When did you like it? Why did you like it?
Chen Xing had finally managed to change the topic, but Shi Nannan brought it back. She was determined to get to the bottom of the matter today, and she couldn't calm down her desire to gossip.
Shi Nannan asked: "Xingxing, tell me quickly, what are you going to do next?"
Chen Xing said: "Ah? What should I do?"
Shi Nannan said, "You've already said you like Wen Yu, so why don't you confess? Actually, you don't have to do anything. Just wait a little longer. Well, if you wait a little longer, he should make a move."
The second half of Shi Nannan's words was unclear and her voice was very low, as if she was talking to herself. Chen Xing didn't hear it clearly at all.
Chen Xing fell into deep thought. She had already made plans, but she had never told anyone.
Because she liked him so much, she didn't want to waste any more time and wanted to tell him the first thing on that day that she wanted to be with him forever.
Shi Nannan asked again: "Xingxing, you haven't told me yet, when did you fall in love with Wen Yu? And why do you like him? Oh! I really want to know."
Chen Xing didn't answer, perhaps because he felt embarrassed. He just said, "Okay, stop gossiping. It's time to go to bed, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
Shi Nannan didn't feel like sleeping at all, her curiosity that had just been ignited couldn't be calmed at all.
But Chen Xing didn't want to say anything, and no matter how much Shi Nannan kept pestering him, Chen Xing pretended not to hear anything.
Shi Nannan looked at Chen Xing's sleeping face on the bed and let out a long sigh, "Oh! I've made myself insomniac."
Shi Nannan got on the bed and turned off the night light. The room instantly became dark, with only the starlight from outside the window shining in.
Chen Xing was not asleep. She closed her eyes and thought about the two questions.
Ever since she realized that she liked Wen Yu, she had never thought about why she liked him or when she started to like him.
Thinking about it now, she didn't know the exact answer. Maybe she had liked him a long time ago, or maybe she didn't need a reason to like him.
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After the college entrance examination, Chen Xing didn't see Wen Yu for a long time, but they chatted on the phone every day. Wen Yu always remembered that he owed Chen Xing a birthday present.
Halfway through June, Chen Xing received news that was so shocking that he didn't know whether to feel sad or relieved.
The old lady in the countryside eventually did not survive the summer and died.
Gao Yamei and Chen Hai took Chen Xing's wishes into consideration and did not force Chen Xing to attend the old lady's funeral.
Gao Yamei and Chen Hai returned to the countryside to deal with the old man's funeral. They were worried about Chen Xing and Chen Yue staying at home, so they wanted to send them to their uncle's house, but Chen Xing didn't want to leave, so Chen Yue didn't go either. The two sisters could take care of each other by being together.
Gao Yamei and Chen Hai left some money for them and returned to the countryside. No one knew when they would be back. When Chen De called Chen Hai, he only heard that the countryside was in chaos and Chen Rong had come to make trouble again, disrupting the funeral.
Since Chen Xing and Chen Yue are alone at home, she can't go to Shi Nannan's house to live, because she has Chen Yue and she has to consider Chen Yue.
Chen Yue is not good at socializing and prefers a quiet atmosphere. Sometimes, apart from discussing what to eat together to make them lively, Chen Xing doesn’t know what to talk about with Chen Yue at other times. It seems that since her senior year of high school, she has rarely talked to Chen Yue and even felt a sense of alienation.
That night, Chen Xing went to chat with Shi Nannan. She had not yet decided how to celebrate her 18th birthday and wanted to ask Shi Nannan for advice. Because she had something very important to do, Chen Xing didn't want to celebrate it at home. It just so happened that Gao Yamei and Chen Hai had returned to the countryside and might not be able to make it back in time.
As soon as Shi Nannan finished the college entrance examination, she completely let herself go. She read novels until the early morning every day and slept until she woke up naturally. This was her most free time, and it was impossible for her not to reply to Chen Xing's message.
Shi Nannan couldn't reply to Chen Xing's message at the moment because she was doing something very dangerous. If she was discovered, her whole life would be ruined.
Shi Nannan started planning today's events as soon as the college entrance examination was over. She chose to act tonight because she calculated that the entire school would be on holiday this weekend and there would be no evening self-study, so she could just sneak into the school to act.
Shi Nannan was well prepared this time and wore black clothes so that she would not be easily discovered.
When she climbed over the wall, she lay on the top and looked at the pitch-black scene below. She was so scared that she didn't dare to open her eyes, let alone jump down.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Shi Nannan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Shi Nannan muttered something to comfort herself and jumped down bravely.
She comforted herself for most of the day, but in the end she was so afraid of heights that she wanted to escape. However, when she thought of the things in the pit in the distance that were attracting her to explore, she couldn't give up her eager heart.
Finally, Shi Nannan gasped for breath, shouted, cheered herself up, closed her eyes, and was about to turn around, but her palms slipped due to nervousness and sweat, and she fell from the wall.
"Ouch! Ah! I fell to my death, my butt, my waist, my... huh?"
Shi Nannan felt something soft on the ground, turned on the flashlight, and got up from the ground. She looked surprised and asked, "When did so many sponges pile up here?"
Shi Nannan looked at the worn-out sponges placed where she fell, which looked like they were discarded after doing sit-ups in physical education class at school.
