Chapter 90 Happiness Has No End (Final Chapter) ...

"What about the others?" Jiang Ci asked again.

"Who are the others?" This time, Yu Xiang simply turned off the screen of his phone and put it down, closing his eyes and thinking for a while. The friends around them already knew almost everything, so where was the 'others'?

"There are many, such as Jiang Yuting."

"Your cousin?" Yu Xiang opened his eyes and looked up at Jiang Ci. "Why did you want her to know?"

Jiang Ci rubbed Yu Xiang's dry, soft hair with his palm and replied as a matter of course, "Because she likes you, I want her to give up completely."

"Cough cough cough!!!" Yu Xiang choked and sat up suddenly. "No, that, she...she was just joking. How could you really believe it? She has been like this since she was a child."

"She will be an adult in a year, not a kid anymore, not to mention I..." Jiang Ci said this and suddenly realized that he was about to let something slip, so he shut up in time to stop the loss.

"What are you talking about?" Yu Xiang noticed something was wrong and moved closer to Jiang Ci curiously. "Why are you only saying half of what you're saying?"

Jiang Ci's ears flushed suspiciously, and his face unconsciously turned to the side: "No, nothing."

But Yu Xiang wasn't so easily fooled. He narrowed his eyes and moved closer to him. "Your guilt is obvious on your face. Stop trying to hide it. Speak quickly."

Jiang Ci raised his eyes, his deep black eyes met Yu Xiang's, and then he smiled softly: "If you come this close, I can't help but kiss you."

Yu Xiang's eyes widened, his face flushing red. He realized what was happening, and immediately distanced himself from him. "Don't be such a jerk... No, don't change the subject. Talk!"

"Ahem." Jiang Ci gave a helpless smile, "Actually, you can probably guess it."

Yu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "...Guessed? What?"

Jiang Ci reached out a hand and stroked the side of Yu Xiang's face: "I have liked you since a long time ago."

Very early? How early?

Yu Xiang blinked in confusion.

He and Jiang Ci had known each other since kindergarten. How come he hadn't noticed it at all?

As if he could see what Yu Xiang was thinking, Jiang Ci continued, "It was probably when I was about to go from elementary school to junior high school."

“At that time you just…” If Yu Xiang’s eyes had just widened slightly, now his pupils were shaking. “Doesn’t that mean… um!”

Before he could finish the second half of his sentence, Jiang Ci quickly covered his mouth. He was usually calm, but now his face was flushed and his tone became a little flustered: "That's enough, don't say it."

Yu Xiang's mouth was covered and he couldn't speak, but his eyes were curved with smile and his shoulders were shaking.

"Ahem." Jiang Ci cleared his throat again, withdrew his hand that was covering Yu Xiang's mouth, turned his face away and continued the previous topic, "Actually, I wasn't sure at first, until you received the first love letter in your life."

To prevent Jiang Ci from getting angry and unwilling to continue, Yu Xiang suppressed his laughter and listened carefully. However, the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong: "Wait, a love letter? Are you sure?"

He remembered that he had never received a love letter in elementary school!

"Hmm?" Jiang Ci was stunned for a moment, then nodded affirmatively, "I'm sure. What's wrong?"

"Wait a minute, let me think about it." Yu Xiang hissed as if he had a toothache, touched his chin and tried to recall.

He should not be mistaken because he grew slower than Jiang Ci and did not grow up until the second year of junior high school. His height also increased at that time. Jiang Ci developed earlier. When he was in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school, he already had the shadow of a campus male god and captured the hearts of many girls.

He even remembered that Jiang Ci took out a stack of love letters from the desk drawer with an expressionless face, put them into his schoolbag with an expressionless face, and finally gave those love letters to the aunt who collected waste paper in the school with an expressionless face after school.

After doing this many times, the girls got to know about it, so they turned their attention to Yu Xiang, who went to and from school with Jiang Ci every day, and asked him to read the love letter to Jiang Ci... Yes, this is it!

