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Today is December 31st, the last day of 2024.
Xu Chuwan's unit is going to Anfu Square for a New Year's photo shoot.
Zhang Jiye called, and Xu Chuwan pressed the speakerphone button to answer his call.
"Hey, A-Ye, why are you calling me?"
Are you free tonight? Let's ring in the New Year together.
"My company is going to Anfu Square for filming, and I don't have time."
See you tonight.
Before Xu Chuwan could understand what he meant, Zhang Jiye said on the other end of the phone, "I'm hanging up now, my phone is almost out of battery."
The other person's phone was off, so the call was automatically disconnected.
"What does 'see you tonight' mean?" Xu Chuwan wondered to herself.
When she arrived at the company, Wang Xinru complained to Xu Chuwan, "Seriously, it's so cold now, and we still have to film at night. It's so annoying."
"There's nothing we can do; this is the job we're assigned."
In the evening, Xu Chuwan and several people from her workplace took a car to Anfu Square for filming.
Xu Chuwan had just gotten out of the car when she received a message from Zhang Jiye:
Where are we now?
Xu Chuwan replied in text:
Anfu Square, what happened?
The other side immediately replied:
Where in Anfu Square?
Xu Chuwan and the others were going to film in the center of the square. Xu Chuwan didn't know what Zhang Jiye was asking about, but she still replied to him:
The center of the square.
The other side replied:
Okay, got it.
What does "I understand" mean?
After Xu Chuwan and several people from her workplace arrived at the center of the square, Wang Xinru suddenly spoke up, pointing to the back of a man in front of them: "Wow! This guy looks really handsome from behind!"
Xu Chuwan looked ahead and realized that the man was none other than Zhang Jiye.
Zhang Jiye turned around at this moment and clearly saw Xu Chuwan.
Xu Chuwan didn't deliberately avoid him and called out to him, "Zhang Jiye."
Zhang Jiye replied to her, "Yes, I'm here."
Zhang Jiye walked towards Xu Chuwan, and Wang Xinru asked Xu Chuwan, "Chuwan, is this your friend?"
Xu Chuwan quickly denied it: "No."
“He is my boyfriend,” Xu Chuwan then said to Wang Xinru.
Zhang Jiye is not a friend, but—a boyfriend.
Wang Xinru said in surprise, "So this is your boyfriend. You two are a good match, he's handsome and she's beautiful."
Xu Chuwan said softly, "Thank you."
Seeing that Xu Chuwan was not dressed warmly enough, Zhang Jiye draped his coat over her shoulders and said carefully, "Don't catch a cold."
"I know, I'm not a child."
“But in my eyes, you’re just a little kid.” Zhang Jiye tidied her hair, then ruffled it and said with a smile.
"What brings you here?"
"I want to see you."
"It's not like we haven't seen each other for a long time, and it won't make a difference if we don't meet today."
"But I just want to see you every day."
"..."
never mind
Xu Chuwan had no choice but to indulge him.
"By the way, you don't have anything else to do besides filming, right?" Zhang Jiye asked.
"Yes, that's all," Xu Chuwan replied.
"After you finish filming, shall we take a stroll in the park where we celebrated New Year's Eve at our high school? Shen Yan, Cheng Junming, and Lin Nianyu are waiting for us there," Zhang Jiye said to Xu Chuwan.
"Sure, I haven't been there in years."
"Xiao Xu, come here for a second! We're getting ready to film!" the team leader called to Xu Chuwan.
"Okay, coming."
Xu Chuwan then whispered to Zhang Jiye, "Wait here for me for a moment, I'll come find you after I finish filming."
Zhang Jiye nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
Xu Chuwan strode towards her workplace. Wang Xinru said to her, "Chuwan, from what I overheard between you two, I think your boyfriend must be a very thoughtful, gentle, and considerate person. And the best part is, he's incredibly handsome."
"He's usually... really good to me."
"Then I'll be waiting for the day you two get married. Don't forget to invite me to your wedding!" Wang Xinru said.
Xu Chuwan blushed, and Wang Xinru couldn't help but tease her, "Chuwan, what are you shy about?"
"I...I didn't, I won't forget to ask you to have your way."
