The plum rain season in Shanghai is always damp, and the bluestone slabs at the entrance of the alleyway are covered in moss, making it easy to slip if you are not careful. My name is Chen Mo, and I am a programmer. Shen Chu and I have been good friends since our college days. We skipped classes together, hung out at internet cafes, and rented a small apartment together after graduation, right until he met Lin Xia.
Lin Xia was a clerk at a coffee shop. The first time I saw her, she was wearing a white dress, her hair tied in a low ponytail, standing on tiptoes to wipe a coffee cup on a high shelf. Sunlight streamed through the glass window of the coffee shop onto her, and at that moment I suddenly understood what it meant to fall in love at first sight. Yet fate loves to play tricks on people; the first one to step forward and pursue her was Shen Chu.
Half a year later, they got married. At the wedding, as I watched Shen Chu hold Lin Xia's hand and walk down the red carpet, I smiled and applauded for them, while feeling as though my heart were being pierced by countless needles. Later, Shen Chu got a promotion and often had to go on business trips. Before leaving each time, he would always urge me, "Mo, help me keep an eye on Xiaxia and take good care of her."
Chapter 83