Chapter 33
It's rare for Beiyi to have such heavy snow, and it even triggered an unusual red alert.
The city temporarily suspended classes for a week, and even Nanyang High School, which is usually under closed management, was closed for the holiday.
Chen Yan was on holiday at home, staring blankly at the snow falling in the courtyard.
Even the usually cold-resistant Green Fur seemed unable to bear the cold and hid in the hall. However, Chen Yan was only wearing a down jacket and was sitting on the terrace in the courtyard watching the snow.
Before he was ten years old, he didn't like winter because he didn't have a down jacket to keep warm, and he only had a pair of cotton shoes that had long since lost their quilting.
But it was also in that winter that he met his savior.
He reached out his palm to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky and suddenly fell in love with winter.
Everything was white, and the eaves of the villa were covered with snow. Chen Yan stepped into the snow and looked at his footprints in the snow. Suddenly, he remembered the time when the two of them first met in Lijia Village.
Startled by his green hair, she stepped in cow dung, soiling her cotton shoes. The culprit, he, was dragged home by her to find his parents. Along the way, he followed suit, stepping into her footprints in the snow.
Thinking back to himself back then, Chen Yan's eyes couldn't help but fill with a smile.
He was still lost in his memories when suddenly he felt a chill on his neck. He instinctively reached out to touch it, and found it was icy cold – it was a snowball.
As if realizing something, his eyes suddenly lit up. He turned to look at the person coming from the other side, only to be met with another snowball thrown at him.
As far as the eye could see, everything was a vast expanse of white, except for the young lady standing in the snow wearing a red scarf, laughing and joking as she threw snowballs at him.
Xiang Wan stood in the snow wearing a beige down jacket, a red scarf, and pink gloves. She looked like a beautiful elf in the pure white snow.
Chen Yan looked at her, thinking it was just a hallucination caused by missing her so much. She was clearly staying in the apartment with Xia Yueshen because of the school lockdown and wasn't coming back.
It wasn't until he saw the suitcase next to her that he felt like he was in the real world.
Seeing that Chen Yan was still in a daze, Xiang Wan, who was opposite him, rolled several more snowballs from the ground and threw them at him.
It wasn't until Chen Yan realized what was happening that he laughed and threw snowballs at her. The two of them had a snowball fight for quite a while, laughing and joking.
Meanwhile, Wang Yidong, who was cooking in the dining room, came out after hearing the noise. Since it was just her and Chen Yan at home, she had planned to grab something quick and easy.
Upon seeing Xiang Wan suddenly appear, she was overjoyed and hurriedly took out the frozen mutton from the freezer.
After she took out the mutton, she ran out again. She noticed that Xiang Wan's gloves were a little wet and wanted her to change them. Before she could give her the waterproof gloves, someone threw a snowball at her from behind.
She turned around and saw Xia Yueshen, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
"..." Although he was in a good mood after seeing her, Wang Yidong couldn't help but complain, "Xia Yueshen, you're already 34, not 14."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yueshen threw another snowball at her: "Wang Yidong, don't blame me for not reminding you, you're 30, not 60."
"..." Wang Yidong, unable to bear it any longer, also threw a snowball in her direction.
After the four of them had their fill of fun, except for Xia Yueshen, who was wearing a waterproof down jacket, the clothes of the other three were more or less soaked by the snow.
The four sat around the fireplace. Xiang Wan was wrapped in a blanket, only her face was visible. She was drinking warm rice porridge and looked quite content.
Wang Yidong found a blanket on the sofa and draped it over her again: "Didn't they say the school was under lockdown and we couldn't come back?"
Xia Yueshen poured another cup of rice juice: "Of course I was lying to you, you actually believed that."
Chen Yan, who also believed it, was speechless.
Wang Yidong gently patted her, then turned to Xiang Wan and asked, "So, how long will Miss stay?"
Xiang Wan took another sip of rice porridge: "After Xiao Yan's birthday."
Upon hearing this, both Wang Yidong and Chen Yan's eyes lit up.
'I can cook for the young lady again.'
'Xiang Wan remembers my birthday!'
Another week passed, and it was Chen Yan's birthday.
Knowing in advance that she would celebrate his birthday, he had been looking forward to it since he opened his eyes.
Finally, in the evening, Xiang Wan brought out the cake, and the people around her sang "Happy Birthday" to create a festive atmosphere.
In the darkness, only the faint glow of a lit candle illuminated the smiling eyes of Xiang Wan.
Chen Yan closed his eyes to cover his slightly moist eyes, pretending to make a wish, but actually trying to calm himself down.
From a young age, he was not one to shed tears easily. Even when he was ostracized by the children in Lijia Village and his mother was in poor health and he had to do all the housework, he never secretly cried.
But people seem to be more easily moved when they are happy. Perhaps it is because of this fear that all of this is just an illusion that they feel even more anxious.
Chen Yan clasped his hands together and made a wish facing the direction of the birthday cake.
When he opened his eyes after making his wish, he saw colorful ribbons everywhere: "Happy birthday, Xiao Yan."
As the ribbons slowly drifted down, Chen Yan reached out and grabbed one, holding it tightly in his palm, his heart overflowing with tenderness.
Xia Yueshen turned on the lights, while Wang Yidong went to the kitchen to get a cake knife.
Xiang Wan placed the cake in front of Chen Yan, while Xia Yueshen, standing to the side, asked her gossipy question, "What did the little devil wish for?"
Before Chen Yan could speak, Wang Yidong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Wishes won't come true if you say them out loud."
