When Bright Moon Encounter the Dark Clouds

——Wu Yu——

Previously, I had not intended to go on this trip.

Not only am I occupied with helping my professor, but I also needed to prepare for my internship in a company of my choosing. However, my mother suggested I take a break since I have been working hard for so long. She also mentioned Wu Miao to test my reaction. Since I yelled at Wu Miao last time, she became listless for a while and did not go out with her friends to have fun. Her grades also became worse.

This made me feel a little irritable, so I said, “Mom, if you have something to say, just say it. You don’t need to beat around the bush.”

She paused for a moment before saying, “It’s my fault. I just think that we’ve been depending on you for so long. The money you’ve earned working in college is paying for Wu Miao’s school fees and our living expenses. I worry for you, but I also hope that you can ease your relationship with your little sister. She had always wanted to go traveling…”

My life and work plans—so tightly packed that even a needle would not fit through them—ultimately gave way to my mother’s sorrow. A few days later, at my friend’s recommendation, I found this tour group and signed up for Wu Miao and myself.

Wu Miao was still a little afraid of me when I called her. But when she heard that we were going to Yun Nan for a trip, she became exuberant and said joyfully, “Thank you, big brother! Long live big brother!” I ended the call and unexpectedly felt a dash of joy deep inside my heart. I had this thought flash through my mind, I’ve been studying so hard in another province for so long. I’ve been gone more than I’ve been at home. Have I been too harsh on her, causing her to become more fearful of me compared to when we were young?

This thought only flashed by for an instant. After ending the call, I went right back to the work at hand. Waiting for the day our trip started.

Who would have known that after I stepped foot on that ship, my life would collapse around me. My mother and my little sister’s lives would also become determined after that.

On the first day of boarding, when everyone went to the welcoming party, I worked overtime in my room.

I did not expect to meet her at this time.

At first, I was immersed in calculating the data set. However, a persistent sound soon disturbed me. After paying attention to the delicate sound, I figured it was someone hitting the railing gently with a glass. Curious, I put down my pen, went outside, and saw her.

First, I noticed her sparkling eyes and her black eyebrows. She had a shade of a woman’s laziness but also a girl’s innocence and purity. The thing making the sound was none other than the glass in her hand.

I felt captivated for an instant. I could not describe that feeling. It was like the sunshine that warmed our skin, that lazy feeling that left me somewhat charmed.

We chatted for a while and unexpectedly clicked. She was generous and had a great sense of humor. She knew how to enjoy life. I had never met a woman like this in my social circle. The very few girls that were in my engineering school were not as pretty or as interesting as her. There were ‘beauties’ from other schools that chased after me, but I did not fancy any of them. Plus, I was too busy for any romantic relationship.

I still had half a year of master's degree, and after that, I could nail down a very good job prospect. I could finally catch my breath.

I never expected to meet someone that I had feelings for. But since I had the luck of meeting her, I reckoned I had the right to have an attempt.

I asked her out for dinner, and she agreed with a slight hue of red on her face. I figured she was an amateur in dating, which delighted me.