"Uh, well, I think there might be some misunderstanding here." Yu Xiang scratched his face awkwardly and said awkwardly, "The love letter you mentioned should be yours."

Jiang Ci: "?"

"I... well... as a hot-blooded teenager back then, I admit I was a little... a little... jealous of you." Yu Xiang struggled to organize his words. "So, those girls asked me to read their love letters to you, and I pretended they were love letters to me..."

After he finished speaking, the air suddenly fell into a strange silence, and he didn't dare to look at Jiang Ci's expression.

After a long while, Jiang Ci reached out and hugged Yu Xiang into his arms. He placed his head on Yu Xiang's shoulder and took a deep breath: "It's okay."

"Aren't you angry?" Yu Xiang turned his head and asked him softly.

"I'm not angry."

"Why?"

"Because if you hadn't lied, it might have taken me a long time to make up my mind." Jiang Ci said calmly, "So from this perspective, I should thank you."

Thank you for letting me know what love is.

What is love?

——

But in the end, Yu Xiang's answer to the initial question was, "I'll think about it. After all, she's your cousin. If she finds out and tells her parents, and her parents tell yours... or even more exaggeratedly, if everyone knows, that's a big risk."

Although this is a risk they will have to face sooner or later, he still hopes to be fully prepared and then work together to find a way to deal with it.

He wasn't afraid, he just didn't want the people he cherished to be spoken ill of.

When the memories ended, Jiang Ci and Jiang Yuting had already entered the Jiang family's living room.

"Xiao Ci, Yuting? Where did you go? I almost called you." Luo Fang came out of the kitchen carrying soup and couldn't help but ask in confusion when she saw the two of them come in.

Jiang Yuting had no intention of speaking, and was obviously putting the blame on Jiang Ci.

The latter was naturally fearless in the face of danger and replied calmly: "Nothing, just taking a walk outside the door."

Luo Fang put the soup on the table and was puzzled by this statement: "A walk in such a cold weather?"

Jiang Ci nodded: "Yeah. Yuting said that taking a walk before a meal helps increase appetite, so I'll have an extra bowl of rice later."

"So that's how it is. Then you must eat more later." Luo Fang smiled with satisfaction and said to Jiang Yuting.

"Okay." Jiang Yuting replied with a forced smile. When Luo Fang turned around and walked into the kitchen again, her expression changed instantly. She glared at Jiang Ci with gritted teeth, "Jiang Ci, you uncle, I've been losing weight recently!!!"

"As a girl, you should pay attention to your image." Jiang Ci reminded her at the right time.

"What kind of image do I want to have in front of you? I want to kill you—"

"My mother cooked dumplings and asked me to serve them to you..." A clear male voice suddenly came out.

The two turned around following the sound and happened to meet Yu Xiang, who was standing there holding a steaming porcelain basin.

After being stiff for a few seconds, Yu Xiang took the initiative to speak: "I saw that the door was not closed tightly and I just walked in. Maybe next time I should knock on the door first?"

Jiang Yuting's expression suddenly changed. She realized belatedly how bad her image had been and was horrified: "Brother Yu Xiang, you didn't see anything!"

Yu Xiang understood and said cooperatively, "Yes, I didn't see anything."

Jiang Ci: “…” So fake.

Yu Xiang didn't hesitate, walked in, put down the things in his hands, and then ran away: "Well, my mom urged me to go home for dinner, you guys take your time, I'm leaving first——"

He ran so fast that Jiang Ci didn't have time to call him: "Wait..."

Jiang Yuting looked like she had lost her soul, muttering, "It's over, everything is over."

Fortunately, after a period of chaos, the two families were able to sit at the same table and have their meal.

Jiang Yuting seemed to have forgotten about losing weight. She grabbed the bowl and ate two bowls of dumplings. She also took a big chicken leg without any hesitation and started chewing on it. While chewing, she took the time to secretly glare at Jiang Ci who was sitting opposite her.

After everyone had almost eaten, they began to chat.

Jiang Yi and Jiang Yuting's father had already finished talking about work in the study before dinner, and when they got to the dinner table, they talked more about their children.

