– The project progressed smoothly.

　　It was already mid-autumn, and the development progress was more than halfway.

　　One morning, as I bid farewell to Shen Wangjin outside the company, I encountered Lin Shan waiting for me at the entrance.

　　She didn't look too good, thin as a stick.

　　Her hair was messy, with dry and yellowed ends.

　　It seemed like...

　　she had been mistreated.

　　'Xiao Chu, can you help me?' She stopped me at the entrance.

　　'What happened to you?' Before she could speak, tears welled up in her eyes, 'Can you tell them that the recording is fake, that you made it up...' I coldly broke free from her grip, 'Do you even know what you're saying?' By saying that, I became the unlucky one.

　　'I know, I was wrong, Xiao Chu, now everyone in the company is laughing at me...

　　I really know I was wrong.' I stared at her seriously and asked, 'Are you willing to help me clarify the matter of applying for the scholarship?' She opened her mouth, with a pale face, 'I can't...

　　if I admit it again, then my reputation...' I said coldly, 'You brought about this public opinion battle yourself, and you should bear the consequences.

　　Don't bother saying sorry to me.' Shortly after, there was a major incident involving the Jiang family.

　　Jiang Zhihuai was suddenly removed from his position.

　　On the day Jiang Tang succeeded him as the company's chairman, she sent me a message inviting me and Shen Wangjin to dinner.

　　When we met, Jiang Tang handed me a bouquet of flowers and said, 'Xiao Chu, thank you.' Shen Wangjin, on the side, snorted indifferently and accepted the flowers."

　　Jiang Tang glanced at Shen Wangjin and smiled, saying, "If it wasn't for your blog post, I wouldn't have won so easily." Jiang Tang wanted to strike at Jiang Zhihuai from every angle.

　　She found Jiang Zhihuai's stepmother, who is also her stepmother, and the chat records with Lin Shan from back then.

　　Twenty thousand yuan was also transferred from her stepmother's card.

　　With this evidence, I wrote an emotional article and posted it on my friend circle.

　　In just a few weeks, it spread online.

　　The truth from back then was revealed.

　　Through Jiang Tang's actions, Lin Shan's and her stepmother's alliance quickly fell apart.

　　"Actually, he's in big trouble lately." I was intrigued by gossip and followed her, asking, "What trouble?" "Lin Shan got pregnant and could have married into the family.

　　Because of your article, she had a falling out with me and my stepmother." My eyes widened, "She's already pregnant?" "Yes, with no hope in sight, Lin Shan started asking Jiang Zhihuai for money.

　　You know, that idiot Jiang Zhihuai thinks that anyone who gets close to him is for money.

　　In a fit of anger, he took Lin Shan to the hospital for an abortion.

　　Now, Lin Shan wants to sue him because of this." "Forced abortion...

　　that's illegal, right..." Jiang Tang showed disgust, "Ever since my stepmother came into the picture, there hasn't been a single peaceful day in our house.

　　Now that Jiang Zhihuai is locked up, it's finally quiet." No wonder Lin Shan was in a bad state that day.

　　She probably came to me as a last resort.

　　Without Jiang Zhihuai as her backer, her reputation is ruined and she can't make it through.

　　Jiang Tang looked at me with her head tilted, "Little sister, your judgment isn't that great either.

　　Why didn't you get together with Shen Wangjin when you were in school?" I secretly glanced at Shen Wangjin who was following behind.

　　He was on the phone, with a slight frown on his face, but his gaze was always on me.

　　"Back then, he was a bit aloof.

　　I thought he disliked me." Jiang Tang burst into laughter.

　　I looked at her, utterly confused.

　　"Speaking of which, Shen Wangjin and I practically grew up together.

　　Later, I'll show you something," Jiang Tang said.

　　I became interested and replied, "Okay." Jiang Tang invited Shen Wangjin to dinner today to discuss work matters.

　　After the meal, Jiang Tang pulled me aside and we stealthily got into her car.

　　She handed me a gift box and said, "This is a wedding gift for you." It wasn't heavy, and I weighed it in my hands, about to open it when Jiang Tang stopped me.

　　"Go home and look at it secretly." I thought of something and my face turned red.

　　It's not what I thought, right? The car window was knocked on, and Shen Wangjin was waiting outside the car.

　　"It's time to go home." "Oh." Jiang Tang gave me a secretive look and said goodbye.

　　On the way back, I held the gift she gave me like a treasure.

