"I'll go look for it myself." William Brooks sighed. "Don't you still have a deadline? Go take care of your work. If I really can't find it, then so be it."

"It's fine. I wouldn't start writing anyway unless it's already evening." Grace Young put on her coat and waved at her. "Let's go."

William Brooks actually didn't want to trouble Grace Young to accompany her on this trip, but she really liked that bracelet and was worried that if she went too late, someone else would pick it up.

So after leaving the house, the two split up: Grace Young went to check the pedestrian street, while William Brooks returned to the park.

Autumn days are short, and William Brooks walked very slowly, searching with her head down along the way.

By the time she reached the park entrance, night had already swept across the sky.

From a distance, the Ferris wheel at the center of the park was already lit up, neon lights flickering in the half-dark night sky.

But the park's main gate, which was usually open, was inexplicably blocked off with barricades, and a few people wearing work badges stood nearby.

William Brooks felt a bit puzzled and cautiously walked a few steps closer. Before she could say anything, a man stepped forward to stop her from approaching.

"Sorry, the park is being cleared out right now. You can't go in."

"......"

William Brooks nodded and said okay, turned around and walked a couple of steps, then took out her phone to ask Grace Young if she had found it.

[Grace Young]: No, there are so many people on the pedestrian street. I've looked several times. If it was really lost here, someone must have picked it up by now.

William Brooks held her phone, hesitating as she turned around.

She walked a few steps, then unwillingly looked back at the park gate.

The bracelet wasn't really jewelry, just a decorative crystal.

But it was a gift she bought for herself with her first month's salary when she started her job last year, to commemorate her dream of becoming a teacher coming true.

To William Brooks now, it was something very precious.

Now that it was suddenly lost, William Brooks was unwilling to just give up.

Besides, the park being cleared out was actually a good thing—at least there were fewer people, which reduced the chance of the bracelet being picked up.

After wavering for a moment, William Brooks turned and walked toward the barricade.

"Excuse me, when will your event be over? I need to go in and look for something very important."

"Uh..."

The man glanced at his watch, then turned to whisper with his colleagues for a moment before looking at William Brooks with some difficulty. "Hard to say. We just started. If we're quick, maybe two or three hours, but if it goes slow, it could be midnight."

Two or three hours...

Thinking about having to work tomorrow morning, William Brooks started to feel troubled again.

"Miss, maybe you should just come back tomorrow." Seeing her worried face, the man said, "Besides, it's so dark now—even if you went in, you wouldn't be able to find it. It's better to look during the day."

There was nothing else she could do.

William Brooks dragged her heavy steps and nodded dejectedly.

"Then tonight—"

Halfway through her sentence, William Brooks noticed that all the staff's eyes suddenly focused on the same spot, and then they went to open the barricade.

Following their gaze, William Brooks saw a black business van slowly approaching, so she immediately stepped back to give them room.

However, the van stopped right next to her.

William Brooks froze for a moment, then quickly took another step back.

The car still didn't move.

A moment later, the window rolled down.

In the dim night, only a small light was on inside the car.

But William Brooks could still clearly see, sitting in the darkness, the outline of Ethan Sutton.

He was curled up in the seat, tilting his head to look over, the faint light in his dark pupils especially captivating.

This face in front of her was really hard to reconcile with the boy in her memories.

Suddenly meeting his gaze, William Brooks still found herself momentarily dazed.

A cool breeze blew, and all around was so quiet that only the sound of insects could be heard.

"Ms. Zhu, if you keep staring, I'm going to start charging you."

William Brooks: "......"

Snapping back to reality, William Brooks turned her face away expressionlessly.

Actually, William Brooks wasn't surprised to see Ethan Sutton here. The park's night view was famous, and many celebrities often came here to shoot.

When she saw the barricade, she knew it must be some celebrity team filming again.

She just didn't expect that, by coincidence, she'd run into someone she knew when she was at a dead end.

So, William Brooks took a moment to compose herself, tried her best to look especially surprised, turned her head and said, "Ethan Sutton?! What are you doing here!"

Ethan Sutton glanced at her lightly, let out a knowing hum, and nodded his chin at her.

"Get in."

"Okay!"

Inside the car, besides the driver, there was only Ethan Sutton.

After William Brooks sat down, she looked up, just about to speak to him—

The moment their eyes met, Ethan Sutton lazily looked away and continued to curl up in his seat, pretending to sleep.

He didn't say a word the whole time, as if she were invisible.

Wasn't he going to ask why she was here?

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

William Brooks stared at Ethan Sutton, hesitating to speak, wondering if she would disturb him by starting a conversation.

At that moment, Ethan Sutton seemed to sense William Brooks's gaze and suddenly opened his eyes to look at her.

"By the way, what are you here for?"

"......"

William Brooks, "I'm here to look for something."

"Oh."