After a while, Wen Lin acted as if nothing had happened, and smiled as he took out a beautifully packaged apple from the car and stuffed it into my arms.

As if afraid that I would refuse, Wen Lin immediately drove away after stuffing it.

I looked at the apple in my hand, feeling a bit helpless.

When I returned to the apartment, Chen Ting saw me holding the apple and paused for a moment, then mysteriously pulled me into her room, looking all curious.

"Did Dr. Wen give it to you?"

"Does he like you? How do you feel about him?"

"We have been here for almost eight years, and you have known Dr. Wen for a long time. I see that you haven't dated anyone. Are you interested in Dr. Wen, or..."

Chen Ting didn't finish her sentence, but I could guess what she wanted to say.

She wanted to ask if I still liked Zhou Ji Huai.

Since I became an exchange student abroad, I haven't been back to China for nearly eight years.

I completed my undergraduate degree here and then worked while studying for my graduate degree.

Chen Ting had a similar rhythm as me.

We both managed quite well here.

She worked as a corporate lawyer in a big company, and I was a partner at a top law firm on Wall Street.

Perhaps being alone was a bit lonely, so Chen Ting and I were still roommates.

Staying here, we both had a bright future.

As for going back to China...

Zhou Ji Huai.

The name Zhou Ji Huai.

It felt like it happened in another century.

But whenever I think about it, there is still a faint ache in my heart.

And Wen Lin.

He is indeed a very good person.

Mild-mannered, humorous, tactful, and handsome.

He is... a really good friend.

With these thoughts in mind, I looked down and saw the apple he gave me. There was a note inside the package, which read:

"Miss Xie, be forever happy!"

In reality, Wen Lin might be my best match.

But maybe I am foolish.

In response to Chen Ting's curiosity, I earnestly replied:

"Right now, I just want to focus on my career. I am determined to become a top female lawyer on Wall Street."

After saying that, for some reason, I felt that Chen Ting breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as this thought came up, I shook my head.

I probably just overthought it.

We had several meetings the next day, so after our gossip session, we each went back to work.

It was already past midnight when we finished.

Looking out through the window, I stared at the heavy snow outside, feeling a bit absent-minded.

Almost as if compelled by something, I decided to go out.

Few people knew that the day after Christmas was my birthday.

Ever since I came here,

Every time on my birthday, I would see a charm hanging at the door when I left in the morning.

Chen Ting and I were the only ones living in the apartment.

Chen Ting always said that it must be from one of my admirers, as no one would give her something like that.

So, in the end, the charm would always end up in my hands.

Although I had a hunch.

I still didn't dare to think about it.

Maybe it was because I had too much to drink tonight, or maybe it was because I saw that familiar figure when I came back, but I subconsciously pushed open the door to the apartment.

A delicate red charm was hung on the door handle.

Arrogant and casual.

I picked up the charm and looked left and right, only to realize that it could be opened.

In the past, I would just toss it into a cabinet and let it gather dust without carefully looking at it.

As the charm opened,

My heart inexplicably tightened.

The next second, a note fell out of the charm, and on the paper, it was written in a bright and clear handwriting:

"Little Candy, live a long life."

The handwriting was strikingly familiar.

It was Zhou Ji Huai.

The figure I saw was not an illusion. Zhou Ji Huai had come to Country M.