The friendship between the three of them was built up slowly and unconsciously.

She opened the next one.

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To Shi Nannan:

We had a fierce argument today. I haven't let out my anger like this in a long time, and it felt good to let it out. But it did make you angry. I didn't apologize at the time, so I'll make up for it in this letter. I'm sorry! Shi Nannan.

November 27, 2013

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Shi Nannan quickly finished reading the letter. There wasn't much content, but it was obvious that Shen Xuyang had deleted and revised it many times. There were too many traces of him erasing and rewriting it. Perhaps he was in a very bad mood that day, but he insisted on writing this apology letter.

Shi Nannan recalled what happened that day based on the date.

She seemed to remember everything about Shen Xuyang in junior high school very clearly. After all, in her dull junior high school life, Shen Xuyang was the only surprise every day.

That day, Shi Nannan, Chen Xing and Shen Xuyang were left behind to do the duty. The three of them were in a group. Shen Xuyang had left every time they were on duty before, but Shi Nannan told him in advance this time.

In the end, he still slipped away. Shi Nannan was so angry that she scolded Shen Xuyang before she finished her duty.

When she and Chen Xing came out of school, they went to the canteen to buy snacks. On the way, they happened to see Shen Xuyang being dragged into the alley by a group of senior students.

Shi Nannan is a kind-hearted person. If she sees her classmates being bullied, she will definitely help no matter what.

Shi Nannan knew that Chen Xing had a heart disease, so she asked her to find a place to hide, and she went to support Shen Xuyang.

Chen Xing couldn't stop Shi Nannan, so she picked up two handfuls of stones and ran into the alley.

"Everyone, get out of my way! Who dares to bully our Class 3? I'll make you pay!"

Shi Nannan threw stones all the way and rushed into the alley and stood in front of Shen Xuyang.

That group of senior students were in the third grade, and their leader looked like someone who was not to be trifled with. Shi Nannan had also heard gossip that there was a student in the third grade who had dyed his hair yellow, the kind that the teachers couldn't control.

Shi Nannan looked at the ferocious man, who was two heads taller than her. Even though she was scared, she would never stand idly by and watch others bully her class.

The leader said, "Who are you? You're quite an interesting girl. Do you know who I am? How dare you interfere in my affairs?"

Shi Nannan made a fighting gesture, shielding Shen Xuyang in front of her, and said, "What do you care whether I know or not? Anyway, you can't bully him. Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have more people. I'm telling you, I, Shi Nannan, am not someone you can mess with."

When the group of people on the opposite side heard this, they all laughed. They looked at Shi Nannan's arrogant attitude towards them, but they found that there was no deterrent effect at all, because the fist Shi Nannan raised towards them was shaking.

"Interesting! Shen Xuyang, you're really brave hiding behind a woman. If I spread this, my brothers in the underworld will be so happy."

Shi Nannan asked, "What do you mean? Does bullying differentiate between men and women?"

Shi Nannan had never encountered a real fight, and she had no idea what they were saying. She was being made fun of as a joke without even realizing it.

Shen Xuyang stepped forward at this time, pushed Shi Nannan hard, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Get out! I don't need you to help me, stop causing trouble for me and meddle in my business!"

Shi Nannan was unhappy when she heard this, "Hey? Shen Xuyang, are you kidding me? We are in the same group, and you still told me to get out. If I leave, what if you get beaten to death by them?"

Shen Xuyang roared with a cold and hard expression, "Who is in the same group with you? I told you to get out, do you hear me?"

Shi Nannan was frightened by Shen Xuyang's roar. She came to help him with good intentions, but he actually said that to her. She had never suffered such an injustice before and was about to cry.

"Hahaha~ Internal strife, little sister, quickly stand on our side. They won't appreciate it at all. We are the good people who punish evil and promote good."

Shi Nannan's eyes were red, and the tears that were held back in her eyes could not flow out because of her stubbornness.

Suddenly, Chen Xing's voice came from the alley, and there was also the sound of a group of heavy footsteps.

"Nannan, I'm here!"

Chen Xing was worried about Shi Nannan, and just when she saw a group of jogging athletes passing by, she stopped them to help.

This prevented the fight from happening.

The group of senior students ran away in fear. Shen Xuyang picked up his schoolbag and wanted to leave without saying anything, but was stopped by Shi Nannan.

As a result, the two of them started arguing, and the argument was extremely fierce. He thought she was meddling in other people's business, and she said he had no conscience.

Afterwards, the two ignored each other for a long time, but not long after, the group of troublesome students were severely punished by the school, and two or three of them transferred to other schools.

Chen Xing and Shi Nannan accidentally overheard at the door of the teacher's office that it was Shen Xuyang's father who put pressure on the school, otherwise those people would continue to be rampant.

Shi Nannan wanted to find Shen Xuyang to make peace, but she saw Shen Changzhou criticizing and teaching Shen Xuyang a lesson. She realized that Shen Xuyang was often beaten by his father at home, so she began to care a little for him.

It was also from that day that the friendship between the three of them began to exist unknowingly.

