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Yeah the author likes to jump around a lot and I think that’s why some people get confused. It doesn’t help that when they’re adults they don’t look much different.
I’ve learned how to know where we are in the timeline by paying attention to little details. For example if Mo lives alone we’re in the future. If we see him living with mom they’re still kids. It bounces around like that.
The chapter where Mo has photos of He Tian taped over takes place after he disappears and comes back. We don’t get to see the full aftermath of his disappearance (yet?).
The future chapters don't seem to be in order. Yes we are getting future chapters, but it seems there are the current future and a future that is further away in the future. I don't know if that makes sense. for example chapter 452 (forgotten) that's not in the near future, that's far ahead in the future, and we still didn't see what's the great news that He Tian has. Then we jump back again to the near future, chapter 457 and so on you can tell they are in order, and the specials seem to be in the further future, the last two specials we got I don't think they are the current future. I know this is a narrative device which I don't mind and I love. The author jumps between past and future, but ALSO she jumped in the future timeline itself! Man, talk about connecting the dots!