After midnight

Lin Nuan is a girl, the only direct descendant of the Lin family and the only heir. She awakened her abilities when she was about two and a half years old.

The awakening of abilities usually occurs in a child between the ages of three and six. The earlier the awakening occurs, the higher his talent is and the more likely his abilities will be developed to the fullest.

Lin Nuan felt a vague sense of pride, not only because she awakened earlier than ordinary people, but also because her playmate, Lu Li from the Lu family, who was one year older than her, also awakened when he was three years old.

After awakening her ability, Lin Nuan felt like she had opened the door to a new world, and she curiously explored its mysteries as if she had obtained a new toy. Normally, three years old is the age for schooling. But from the second day after her ability awakened, Lin Nuan excitedly pulled her parents and strongly requested that they find her a private teacher.

She was so eager not only because of her curiosity about the unknown, but also because Lu Li had started training before he was even old enough to go to school. At that time, she didn't understand that Lu Li, the child who was the successor of the Lu family, was unwilling, he was forced, and was forced by his parents to do it.

She just thought that since he was so powerful, she had to be even more powerful.

When she was a child, Lin Nuan was naughty, had a strong competitive spirit and was extremely stubborn. She didn't look like a gentle girl at all and didn't have the demeanor of a lady.

Therefore, when Lin Nuan gradually became the leader of the children in the neighborhood, the adults thought it was normal. Of course, Lu Li always gave in to her.

Lin Nuan lived a very comfortable life. Even if she got into trouble, Lu Li would take the blame. Until one day, she rode on the back of a little boy who she had pinned to the ground.

She spanked his butt and asked him, "Are you convinced? I'm asking you, are you convinced?"

"Humph, I just don't accept it. Don't think that you, a little girl, are the most powerful. The 'Son of God' is the most powerful!"

She lowered her raised hand and asked doubtfully, "Really?"

"I lied to you that I was a puppy."

Well, Lin Nuan stood up and walked aside. She had heard of the title of 'Son of God' before, but she had never paid close attention to it.

"Who is the Son of God? Where is he now? If we compete, won't we know who is the most powerful?"

"You little brat, you want to compete with the 'Son of God'?" The little boy laughed at her, slapped his butt and ran away.

Lin Nuan pouted and walked home. She remembered that she had been asking around for a long time but couldn't find any information about the Son of God. As time went by, she only remembered that one day, she would see who was more powerful between the Son of God and herself. In this way, little Lin Nuan kept a little secret in her heart.

Until one day she suddenly heard that a new "Son of God" had appeared in the world. It was a late autumn afternoon when she was three and a half years old.

"Mom, can I ask you a question?" Lin Nuanke was so excited.

"Of course. Is there anything I can do for you, Nuan?" Lin's mother squatted down to keep her level with her.

"That little boy named An Yan, is he really the 'Son of God'? Is the 'Son of God' really the most powerful? Mom, can I go play with him? I want to see who is more powerful, him or me!"

Hearing this, an expression that Lin Nuan couldn't understand at the time appeared on Lin's mother's face. She reached out and gently stroked Lin Nuan's hair. "I don't know who is the best, but Nuan, if you can, can you not go? I don't want you to be friends with him."

"Why? Don't you like him?" Lin Nuan's face wrinkled.

Mother Lin pinched her smooth cheeks and said, "Be good~ Go find Lu Li to play~"

"Oh." Lin Nuan was very curious. However, she wanted to wait until An Yan came to school next year so that she could play with him.

But Lin Nuan didn't expect that her first meeting with An Yan would be many years later. By then, she was old enough and had become a sensible child. The only thing that remained unchanged was her obsession with An Yan.

She had never expected that An Yan would not be able to attend school normally. Because something happened in An Yan's family, and after that, An Yan also disappeared. She can still remember that day very clearly.

That day, she was playing with Lu Li. But the commotion still came in through the high wall, and she could even hear fierce shouting occasionally. Lin Nuan was tired of playing games, and when she heard the noise, she immediately ran out of the Lu family gate and ran to the street.

"Something happened at the Son of God's house!"

Lin Nuan's heart was beating fast. She was worried and felt uncomfortable with the title of "Son of God". Isn't "Son of God" Anyan? Why not call him by his name? Anyan is just Anyan, right?

She ran along with the crowd, not paying attention to Lu Li who was chasing after her. She had already heard that An Yan's home was in the East District, which was the area with the richest cultural atmosphere among the four districts of Jiudu. But she had never been there.

She stopped, a little out of breath, and ran to the street, where there were so many people that she didn't know where to go.

At this time, Lu Li finally caught up with her from behind. She turned around and said to him a little nervously: "Lu Li, I want to go and take a look. Please."

"I know, you're waiting for me here." He said and turned and ran away.

Lin Nuan was very anxious, anxious that she was just a child and could do nothing. At that time, Lin Nuan was so anxious that she forgot that Lu Li was just another child who was a year older than her.

When she and Lu Li arrived, the sun had already set. But the area around An Yan's house was still crowded with people watching the excitement. Lin Nuan's small body struggled to squeeze in between those adults, and when she finally squeezed to the front row and finally saw the scene clearly, she was stunned!

The house that had been burned by the fire had collapsed and lay there in a black mass. The air was filled with dust, particles, and a burnt smell. Lin Nuan took a breath of hot air, and the scorching air from the fire that entered her lungs made her nauseous.

Although the scene before her was so dilapidated, Lin Nuan could imagine the original beauty of the house among the ruins.

Where's An Yan? Lin Nuan was startled again, and turned around unconsciously to look at Lu Li standing beside her with pleading eyes. She swallowed and wanted to say something, but found that she couldn't say anything. She turned around silently and watched everything sadly. She stared at it intently, stubbornly wanting to remember everything.