From then on, Shen Xuyang always talked to Shi Nannan intentionally or unintentionally. Although what he said was not nice, Shi Nannan still liked to argue with him and watch him admit defeat in the end.

Gradually, the three of them often walked together, with Shi Nannan being the bridge in the middle, but she was strong and reliable.

When Shi Nannan recalled this, her eyes were filled with tears. All the things that happened in junior high school appeared before her eyes, but her mood was different because she had experienced more and knew more, and she felt even more distressed for Shen Xuyang.

She now finally understood what Wen Yu said that day. It was indeed she who changed Shen Xuyang little by little.

Shi Nannan wiped away her tears, rolled up the letter in her hand as if it were a treasure, and just found a rope to tie it up.

Suddenly, a flash of light passed in front of her, followed by the sound of footsteps behind her, without any deliberate concealment.

Shi Nannan was so scared that she squatted on the ground with her head in her hands, not daring to look back, thinking that she would not be discovered this way.

Until the voice she was most familiar with sounded behind her.

"Shi Nannan, it's me."

Shi Nannan was comforting herself in her heart the last second, but when she heard Shen Xuyang's voice the next second, her uneasiness instantly calmed down.

Shi Nannan stood up and turned around, and when she saw Shen Xuyang's face, she was surprised and happy.

The tears in Shi Nannan's eyes had not dried yet, and there were tears of fear in her eyes.

With tears in her eyes, she punched Shen Xuyang's chest with her small fist without any force.

"Chen Xuyang! Did you do this on purpose? You scared me to death. Wasn't it you just now? Do you know how scared I was?"

When Shen Xuyang saw Shi Nannan crying, his heart was in his throat. He held the little person in front of him in his arms and comforted her softly.

As soon as she cried, he lost all his defenses and just wanted to coax her.

"Okay, I was wrong. I didn't mean to scare you. Don't be afraid. I'm here."

Shi Nannan lay in Shen Xuyang's arms for a while, then she recovered, broke free from him and looked at him.

"You did it on purpose. Did you know I would come and wait here to scare me?"

Shen Xuyang raised his hands and swore: "I really didn't know you were coming tonight, and I didn't mean to scare you. I was afraid you didn't want to see me, so I could only hide, but when I heard you crying, I couldn't help it..."

Shen Xuyang wanted to say something but was afraid that Shi Nannan would not like it, so he changed his tone and said, "I feel bad when I see you crying."

Shen Xuyang understood Shi Nannan's character. She would definitely come back to find out what was going on out of curiosity, so he didn't know which day she would come, but he would come tomorrow because he wanted to see her from afar and protect her in secret.

Shen Xuyang had never been so cautious before. He was just afraid that Shi Nannan didn't want to see him, and he was also afraid that she would hate him even more.

When Shi Nannan heard what Shen Xuyang said, she wiped away her tears and held the letter of apology in her hand in front of her.

"You wrote all this for me?"

Shen Xuyang nodded.

"Then why didn't you let me see it? Why put it in a time capsule so I can regret it ten years later?"

Shen Xuyang played a little trick, but Shi Nannan's simple mind couldn't think of it at the moment.

He deliberately put it in the time capsule and waited for her to discover it herself. He would give it to her sooner or later anyway, and letting her see it in this way would make the result better.

Shen Xuyang suddenly placed his hands on Shi Nannan's shoulders, looked at her lovingly and said, "Nannan, I know you can't accept having secrets between us, but there's something I've been hiding from you for a long time."

It was Shen Xuyang's shining moment, but Shi Nannan's words blew away the romantic atmosphere he had created.

Shi Nannan smiled with an expression that seemed to see through everything and asked, "Is it you who has a crush on me?"

Shen Xuyang raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "You know?"

Shi Nannan laughed and said, "Huh! You're usually so bold and fearless, but why are you so timid when it comes to confessing your feelings? You even want me to say it first! You're so pathetic!"

Shen Xuyang was completely confused when he heard what Shi Nannan said.

"What do you mean? Is that what I understand?"

Shen Xuyang studied day and night for more than five months. After the college entrance examination, he seemed wiser, but he could not understand what Shi Nannan said.

Shi Nannan knocked on Shen Xuyang's confused head and said, "Why are you so stupid? Didn't you get first place in the grade? How come your IQ and EQ are not enough now? Sigh!"

Shi Nannan now found Shen Xuyang's dull expression a little funny, as if the previous Shen Xuyang had returned, but no matter what he was like, she liked him.

When Shen Xuyang saw Shi Nannan's disgusted look towards him, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he was extremely sure of what he was thinking in his heart: the person he liked liked him.

Regardless of whether she admits it now or not, he firmly believes that his secret love is no longer a one-way arrow. Maybe it has been a two-way love for a long time, and it just happened that they made it clear at the right time and happened to be together again.

Shen Xuyang's face was full of joy as he lifted Shi Nannan into the air and wanted to loudly share his happiness at the moment, but Shi Nannan covered his mouth.

"Chen Xuyang! Put me down! If you dare to shout, I won't agree to you."

Shen Xuyang smiled and shut up, holding Shi Nannan's waist and putting her on the ground.