When Bright Moon Encounter the Dark Clouds

It was truly an awkward combination. Cheng Ruying, who stood waiting at the door of the restaurant, became somewhat pale when she saw Wu Yu and I walking to her.

I was never a petty person. Usually, I was more forgiving and kind. Of course, that was unless someone had pissed me off. Since Chen Ruying was playing the damsel in distress card and not actively trying to provoke me, I kept my silence and followed Wu Yu.

“Ah Yu, when did you meet this elder sister?” Chen Ruying asked with a smile she barely managed to produce.t

I also wanted to know what Wu Yu would say.

“That’s none of your business.”

Chen Ruying became speechless.

I looked out the window toward the cloudier and cloudier sky and saw several of those black birds. Were they hiding some sort of mystery? Something from the past or the future?

Chen Ruying asked something again, this time turning to me with a smile. “Elder sister. Did you go after Ah Yu? Or did Ah Yu go for you?”

Now this was somewhat being a busybody.

After a brief moment of silence, I said, “It was Ah Yu... he held my hand to light up his cigarette.”

Chen Ruying was taken aback, and her smile became stiff. “Oh…”

As usual, the man in front did not respond or turn to glance at me.

Seeing that we were almost at the room, Chen Ruying suddenly turned to me with a cheeky smile and said, “That’s not right, elder sister. Ah Yu never smokes. He hates people who smoke.” The joy in her eyes was almost tangible, and this made me somewhat annoyed. Then I casually responded, “You can ask him whether he smokes or not.”

Chen Ruying looked toward Wu Yu.

Wu Yu only said two words. “I smoke.”

Though Chen Ruying looked shocked, she did not say anything more.

She took out the room key, opened the door, and said, “Mother, Ah Yu and his… his friend has come to see you.”

I curled my lip briefly upon hearing that before following Wu Yu in.

I had only taken a brief look at the mother and daughter pair that day at the restaurant. Now that I had a good look at them, they definitely had that rich family look to them. They dressed up decently without being too over the top. To be honest, I liked Chen Ruying’s mother more. Additionally, I did not expect her mother to be so young.

The glass door to the balcony was closed, probably to prevent the wind from coming in. Chen Ruying’s mother, Feng Yan, got up from the bed. Wu Yu had mentioned that Feng Yan was in her forties. Yet looking at her now, she seemed like someone in her thirties. She had on a casual but decent blouse matched with a dress. Her slender figure was well balanced with her full cheeks. Her gaze was gentle and calm, giving off a hint of gratefulness. Overall, she gave people the impression that she was no ordinary woman.

However, this woman would still die in a fire half a year later.

She let out a smile upon seeing Wu Yu. “Ah Yu, you came.” Then she turned her gaze to me and examined me with curiosity.

Wu Yu, with his back straight, greeted Feng Yan with a respectable tone. “How are you feeling, ma'am?”

Feng Yan shook her head and replied, “I’m alright. Just a bit seasick. And who might this be?”

“My friend, Tan Jiao.” I smiled and greeted her. “Hello.”

Feng Yan was obviously an observant person. She gave me a smile before glancing at her daughter beside her.

After chit-chatting with her a little more, Wu Yu suddenly asked, “Ma’am, have you noticed anything special that happened on this ship during these past few days?”

Feng Yan was slightly taken aback and said, “Not that I know of. What do you mean?”

From her reaction, it did not seem like she was bluffing. Chen Ruying interjected and said, “Ah Yu, you don’t seem like yourself these days. Are you facing some troubles? If you let mother and father know, they’ll surely help you.” After saying that, she even gave me a casual glance.

For some reason, I felt somewhat unhappy with what she said. Feng Yan probably felt that her daughter’s words might have been inappropriate, so she touched her hand and signaled for her to not continue. However, Wu Yu only smiled and said to Feng Yan, “I’ve been well.”

We left their room, and at last, Chen Ruying did not come along.

“It seems…nothing strange has happened to them yet.”

“Yes.”

Right then, as we were walking through the corridor, I saw a familiar couple walking past us. All smiles and laughter, as if they had never met Wu Yu and I before, treating us like total strangers. There was not even the slightest change in their expressions.

Wu Yu also saw Yan Yuan and Zhu Jirui.

“The people that went back in time are definitely just you and me. They don’t seem to know us yet.”

Wu Yu did not reply.

“It seems the time we’ve spent here is a little longer this time. Will we continue on like this and not go back to one year later?”

“That would be the best for me if that happens.”

We arrived in front of my room, and he just stood there while I looked for my room card. I could feel his eyes on me, but I did not care. After opening the door, I went in and said nothing to him. Even when I shut the door, he only stood there and said nothing.