial that even the loose school uniform seemed filled out.

And she had just pointed there.

Her finger even bounced a little...

With difficulty, Xu Musen shifted his gaze back to her eyes, "That... wouldn't it be the same if I sign somewhere else?"

But An Nuannuan looked at him seriously, her pink lips pursing slightly, "It wouldn't."

"But why do you insist on me signing on your..." Xu Musen began but didn't know how to continue.

I always felt that such behavior of mine was too obsessive.

"Because, this is the closest spot to the heart,"

An Nuannuan's soft voice came through, pointing to her left chest, "Grandma said that cherished ones should be held in your heart, so I wanted to put your name..."

Xu Musen's hand trembled for a moment.

An Nuannuan's voice lacked the coquettish tenderness of a young girl, but each word and sentence was filled with sincerity and purity, making Xu Musen's heart uncontrollably flutter intensely for a few moments.

Okay, he was the one who was superficial all along.

Always lingering on the surface, yet forgetting that deeper within, lies a true heart.

Perhaps the heart flutters at this moment had nothing to do with love, but they indeed made Xu Musen feel touched.

He looked at An Nuannuan's cheeks, and he smiled.

"Alright," he said.

Xu Musen gently wrote down his own name at the spot right before her heart.

He suddenly remembered a phrase.

"In an age rampant with desire, we ought to be each other's purest reliance."

He finished writing.

"Xu Musen..."

An Nuannuan looked at the three characters, silently mouthing them, her cute face becoming even softer.

"I want to sign for you too."

She lifted her head, her usually somewhat absentminded eyes now sparkling.

"Okay," Xu Musen passed her the pen.

An Nuannuan took it, but her gaze fell upon the letters already on the clothing in front of Xu Musen.

"I, Yao Mingyue."

For some reason, her lips were slightly pursed.

Xu Musen looked down and saw it.

Inside, he also felt a complex intertwining of emotions.

One signified a unique commitment to him.

The other, a desire to keep him close to the heart's most treasured spot.

Xu Musen couldn't help feeling as though he had done nothing, yet suddenly had this strange feeling of being in a complicated situation.

Seeing An Nuannuan's expression, Xu Musen suddenly turned around, backing up to her and crouching down, then pointing to his left shoulder blade.

"Here, this is also the closest spot to the heart, and moreover, if you ever need help in the future, my back will always have a spot reserved for you."

Xu Musen's words were not the usual sweet nothings meant to woo a girl; right now, his heart was exceptionally clear and pure.

An Nuannuan also remembered the scene of him carrying her home, the girl who always had an expressionless face.

At this moment, however, her cheeks were flushed, and a feeling she didn't recognize bloomed from within her heart.

She left a row of graceful handwriting and her own name on Xu Musen's back.

"What did you write?"

"You can look when you get back," she said with a rare touch of shyness in her voice.

Xu Musen couldn't help but smile.

He turned around and saw a black business car had stopped at the corner of the street behind him at some point.

Aunt Xiang got out of the car.

She smiled at Xu Musen and An Nuannuan.

"Alright, go home and prepare for the college entrance exam well, and I'll come find you to hang out later," she said.

Xu Musen was also relieved.

An Nuannuan nodded reluctantly, watching her figure disappear before slowly turning around.

Aunt Xiang walked over.

She gently touched Nuannuan's head and looked in the direction Xu Musen had left, having heard the conversation between the two of them.

She realized she had underestimated the situation.

This person, though sly and somewhat bold, was still trustworthy in terms of character.

And as for his words, true to his past as a smooth-talker, they always felt so comfortable.

Looking down at Nuannuan's reluctant eyes, she smiled.

"Nuannuan, let's go home," she said.

"Mhm~"