While Shi Nannan was still thinking about something, she suddenly heard a slight rustling sound behind her, as if she had stepped on a branch.
Shi Nannan suddenly shone the flashlight behind her but saw nothing, only messy weeds and branches on the ground.
"Who is it? Don't play tricks. I, Shi Nannan, am not afraid of you. Be careful not to let me catch you, otherwise... I... I will crush you like an ant."
Shi Nannan was speaking to the air over there, her words were threats and intimidation, but her heart was already trembling, up and down, like she was on a roller coaster.
Shi Nannan stopped and looked for a long time, but she didn't see anyone. She didn't believe in ghosts, so she bravely took a few steps forward.
There was no more movement. Shi Nannan breathed a sigh of relief and gasped, "Oh! I was so scared! It was an auditory hallucination, definitely an auditory hallucination. There's no way anyone would be in school at this time."
"Stop scaring yourself, Shi Nannan, be brave!"
Shi Nannan prepared herself mentally and convinced herself to finish the job quickly and leave this dark place.
Relying on her memory from a few days ago, Shi Nannan found the location where the four of them had buried the time capsule.
Shi Nannan found the right spot and placed the flashlight on a large rock on the side to illuminate the area. She took out a shovel from her pocket, which she had stolen from her kitchen at home. Her kitchen was rarely used anyway, so her parents wouldn't notice if she lost a spatula.
Shi Nannan anxiously dug out some clues in a few seconds, until all four time capsules were exposed. She chuckled, found the target, picked up Shen Xuyang's, and opened it without hesitation.
Shi Nannan saw that there were rolls of paper inside, filling up the entire space of the time capsule. They were all tied up with ropes, so they did not fall apart.
Shi Nannan thought: Shen Xuyang wrote quite a lot, and I wonder where he got so much to say to his future self.
She picked one at random, untied the string, carefully unfolded the letter, and held the flashlight in her hand to illuminate it.
Shi Nannan was stunned when she saw the first line of words, "Isn't it written for his future self?"
Shi Nannan clearly saw the big words "Apology Letter" at the top and the first line of the text "To Shi Nannan".
Shi Nannan hadn't read the content yet, but just these few words touched her heart. Shen Xuyang actually put the apology letters he wrote to her in a time capsule, and there were probably dozens of them.
Shi Nannan's eyes suddenly felt sore, and she blinked at what he wrote at the back.
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To Shi Nannan:
Today I want to say sorry to you. When you introduced yourself in class, I saw you writing your name on the blackboard. I smiled not because your name is not nice, but because your handwriting is so beautiful. It reminded me of when I was a child and my mother taught me to write my name. I could never write it well, but she always patiently smiled and taught me to write each beautiful word stroke by stroke. Her handwriting is as beautiful as yours. I miss her...
September 1, 2013
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After reading the contents of the apology letter in her hand, Shi Nannan recalled the scene when she and Shen Xuyang first met that day.
She walked up to the podium with beautiful braids and a floral dress. Because she didn't want to read her own name, she wrote her name on the blackboard with chalk.
Shi Nannan's grandfather learned calligraphy. She has been practicing calligraphy with her grandfather since she was a child, and she also likes to write and practice calligraphy in her daily life.
Her handwriting was really beautiful, and she originally thought that no one would laugh at her. However, she saw a casual and unrestrained boy sitting in the corner by the window of the classroom. He suddenly raised his head, looked at her, read out her name in public, and laughed.
This immediately caused the whole room to burst into laughter. Shi Nannan felt extremely embarrassed standing on the podium and was about to cry out of grievance.
She was always ridiculed for her ugly name in primary school. She thought that the new school and new classmates in junior high school would change things, but her dream junior high school life still started with ridicule.
Fortunately, she and Chen Xing became good friends. The first friend she made was a sincere one, and this was the only thing that made her happy.
But later, she didn't know when it started, but the boy sitting behind her always looked at her and smiled.
Shi Nannan only now realized that he was thinking about his mother. She didn't know about Shen Xuyang's past before, but now she knows everything. When she thinks back on it, she only feels heartache for Shen Xuyang.
Shi Nannan put away the first letter, picked up the second one, untied the rope, and her memory returned to that day.
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To Shi Nannan:
I still have to say sorry to you today, because I seem to have accidentally made you angry again. How should I tell you that I didn’t mean it? But if I don’t explain, you seem to be more accepting of it.
I don't know why I always want to argue with you. When I see you getting angry, I also want to cheer you up. I can't remember how long it's been since I laughed so happily. It seems like every time it's because of you...
October 12, 2013
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Shi Nannan looked at the last date and remembered that morning when they were doing morning exercises and Shen Xuyang stepped on her shoe and she thought he did it on purpose to embarrass her because before that Shi Nannan had accidentally glared at Shen Xuyang several times and was always mean to him.
This is not Shi Nannan's fault. Wasn't it that Shen Xuyang at that time always looked at everyone with a depressed face, and there was no good emotion on his face. Shi Nannan kindly picked up the eraser for him, but he didn't even say thank you and accused her of meddling in other people's business.
Shi Nannan was originally angry about him making fun of her name, but after a month, the two of them didn't say a word to each other at the tables in front and behind each other, but they made many small gestures to dislike each other.
Shi Nannan looked at the letter and smiled gently. It turned out that he really didn't mean it.
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