Chapter 424 Birthday Special
February 3rd, the afternoon before Pei Li’s birthday.
Si Qian, who lied that he had something to discuss the script with Director Zheng and would not go home tonight, appeared in front of an old newsstand in Beijing.
When I saw the elderly man sitting on the handmade wooden chair in the newsstand, but he exuded the air of bookishness, I knew it was a sure thing.
"Boss, do you have the newspaper from February 4th, 14 years ago in Beijing?"
“Yes, yes!”
The old man who was reading under the lamp took off his broken reading glasses, which were missing arms and legs, carefully placed them on the table, then propped himself up and walked over.
The old man looked at the years one by one from the neatly arranged shelves, took out a newspaper and handed it to Si Qian.
After getting the things, Si Qian finally showed the most sincere smile so far.
Si Qian thanked the old man profusely and took out a few red bills and stuffed them into his hands.
"Thank you so much!"
She had almost run across half the city, and finally found it!
This thing is even harder to find than the little website where she reads articles.
The old man picked up the money and wanted to return it, but when he looked up, Si Qian had already walked away.
…
Sitting in the car, Si Qian turned on the navigation and headed to the next destination.
The two systems, which had suffered a lot during the day, looked at Si Qian who was enjoying it and felt exhausted.
10089: [Host, is it necessary to make up for the birthday gift for fourteen years? ]
"I promised him I wouldn't miss any of his birthdays!"
A man should not go back on his word.
From four to nine in the afternoon, Si Qian bought everything he needed to buy.
As a gift for her eleventh birthday, she prepared a birthday newspaper for that day.
As a gift for his twelfth birthday, Si Qian prepared a fountain pen of a foreign brand for him.
As a gift for his thirteenth birthday, Si Qian prepared an old record player.
As a gift for his fourteenth birthday, Si Qian prepared a sports camera.
As a gift for his fifteenth birthday, Si Qian prepared a game console.
As a gift for his sixteenth birthday, Si Qian prepared a Richard Miller watch.
As a gift for his seventeenth birthday, Si Qian prepared a shirt from a luxury brand.
…
At the age of 24, she personally painted a decorative painting of a family of four.
Basically, they are things that can be used currently and will not be idle.
Looking at Si Qian's masterpiece, 10089 and 1748 fell silent.
10089 Unbelievable: [Host, you mean... the light bulb next to you two is me]
1748 Hesitant: [That...that cloud is me]
Si Qian showed a wise look: "Yes, as a family of four, living a good life is more important than anything else!"
While there was still time, Si Qian went out to buy a picture frame.
As luck would have it, she ran into Ji Mingxuan coming out of the photo studio next door.
The young man stared at Si Qian with sinister eyes, which made Si Qian feel uneasy.
Ji Mingxuan stepped forward and greeted her with a smile: "What a coincidence, Teacher Si."
What a coincidence...
Si Qian rolled his eyes at him in his heart, thinking that he really didn't check the almanac before going out today, so how could he have met this plague god.
But on the surface you still have to be polite.
Si Qian put on a smile: "Why are you here?"
When this was mentioned, the boy's originally bright eyes suddenly turned dim.
At this time, Si Qian noticed that he seemed to be holding something in his hand, so he asked: "Are you here to develop photos?"
“Not really.”
"--Um"
Ji Mingxuan took out the photo and wiped it clean carefully. He didn't know what he was thinking: "I'm here to repair the photo."
When she mentioned this, she became excited: "I know this very well. I know a boss who is very good at restoring photos!"
She went to restore Shen Peiyue's photos a few days ago, and it was a perfect restoration!
Ji Mingxuan showed joy: "Really"
"Brother Bao, let me see some photos!"
Ji Mingxuan handed her the photo: "This!"
Si Qian took it and wanted to see who the person was that Ji Mingxuan cared so much about.
"Let me see what's going on—"
thing
Before he could finish his words, the moment he saw the photo clearly, the corners of Si Qian's mouth instantly fell.
In the photo, a woman in a white dress is facing away from the camera, holding a headless snake in her hand...
Isn't this herself!!!
"Can this be restored? The boss said this photo is a bit old, and I don't have the original, so it might be difficult..."
The phone used to take the photo has already broken down.
