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Ji Shuyi stopped Liang Yue's hand from reaching for the beer again.

"We've had enough to drink tonight, let's slow down."

"Ji Shuyi, do you know how annoying you can be sometimes?" Liang Yue couldn't reach the wine, so he raised his legs and put his feet on the sofa, hugging his legs with his arms.

"Know."

“When we first met, I was really annoyed with you. You wanted to control everything, even small things like how many popsicles I ate.”

Memories that had been deliberately suppressed in the past surged back like a tidal wave.

Liang Yue continued rambling on, "Back then, it's not that I didn't make things difficult for you, but I just didn't want to study."

“I know you are very smart. Perhaps you didn’t have the right teacher in junior high school and didn’t receive the right guidance, which made you mistakenly believe that you disliked studying. But that’s not true. In fact, you are even more capable than I thought.”

Liang Yue sniffed and stammered, "Really?"

Ji Shuyi nodded and reached out to take two or three tissues. He folded the tissues and placed them on Liang Yue's nose. "Blow your nose."

He threw the paper into the trash can and picked up the can of wine that had just fallen. Ji Shuyi went back into the bathroom, grabbed two washcloths, wet them, and wiped away the slightly congealed wine from the edges.

After doing all that, he opened the door and brought in a clean set of loungewear.

Liang Yue stared in disbelief as he skillfully performed everything.

Where did you get these clothes?

"I just had my assistant deliver it."

"You want someone to deliver your clothes at four or five in the morning?"

“No,” Ji Shuyi explained, “there are several assistants, and their total working hours cover 24 hours a day.”

"...Get lost, rich man, I hate rich people the most."

Ji Shuyi changed his clothes and came out, sitting directly next to Liang Yue and taking half of her blanket. "I'm not a rich person."

"..."

Liang Yue snatched the blanket away, "What are you doing?!"

"I'm a little cold too."

She quietly draped a corner of the blanket over Ji Shuyi.

Are you sleepy?

Liang Yue nodded. She wasn't sleepy at first, but Ji Shuyi was like a drug, and the faint scent on him inexplicably made her sleepy.

"Go to sleep if you want, I'll be right here."

“No,” Liang Yue turned on the TV and put on a variety show. “Let’s go back tomorrow and go to the city library to find that book, ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,’ okay?”

"good."

Liang Yue forced herself to watch the program for a while, then Ji Shuyi felt a weight on her shoulder; she had already fallen asleep.

He carried Liang Yue into the bedroom, gently placed her on the bed, and tucked her in.

The variety show in the living room emitted fragmented sound effects, and the sky outside the window was already faintly turning white.

Liang Yue turned over and made very soft breathing sounds.

Ji Shuyi turned off the TV, went into the bedroom and closed the door. He lay down next to Liang Yue and hugged her through the blanket. He wasn't sleepy, perhaps because his brain was still in a state of extreme excitement.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he couldn't help but kiss Liang Yue's eye.

-

Liang Yue slept until noon. When he woke up, Ji Shuyi was in the kitchen preparing lunch.

He prepared two dishes and a soup: boiled sliced ​​pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and meatball soup.

"Did your assistant also send these ingredients?"

Ji Shuyi looked over in response. He was wearing a pink floral apron that seemed a bit out of place on him. He smiled and said, "No, it's takeout."

"oh."

After lunch, Liang Yue spent nearly three hours completing the work he needed to do. After Yu Xuan reviewed it, he put it in the drafts folder and scheduled to send it out at 9 p.m. sharp.

After tidying up, the two drove to the city library. The drive took about two and a half hours.

Ji Shuyi did most of the talking throughout, constantly trying to get Liang Yue to share some interesting stories he had missed.

Of course, in addition to listening to Liang Yue, Ji Shuyi also told her about his recent situation. He said that he was studying at the best university in the provincial capital. Because he wanted to take over the family's work as soon as possible, he did not continue to study for a master's degree. Like her, he also graduated this year. He rarely wore formal attire, but yesterday's occasion required it.

"Didn't you get into Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Liang Yue was puzzled.

"I didn't fill in those two universities in my application."

"Ah, why?"

"Because I don't want to leave the province."

The real reason must have something to do with Liang Yue. Ji Shuyi initially planned to fill in the coastal city where Liang Yue's parents lived, but he always had a feeling that Liang Yue would come back here.

Her friends, everything she knows, is here.

She told me that her parents are also from here, and that they plan to come back to retire in the future.

So, Ji Shuyi filled in the school here.

...

The library is still open.

After passing through security, the two entered the library.

The building is very large, with five floors. Each floor has a reading area and several computers for searching.

Ji Shuyi typed "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" into his computer, pressed Enter, and the specific floor, bookshelf, and corresponding number of the book appeared in the pop-up window.

There are eight copies of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" in the library, numbered from L7017 to L7025.

Fortunately, none of the eight books were borrowed.

Liang Yue asked him, "Do you remember which book you borrowed?"

Ji Shuyi nodded. "I remember, L7021."

"You have such a good memory?!"