Some people dispersed with sighs, while others gathered around curiously. Lu Li took Lin Nuan's hand and walked out, slowly pulling her away from there. Lin Nuan did not resist, she followed Lu Li's steps unconsciously. They didn't know where they were, and Lu Li let go of her hand.

Lu Li put his hand on Lin Nuan's head, and Lin Nuan stared at him blankly. Lu Li said gently, "Nuan, let's go home."

"it is good."

After that, Lin Nuan never heard any news about An Yan again. Although there were still people talking about it in the market, they were all nonsense about this matter and not worth listening to. Several times, she couldn't help but want to ask her father, but she didn't know how to ask. She could only let this matter slowly weigh on her heart.

This was a very strange feeling. Lin Nuan asked herself, she and An Yan didn't know each other, but why did she pay so much attention to him. She often wondered what happened that day? Where did An Yan go? Why did it happen? It shouldn't be like this, right?

Maybe I was just a little weird, she comforted herself. But how could one control emotions so easily? Even if the other person was a strange child.

Several months passed, and no one mentioned this incident again. It seemed as if it had never happened. Lin Nuan didn't understand. The Son of God, An Yan, was missing. Why didn't anyone care?

It won’t be that simple. Lin Nuan’s keen intuition told her so. But it seemed that too much time had passed, and nothing was left. Except for Lin Nuan, who had been waiting.

Lin Nuan was still young and didn’t know that there were some people and some things that she could not do anything about in her life, even if she wanted to get close to them.

After this incident, Lin Nuan wanted to become stronger. Just like that, ten years passed and could never come back.

It was not until Lin Nuan was nearly fourteen years old that she suddenly heard An Yan's name again.

During the long ten years, Lin Nuan never mentioned An Yan's name to anyone, as if An Yan's existence had been forgotten by Lin Nuan. But only Lin Nuan knew that once the box with An Yan's name on it was opened, it would emit a bright light, like a dormant volcanic rock, scorching people's hearts.

An Yan's name appeared again brilliantly, like a dazzling pearl that had been wiped off the dust.

Lin Nuan didn't bother to figure out whether her obsession with An Yan was due to fate or something else. But the result of their meeting made her happy for the rest of her life.

When Lin Nuan heard that An Yan appeared in school, her first reaction was disbelief, followed by confusion. With An Yan's ability, does he still need to go to school?

In this world, children who have awakened their abilities must enter special ability schools between the ages of three and nine to learn about the world's politics, economy, culture, and history. Of course, the most important thing is to learn the basic knowledge of abilities, such as the classification, composition, generation and restraint of ability attributes, and how to train their abilities.

At the age of nine to twelve, they will enter middle school to study their own specialties. After completing middle school, people with special abilities will no longer be assigned to schools. They only need to complete national tasks and assessments before the age of fifteen to work in government agencies, and the most capable people will be selected to join the National Security Bureau.

Therefore, An Yan no longer needed to go to middle school regardless of age or ability. After Lin Nuan was puzzled, she focused on another thing. That is, she was no longer in school, so how could she approach An Yan naturally? Nothing could stop Lin Nuan from doing what she wanted to do.

One evening, before school was over, Lin Nuan sneaked out of her home and stood at the gate of her former school. She paced back and forth, looking inside from time to time.

Finally the door opened, and students came out in groups, talking and laughing. She was occasionally bumped into by passers-by, but she didn't care to listen to the apologies beside her.

To be honest, she had never met An Yan before, so if she wanted to come here boldly and not return empty-handed, she had to observe those potential boys more carefully.

Time passed quickly, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the school gate became sparsely populated.

At this time, a boy wearing a loose black and white striped shirt and light-colored jeans came over. He was carrying a big black schoolbag and quietly flattened his trouser legs. He was a very clean person. He walked out slowly, raised his head slightly to look at the pink sunset, and then lowered his eyes. He was still a little boy but had a mature look.

It was that look up that made Lin Nuan feel what it was like to have her heart pounding.

It must be him. An Yan.

"A Nuan?"

Lin Nuan's recollection was interrupted. She looked up and saw Lu Li. Lu Li was standing at the door of her house waiting for her. It turned out that he had already arrived home. She walked over and stood beside Lu Li without saying a word.

"Is he gone?"

"Ah."

"That's good. I just came to check on him because I was worried. I'll go back first." After saying that, Lu Li turned around and was about to leave.

"Land from."

"Ok?"

How long have you been waiting here? Lin Nuan opened her mouth but didn't ask. She changed the subject and said, "It's so late. Go home and be safe."

"Don't worry, it's okay." Lu Li smiled at her.

It was already light in the sky, and Lin Nuan didn't open the door until Lu Li's back disappeared. She really didn't know what to say to Lu Li at this time, or maybe it was because Lu Li was her fiancé.

"A Nuan." After closing the door, the voice made Lin Nuan feel uneasy.

"Father." Lin Nuan bit her lip.

"A Nuan, you haven't called me dad for a long time. When you grow up and become sensible, you no longer call me dad."

Lin Nuan stood there stubbornly, remaining silent.

"It's time. I will go to Lu's tomorrow to set the date for your wedding with Lu Li."

"Father!" Lin Nuan screamed in dissatisfaction, but finally acquiesced under Lin Yaoyue's heavy gaze. She knew that she had to take on the responsibility that no one else could help her take on.

"I understand." Lin Nuan said slowly, "Then there's nothing else. I'll go back first."

There is nothing to ask for. Some things and some people are not what you can wait for no matter how reluctant you are. No matter how selfish you are, you should move on. Goodbye, Anyan, I wish you peace.