This photo is probably the only evidence that can prove that Si Qian really existed in another time and space.
Even though it has been well preserved over the years, it still inevitably fades and turns yellow.
Si Qian smiled reluctantly: "Of course, of course. Can you tell me who this is?"
After so many years, Si Qian didn't think that Ji Mingxuan, who was three years old at the time, would have any improper thoughts about her.
The only possibility is that this guy wants to take revenge on himself.
"Someone who is very important to me."
Ji Mingxuan did not notice Si Qian's strange expression, but was immersed in his own thoughts.
"Teacher Si, have I ever told you that you look a lot like her?"
Si Qian shook his head like a rattle: "No, no!"
Even if there is, it is impossible to admit it!
Ji Mingxuan was still talking to himself, not caring whether Si Qian was listening or not: "She is the best person to me besides my mother, but I can hardly remember what she looks like..."
Si Qian was a little surprised: "Is the evaluation so high?"
She thought...
It seems that I was judging others by my own standards.
"Well, I just remember that when I was three years old, a young girl in her prime appeared in my gloomy childhood. She was unbridled and flamboyant..."
"And then?"
"But then, I never saw her again."
Ji Mingxuan lowered his eyes to hide his lost mood.
So he was afraid that he would forget her...
The unknown protagonist in his memory.
Si Qian didn't expect that leaving without saying goodbye would have such a big impact on him.
She didn't know what to say, so she could only offer a pale and powerless comfort: "If she were here, she definitely wouldn't want you to end up like this."
Ji Mingxuan: "I know."
Si Qian looked at the time and it was getting late.
"I have something else to do, I'll leave first——"
"Teacher Si, I really like you."
The sudden confession made Si Qian stunned for a moment.
Immediately, she slapped Ji Mingxuan on the shoulder without any distractions and said jokingly: "This kind of trick will become boring if you do it too much."
Ji Mingxuan looked directly into her eyes and spoke clearly:
"Teacher Si, I'm serious."
From the first moment I saw her.
"I'm serious too." Si Qian put away the playful smile she had just had when joking with him, and said seriously, "I'm telling you very clearly, I don't like you."
The way most adolescent boys express their love for girls is surprisingly consistent.
Tease her, scare her, joke with her, and do everything possible to attract her attention.
Then deny this love with a hypocritical attitude.
During the time when Si Qian was his tutor, every time she came to Ji's house, she would think about what big gift he had prepared for her.
Was it the dead animals or insects that scared her, hoping to see her horrified? Or was it him jokingly telling her he was going to lock her in the basement...
She didn't think it was a way to show affection.
Although he already knew the answer, Ji Mingxuan still asked: "Why?"
"Because I don't like guys who dissect animals alive. They have no heart."
Si Qian made up an excuse, picked up the picture frame and left without looking back, leaving Ji Mingxuan standing there in a daze.
He lowered his eyes, and after a while he hurriedly raised his head to look at Si Qian's departing back.
The boy's vision gradually blurred, and his hands hidden in his sleeves secretly clenched into fists...
In fact, Si Qian was wrong.
I don't like dissecting animals at all.
On the contrary, he is afraid of blood, darkness and ghosts.
He was just too lonely and wanted to attract other people's attention in this way.
When I was young, I raised a hedgehog. When its sharp spines pricked people, people's eyes would be focused on the hedgehog.
Later, he became this hedgehog.
He doesn't know what love is.
He only knew that if a hedgehog pricked someone, they would be beaten, kicked and cursed.
But the hedgehog doesn't care, it has spikes to protect itself.
He doesn't care because everyone is afraid of him.
The street was crowded with people, and Ji Mingxuan looked for her in a daze.
But he found that Si Qian really disappeared in the crowd without looking back.
He suddenly felt his eyes sore, raised his hand to wipe them, and found tears in the corners of his eyes.
It turned out that the person who trapped his youth seemed to have never looked back at him.
…
——
Si Qian, completely unaware that she had broken someone's heart, returned home and hid in the study to wrap gifts to prevent Pei Li from suddenly coming in and disturbing the surprise she had prepared.
She didn't even turn on the lights, leaving only the flashlight from her cell phone.
Because of his limited vision, Si Qian accidentally knocked something off the table when he stood up after wrapping the picture frame while sitting on the chair.