“…” Xia Yueshen muttered, “Superstition.”
Chen Yan obediently remained silent, but subconsciously glanced at Xiang Wan beside him.
His wish was that she could be with him every year on his birthday.
*
After celebrating Chen Yan's birthday, Xiang Wan returned to school the next day.
Although she is only a sophomore in college, she is busier than she was in high school because she has taken over part of the company's business.
In her previous life, her company entered the automotive industry when she was 26, but this time she decided to bring it forward, planning to launch their first car during her senior year of college.
Therefore, apart from her major courses, she only plans to submit one assignment for each of her other courses at the end of the semester.
She was so busy that she barely had time to breathe. Her driver, Uncle Zhang, would wait outside the teaching building every day and pick her up from get out of class as soon as Xiang Wan finished her lesson to take her to the company.
After nearly half a year of intensive refinement, the basic shape of the first car was finally finalized. She also had time to return to school and attend classes normally.
At this point, the timeline has shifted from the first semester of sophomore year to the second semester of sophomore year.
After the trio finished their professional class, Xiang Wan looked at the other two and said, "Let's pick up Che Nanbei and go eat later."
Although the four members have different personalities, they all share a passion for food and have even made a pact to eat all the best food in the world together.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuochun was the first to say, "I'm willing, but Che Nanbei hasn't eaten with us for a long time since he started dating."
After listening, Xiang Wan blinked for a few seconds before remembering that Che Nanbei was the male god she had a passionate relationship with during her freshman year of college.
She nodded, then looked at Shen Feiyang, only to find that he seemed a little embarrassed: "Wanwan, I have an appointment at noon."
Hearing this, Xiang Wan didn't think much of it. It wasn't until she saw that the person who came to pick her up was Xu Chengran that she finally processed the news. She turned to look at Jiang Zhuochun beside her and said, "How could the two of them be..."
After Gu An'an locked Shen Feiyang in the equipment room during the third year of junior high school, the relationship between the three of them remained quite delicate. Although Xu Chengran made a gesture of goodwill once, Shen Feiyang did not respond at the time.
Moreover, judging from the social distance between the two, they seem to be very familiar with each other, and it could even be described as somewhat ambiguous.
Jiang Zhuochun felt that Xu Chengran was a bit of a playboy, so he wasn't very optimistic about their relationship: "It's just like what you see."
"..."
"Let's go," Jiang Zhuochun urged.
The two got into the car and headed straight to the restaurant they had booked in Dongguan. But when they arrived, they bumped into an acquaintance.
"Brother? What are you doing here?"
"Zhuo Chun?"
Jiang Juncang was also a little surprised. He had originally come here to eat with his roommate from his time studying in Australia, but the guy had something come up and stood him up, so he decided to eat alone.
Jiang Zhuochun looked at Xiang Wan beside him, asking her what she meant with his eyes. Xiang Wan guessed what he meant and said, "Then why don't you join us at the same table?"
"Can."
After Jiang Juncang ordered, he handed the menu to Xiang Wan. Xiang Wan then ordered the restaurant's signature salad and gave the tablet to the waiter.
At the dinner table, Jiang Zhuochun was still asking him how long he would stay in China this time, and Xiang Wan's gaze was also on this eldest son of the Jiang family, with a hint of inquiry.
It had been almost four years since they last met, and her impression of him was still from his speech at her junior high school graduation ceremony.
And then, after the speech, as they passed each other, his seemingly uncharacteristic pickup line was: "The dress is beautiful."
Xiang Wan took a sip of red wine, not expecting Jiang Juncang to strike up a conversation with her: "I heard that Miss Xiang is planning to venture into the automotive industry. I wonder what your expectations are?"
If Xiang Wan were asked this question in her past life, she might have been modest, but she wouldn't be in this life.
She picked up her wine glass, took another sip of red wine, curled her lips into a smile, and her eyes suddenly sharpened: "I'm determined to have it."
This wasn't just boasting. Xiang Wan had done extensive market research, and with her experience from following up on everything in her previous life, she was truly determined to win.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Juncang was stunned for a moment, then chuckled. Although these words came from a girl who was only a sophomore, strangely enough, he felt that she was telling the truth.
Jiang Zhuochun was equally surprised. In the years he had known Xiang Wan, although she hadn't deliberately hidden her talents, she had rarely shown them so openly.
Especially the look in her eyes when she said those words—a blatant ambition. He had never seen her like that before, yet it didn't feel out of place at all.
After all, in this circle of second-generation rich kids, Xiang Wan has always been the most dazzling presence.
He had seen all her hard work, and felt no jealousy, only pride. This dazzling person was his friend. Touched by her words, he even applauded in the private room.
Jiang Juncang, standing to the side, watched his younger brother clapping, and was amused by his brother's antics.
His achievements are no less than Xiang Wan's, yet I've never seen him applauding his older brother at home.
Even so, he still raised his glass: "Then I wish Miss Xiang all her wishes come true in advance."
"Thanks."
After the meal, Xiang Wan took a taxi back to her apartment, while Jiang Zhuochun took Jiang Juncang's car home.
On the way back, Jiang Juncang turned on the car's air conditioning and said in a nonchalant tone, "I was wondering why you didn't applaud me too."
Jiang Zhuochun looked at him, seemingly genuinely puzzled: "Why are you clapping for me?"
Jiang Juncang, who was driving: "..."
*
Xiang Wan had considered that Shen Feiyang and Xu Chengran would break up, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
I never expected that Shen Feiyang and Che Nanbei would both experience heartbreak.
It was a rather chaotic day for the group of four...
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