“No,” Ji Shuyi closed the window, “doesn’t this number look familiar?”

“Yeah,” Liang Yue said, finding the name familiar. “7021, it sounds so familiar.”

"Idiot," Ji Shuyi brushed his fingertips against her earlobe, "your birthday."

"..."

When Ji Shuyi borrowed that book, he intended to just pick a newer, cleaner one, but in the end, like a lovesick fool, he picked the one with the same number as Liang Yue's.

The two went up to the second floor, found area L from A to Z, and then found the bookshelf with the number 7 from 0 to 9. Their eyes scanned the shelves one by one, and the book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" was placed in the middle of the second floor.

All eight books are still there.

Ji Shuyi was about to take it.

"Wait a minute," Liang Yue swallowed nervously, "take it down and let me take a look first."

Ji Shuyi smiled and said, "Why are you so shy?"

"...If you don't give it to me first, I'll break off all ties with you."

"Okay, okay," Ji Shuyi took the book down and handed it to Liang Yue.

Liang Yue stepped back a great distance. She glanced at the side first, and it seemed that there was nothing hidden inside, because each piece of paper was tightly sealed without any gaps.

She found an empty spot and placed the book there. In truth, Liang Yue wasn't sure whether she wanted to find the letter or not.

During this break, Ji Shuyi flipped through the other seven books, but found nothing.

He also looked through all the other nearby books, but found nothing.

Liang Yue was even more cautious than when filling out college applications. She lifted the slightly thick book cover, and the letter unexpectedly appeared on the first page.

Liang Yue couldn't describe her feelings at that moment. On one hand, she was glad that the paper was still there; on the other hand, she didn't really want Ji Shuyi to read the contents of the letter. Those were words from the past, and now, looking back, they seemed somewhat naive and awkward.

"Found it?"

Seeing her frozen in place, Ji Shuyi took two steps closer to her. "May I take a look?"

"no!"

Liang Yue carefully covered the letter. "Let me read it first."

"Okay, okay, you take a look first."

The paper was yellowed and wrinkled, and there were many other words written on the back of the paper.

Liang Yue confirmed that it was the letter she had written to Ji Shuyi five years ago. She used a patterned, pale yellow paper with sunflowers as the background.

And that back side—

'What a happy young couple! Is this my reward for coming here early to absorb some literary knowledge? —2017.10.19'

Wow, wishing you a long and happy life!! May you be incredibly happy!! —November 21, 2017

'This piece of paper is still here, does that mean the male protagonist didn't see it? (Thinking) — 2017.11.30'

'Replying to the previous post, I think that regardless of whether there was this letter or not, the male protagonist would probably have confessed first, hehe—January 1, 2018'

'This devout woman wishes for a balanced diet of meat and vegetables throughout her life, so that this young couple can live happily ever after—March 5, 2018'

Interesting - April 23, 2018

'Continued from April 29, 2018'

'Connection Connection - June 7, 2018'

'You should observe how others navigate relationships. Wishing you a long and happy life—July 7, 2018'

I'll check back every now and then to see if the main character replies. —2018.9.28

'Is this too extravagant for lunch? -- October 28, 2018'

'I told you we should have gone home earlier and stopped studying! — December 13, 2018'

...

'Four years have passed. Are they about to graduate from university? Did they attend the same school? —March 4, 2020'

...

'We must never separate—January 9, 2021'

The most recent comment was from last week: 'Happiness forever - October 8, 2021'

...

"Ji Shuyi, come and take a look."

As Ji Shuyi approached, various handwritings were neatly arranged, each sentence filled with blessings for the couple who had never met.

He stood beside Sui Yue, receiving sincere blessings from different people, at different times, and in different situations.

It's hard not to be moved to tears.

Ji Shuyi even felt that they deserved much credit for his reunion with Liang Yue.

"Xiao Yue".

"What's wrong?"

Liang Yue wiped away her tears and choked out, "What do you want to say?"

I want to say, let's be together.

...

Ji Shuyi took the letter with him, along with the book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," and bought it back with him.

In principle, the library's books are not for sale, but Ji Shuyi bought them under the pretext that he had accidentally written notes on them.

That evening, the two opened a brand new social media account and posted their only message on it.

The message was presented in the form of pictures and text. The picture showed a photo of the back of a letter, and the text mainly thanked everyone for their blessings and care for the two of them. She said that the power of blessings is endless, and it was because of their help that she was able to get to where she is today. She also wished that everyone could find their own unique love.

...

Ji Shuyi and Liang Yue obtained their marriage certificate in 2024.

After marriage, the couple had no plans to have children. A year after graduating from university, Liang Yue resigned and started a travel account with Yu Wei. The two traveled around the world and made short videos, which were posted on various social media platforms. Due to the novel and interesting content, they gained a large number of fans and positive reviews.

After making money, Liang Yue opened a bookstore when he was 28 years old.

I am determined to use my meager abilities to convey the power of words.

For decades afterward, Liang Yue and Ji Shuyi truly lived happily ever after, just as those blessings had for them.