Crash——
Things fell all over the floor.
Si Qian, who had just finished his work, could only squat down again and start cleaning up.
Pen holders and signature pens were everywhere.
Si Qian picked up and sorted the documents on the desk and reclassified them.
At this moment, a dark green hardcover notebook tucked under the document came into view.
Si Qian was afraid that some important information had been misplaced, so he opened it and took a look, and found that it was a diary.
Although he knew that reading other people's diaries was not morally sound, Si Qian was really curious about how Pei Li was doing after he left.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Pei, I'll just take a look!"
After she folded her hands and prayed to the sky, she opened his diary with anticipation and trepidation, and began to read from the day she left.
The black handwriting was so clear that it looked like it was printed on paper. His strokes were so vigorous and powerful that one could even feel the raised marks of the handwriting on the back of the paper.
The diary records sporadically what happened during her fourteen years of absence.
[20x0, February 4, cloudy.]
I met a group of kidnappers who were stronger than Pei Tianming.
Probably because they didn’t get the money, they sent me home.
I just came back and learned that the nanny at home resigned. It was very sudden.
…
I seem to have forgotten someone very important.
[20x1, February 4, sunny]
This year's birthday doesn't seem as exciting as in previous years.
This year, there is always a figure that lingers in my memory.
Who is that person?
…
[20x2, February 4, sunny]
My deskmate gave me half an orange, and the taste was so familiar.
It seems like I've smelled it on someone before.
…
Oh, it seems to be the nanny at home.
I can't remember what she looks like.
[20x3, February 4, Rain]
Whenever I smell oranges, it always makes me feel at ease.
So I began desperately searching for citrus-based toiletries from major brands to seek that peace of mind.
…
Hey
Why do I feel that the smell of orange makes me feel at ease?
[20x4, February 4, sunny]
My memory has suddenly become very bad in recent years.
If Pei Yi hadn't come in with the cake, I would have forgotten that today was my birthday.
…
When Pei Yi was holding the cake and singing the birthday song, there was always a voice in my head telling me that I should hate him.
Obviously I just don't like him.
[20x5, February 4, cloudy]
I found two dusty books on the bookshelf.
One criminal code and one constitution.
Who sent this?
I'm the type to commit a crime.
[20x6, February 4, sunny]
After reading the Constitution, I found someone writing something on the last page:
May you be like the wild grass growing freely in the mountains, which cannot be burned by fire and will grow again with the wind.
It's not my handwriting.
[20x7, February 4, sunny]
My deskmate was so engrossed in reading a novel about a domineering CEO that he insisted on telling my fortune.
Just let it go, and you still say that my life configuration is like that of a villain.
…
Sorry, I am not illiterate.
[20x8, February 4, cloudy]
They mocked me for being unloved and pitiful.
…
It's really pitiful.
But in my memory, it seems that many people loved me.
[20x9, February 4, Rain]
Pei Tianming and his family of three were traveling, and I ran into them.
I don't know why, but it makes me feel a little uncomfortable watching this scene.
…
It's strange why I look forward to the illusory fatherly love.
[20x0, February 4, sunny]
Everyone around me was suggesting that I had a miserable childhood.
I should hate everyone.
…
Yes, it's very miserable.
[20x1, February 4, sunny]
I tied up a broken system and said I was a villain.
He also said that there was a raider who saved me.
Damn, I'll believe this.
…
Where are the people?
[20x2, February 4, sunny]
No, it’s been two years…
Where is she?
[20x3, February 4, sunny]
The system is playing tricks on me
Where did the people go?
August 10, 20x4, sunny
It’s finally here!
…
"Have you finished reading it?"
"I've finished reading it."
Soon, she realized what was going on and her smile stopped abruptly.
He turned around mechanically and saw Pei Li standing behind him. "Does it look good?"
“…It’s pretty!”
Si Qian, who was caught on the spot, touched his nose guiltily, then took out the cake he had made himself, put candles on it and lit it.
Then I played a birthday song to divert his attention.
"Happy birthday, baby!"
"Thank you, Mr. Krabs!"
Si Qian smiled and urged him: "Make a wish and blow out the candles!"
"No need to make a wish, it has already come true."
"Ah, what wish did you make?"
"We'll be together forever."
——End of the full text——
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