From Jiang Yuting's academic performance to Jiang Ci's college life, they talked about everything that could be talked about.

"Xiao Ci, when do you plan to find a girlfriend?" Jiang Yuting's mother asked Jiang Ci.

"I don't have such plans." Jiang Ci replied.

"Don't you have such plans?" Jiang Yuting's mother immediately turned to look at Luo Fang and found that Luo Fang had a similar reaction to her.

"But speaking of this, there is something I want to tell you." Jiang Ci looked at the parents at the table calmly, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

As expected, everyone at the table had a bewildered look on their faces, except for Jiang Yuting, who was still gnawing on her big chicken leg with her head down.

"I……"

"Ah!" Jiang Ci was about to say something when Jiang Yuting suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong, Yuting?" Luo Fang immediately asked with concern.

Jiang Yuting covered half of her face and grimaced. Upon hearing this, she quickly waved her hands and explained in a muffled voice, "It's okay. I accidentally bit my tongue. Jiang...cousin, please continue."

Jiang Yuting's mother gave her a helpless look and said, "Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you."

Jiang Yuting responded vaguely, "Okay."

"Then I'll continue." Jiang Ci was not disturbed by this little episode and still maintained his calm demeanor, "I already have a partner."

As soon as he finished speaking, the parents at the table were obviously relieved.

"That's great. What kind of person is he? Do you have a photo?" Luo Fang asked gently.

"He's a very good person. Everyone here should have seen him." Jiang Ci continued, "But he has a flaw. I don't know if you can accept it, Mom."

Luo Fang said "Ah" in confusion: "Tell me what the shortcomings are first."

Jiang Yuting stopped gnawing on the chicken leg and couldn't help but glance over.

Jiang Ci pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then answered word by word: "Infertility."

"This..." Luo Fang and Jiang Yi looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then looked at Jiang Ci firmly, "It's okay, as long as you like it, it's not a problem. Mom and Dad respect your wishes. As long as the other person has good character and positive values, we won't interfere too much. Besides, this is actually not a big problem. With the current medical technology..."

"Wait a minute, Mom, that's enough." Jiang Ci interrupted Luo Fang with a smile, "If that's what you think, I can safely introduce him to you."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Luo Fang was confused.

Jiang Yi heard some hidden meaning in his son's words: "You just said that everyone here should have seen him before, and he is from the local area?"

"Um."

Jiang Yi then turned his gaze to Jiang Yuting: "Have you met Yuting?"

"Ah? Me, me?" Jiang Yuting was caught off guard by her name being called, and she felt inexplicably guilty—although she didn't know why she felt guilty. "I should have seen him before... right?"

The truth is, my love was stolen by my damn cousin.

"Xiao Ci, stop keeping your parents in suspense and tell them who it is." Jiang Yuting's mother's curiosity was also aroused to the extreme, and she urged.

"Wait a moment, let me ask him if it's convenient for him to come over now." Jiang Ci picked up his phone, stood up, walked to the living room and made a call.

Not long after, he came back with his phone: "He will be here in a moment."

Several parents looked at each other, and none of them wanted to talk anymore. They all looked towards the gate in tacit understanding.

Luo Fang was so nervous that she wanted to get up: "Would it be bad if we wait inside? Or should we go out and meet him?"

"No need." Jiang Ci stopped her, "I just left the door open for him, he will come in directly."

Therefore, Luo Fang sat back and continued to wait.

So five minutes later, the sound of a door being pushed open was heard at the entrance. A few seconds later, Yu Xiang appeared in everyone's sight. Judging from the expression on his face, he seemed to not understand what was going on: "Jiang Ci, why did you call me over here..." Damn, so many people!

Yu Xiang's first reaction was to look down at his clothes. Fortunately, his mother had told him to dress nicely when he came to deliver the dumplings just now, so his appearance was impeccable now.

This reassured him, and he quickly adjusted his facial expression and greeted everyone present: "Aunt Fang, Uncle Jiang... Hello, uncles and aunts."