　　Shen Wangjin glanced at it several times and smiled, asking, "What is it?" "Don't worry about it, it's from Sister Jiang Tang." I stuttered and added, "Only I can see it." "Hmm." Shen Wangjin drove the car, with a hint of a smile on his lips.

　　When we arrived home, I pushed him to take a shower.

　　I hid on the balcony and opened the gift box.

　　There was no tool to deal with men, as I had imagined, but an old-fashioned camcorder and a memory card.

　　I inserted the memory card, the camera was fully charged, and it automatically turned on.

　　There were dozens of videos inside.

　　Excitedly, I opened the earliest one.

　　In the camera lens, a boy of about ten years old wears a birthday hat and has a cold expression.

　　"Happy birthday, Shen Xuan!" Shen Wangjin looks displeased and says, "Thank you." "Shen Xuan, what is your wish?" "I have no wishes." At that time, his cheeks were rounder and he would always be pinched by others.

　　Jiang Tang appeared in the camera, laughing after being pinched.

　　The second video shows Shen Wangjin a bit older, seemingly on a spring outing.

　　Shen Wangjin carries a small stool and sits by the lake, reading with his head down.

　　He doesn't fit in with the others.

　　When Jiang Tang tries to tease him, he is ruthlessly driven away.

　　The following dozen or so videos capture Shen Wangjin's growth process.

　　Strict, disciplined, and uninteresting.

　　It seems that since birth, his life has been predetermined.

　　Jiang Tang asks every year, "What is your wish?" The answer he receives is always, "I have no wishes." The video eventually jumps to the eve of our graduation.

　　It also marks the last time this camera records.

　　As usual, Jiang Tang asks the question, "Shen Xuan, what is your wish?" Shen Wangjin looks at the camera and changes his answer for the first time, "To marry someone." Jiang Tang is momentarily surprised and teases, "Oh, Shen Xuan, don't speak too optimistically.

　　Can you actually get married?" "I can." Three words, firm and resolute, with an air of certainty.

　　I looked at the date and realized that I hadn't broken up with Jiang Zhihuai yet.

　　I'm not sure when the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

　　Has Shen Wangjin come out? My heart sinks, I turn around, and our eyes meet.

　　In the dim light of the late night, his eyes shine with a mysterious and deep glow.

　　"Shen Wangjin...

　　When did you come out?" "It's been a while." He's wearing a bathrobe, sitting close to me with a relaxed posture.

　　But he looks like a hunter who has caught his prey.

　　"Um, what's in my hand?" "I saw it." His gaze falls on the last frozen frame of the camera and the date, and a slight smile appears on his lips.

　　"It's a great gift." I feel flustered and ask, "So...

　　Do you have anything to explain to me?" Shen Wangjin stands up and walks towards me.

　　"There's nothing to explain." I'm forced to take steps backward.

　　In the end, I lean against the windowsill of the balcony.

　　The cool breeze from outside blows, ruffling my hair.

　　The scent of osmanthus fills the air.

　　Shen Wangjin's voice is soft, tinged with laziness and casualness.

　　"So you found out." He lowers his head and kisses my ear, moist and hot.

　　It easily arouses my nerves.

　　My heart beats erratically, and I whisper, "But at that time, we hadn't broken up yet..." "I never said I was a good person." He chuckles lightly, "When pursuing someone, it's every man for himself." "What you're doing is not right..." Suddenly, he bites me.

　　"Is it not right? No one taught me, sorry." There's not much apology in his voice, his actions are full of indulgent recklessness.

　　"That's why you were waiting for me at the airport when I came back, right?" "Otherwise, would you have revived your relationship with Jiang Zhihuai?" Shen Wangjin looks down, playing with a strand of my hair.

　　"Xu Shichu, I'm not that magnanimous...

　　Look up and let me kiss you." The moonlight pours down tonight.

　　The osmanthus in the corner of the wall has finished blooming, and the fragrance of osmanthus fills the air.

　　We kiss under the moonlight.

　　Time seemed to go back many years.

　　It was during that open-air evening party in late autumn.

　　Shen Wangjin, who entered halfway, sat in the front row.

　　At that moment, the music started, and the lights were dim.

　　I stood under the sweet osmanthus tree, and the fluttering skirt passed by his fingertips, accidentally scattering a warm sweet osmanthus petal into his palm.

　　"Xiao Chu," Shen Wangjin gently called my name.

　　"Hmm?" I lowered my hand from above my head and spread it out in front of me.

　　Lit by the dim moonlight, I saw a small petal lying in his palm.

　　"Look, sweet osmanthus."