"Xiao Xiang, why is it you?" Luo Fang was petrified the moment she saw Yu Xiang.

"I..." Yu Xiang pointed at himself blankly, then subconsciously looked at Jiang Ci. Then he recalled what Jiang Ci had said on the phone just now, "My parents want to meet you." Only then did he roughly guess what was going on, "You..."

Jiang Ci nodded at him, walked over and naturally took his hand, leading him to the crowd. His tone was steady and powerful, and he did not want to be questioned. "He is the partner I have chosen for this life. Only him."

Jiang Yuting sat there, hesitating over and over again. Finally, as if she had given up, she was the first to stand up. "I, I, I agree! And! I recorded everything you said. If you go back on your word, I'll post the video online!"

Jiang Ci smiled and said, "That day will never come."

Yu Xiang was still in a daze, but instinctively, he turned his gaze to Jiang Yuting and asked seriously, "Can you send me a copy of the video as well?"

Jiang Yuting was stunned when she heard this, then patted her chest and said cheerfully, "Of course! Add me as a friend, Brother Yu Xiang!"

Jiang Ci glanced at her, his tone showing obvious jealousy: "Your purpose is becoming increasingly obvious."

Jiang Yuting, relying on the support she now has, wasn't afraid at all: "So what?"

After this hilarious bickering, Luo Fang and Jiang Yi gradually accepted this fact - of course, a big part of the reason was that they knew Yu Xiang well enough.

As for Jiang Yuting's parents, although they expressed that they did not quite understand, they still maintained a respectful attitude.

After Jiang Yuting and her family left, Luo Fang called Chen Xiaomei and Yu Jinsheng home and told them about the matter, and also expressed her and Jiang Yi's attitudes.

Like the Jiang couple at first, Chen Xiaomei and Yu Jinsheng also felt unbelievable, but after Jiang Yi's guidance, they finally nodded in agreement.

"But there's one thing I need to confirm." Chen Xiaomei first glanced at Jiang Ci, then at her son. "When did you... start? You couldn't have started in high school..."

"No, no!" Yu Xiang replied immediately, "We only confirmed our relationship after graduation."

Chen Xiaomei finally let go of her worries: "That's good."

Three days later, it’s New Year’s Eve.

After finishing the cleaning at home, Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang made an appointment to go to the cemetery in the suburbs, where Grandpa Jiang, Grandma Jiang, and Yu Xiang's grandparents were sleeping.

Yu Xiang left the house in a hurry, wearing only a coat. Jiang Ci saw this and wordlessly took off his scarf and carefully tied it around Yu Xiang's neck: "Next time, leave a few minutes earlier."

Yu Xiang looked away guiltily and stuck out his tongue: "Next time, for sure."

The two bought two bouquets of flowers suitable for worship at a nearby flower shop, and then went to the cemetery together.

Although Yu Xiang had almost no memory of his grandparents, he still laid flowers at their graves very seriously, and then went to Grandpa Jiang's grave with Jiang Ci.

The two of them chattered a lot with the old man, just like they did before, including, of course, their relationship.

Just as they were about to get up and leave, white snow suddenly fell from the sky.

Their city is located in the south, and snow is a rare event in this area that only happens once in a century.

"Jiang Ci!" Yu Xiang looked up in surprise at the increasing amount of snow. He looked at Jiang Ci excitedly, jumping for joy like a child. "Look! It's snowing! This is the first time I've seen snow in my life!"

Jiang Ci curled his lips and replied with a smile: "Yeah. I saw it."

The first time I saw snow in my life.

And the only love of my life.

(End of text)

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The author has something to say: The main story is finished! 99, little lovers! There will also be a 50,000-word side story, which will be updated irregularly (though I will try my best to avoid not updating for ten days or half a month, really, because the damn school won't let me write 3,000 words a day, and I have a lot of classes and homework, so I can only say that I will try my best to find time). Thank you to everyone who has followed me all the way. Without you, I really don't know if I could have persisted in writing this story well, so I really thank you all [heart]