“But you’ll look absolutely stunning in your wedding dress. I can already picture it in my mind right now,” Wang Xinru said to herself.
"Xiao Xu, can you hold up the camera stand for a bit?"
"Okay, Sister Xu."
Xu Chuwan set up the camera stand and said, "And then, Sister Xu?"
"We're just waiting for the time to film."
"good."
At 10 o'clock, filming finally began.
The team leader, holding the microphone, randomly asked a passerby, and by chance, the passerby turned out to be Zhang Jiyue, who was unaware that the passerby was Zhang Jiyue: "How are you feeling right now?"
Zhang Jiye looked at the camera, and Xu Chuwan, who was taking pictures with her camera, couldn't help but look at him when she saw that it was Zhang Jiye.
"I'm actually quite happy right now," Zhang Jiye said casually to the camera.
"So, handsome, the new year is almost here, are you single yet?" the team leader asked Zhang Jiye with a smile.
Zhang Jiye gave a faint "hmm" and said, "I've been single for a long time, look there."
Zhang Jiye pointed in the direction where Xu Chuwan was.
"That's my future wife, but we're still just girlfriends right now," Zhang Jiye said in a low voice.
The words "future daughter-in-law" kept echoing in Xu Chuwan's mind.
Future wife.
From the day he fell in love with her, his plan had always been to marry her.
Xu Chuwan looked up at Zhang Jiye and realized that Zhang Jiye was also looking at her.
He would only ever look up at her, and all his tenderness and patience were reserved for her alone.
She was his only one, and also his Achilles' heel.
If anyone tries to harm her, he will be the first to object.
After meeting her gaze for a few seconds, Zhang Jiye curled his lips into a smile.
When Zhang Jiye was young, he would smile at her, a smile so bright and gentle, so unrestrained and flamboyant, so open and honest.
His single smile was enough to captivate her entire youth.
It was destiny that she fell in love with Zhang Jiye.
From his youth to the present, he has only ever been good to her.
She possessed all his tenderness and patience.
In this lifetime, she has truly become dependent on Zhang Jiye.
After a brief interview with Zhang Jiye, the team leader finished recording the video and went back.
It's 11 o'clock now, and there's still an hour until the new year.
Zhang Jiye took Xu Chuwan's hand and noticed that it was a little cold. He said, "Why are your hands so cold?"
"It's just...it's just that the hands were exposed during the filming, nothing special."
Zhang Jiye took out the hand warmer he had specially brought today from his pocket and put it in Xu Chuwan's hand, saying, "Warm your hands first."
Xu Chuwan felt her palms gradually warming up, and they weren't so cold anymore.
When Zhang Jiye drove to the park, it was already 11:30.
Zhang Jiye and Xu Chu got out of the car. Over the years, the park hasn't changed much.
Zhang Jiye called Cheng Junming, and the other end answered the phone.
"Hey, did you manage to hook up with Xu Chu yet?"
"We've arrived. Where are you all?"
"I asked Lao Lin to wait for you at the park entrance. Go to the park entrance and see if he is there."
"Okay, I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Jiye said to Xu Chuwan, "Let's go to the park entrance first. Lin Nianyu is waiting for us there."
Xu Chuwan nodded and took Zhang Jiye's hand as they walked to the park entrance.
When they reached the park entrance, Zhang Jiye spotted Lin Nianyu immediately and called out to him. Lin Nianyu turned around, saw them, and waved to them.
Zhang Jiye and Xu Chuwan stepped forward.
Zhang Jiye asked with a smile, "Old Lin, still single?"
"Otherwise what? I don't have any plans to be in a relationship right now."
"How about I introduce you to someone sometime, bro?"
"No need, stop talking nonsense, let's go." Lin Nianyu said.
Lin Nianyu led the way to a tent, where Shen Yan's head peeked out. She saw Xu Chuwan and quickly ran towards her, saying, "Chuanwan!"
Xu Chuwan was caught off guard and hugged by Shen Yan who ran over.
Shen Yan rubbed against Xu Chu's neck; the girl still smelled of milk.
“Sometimes I really feel that Zhang Jiye, this ‘dog,’ is not good enough for you.” Shen Yan couldn’t help but complain about Zhang Jiye, this “dog.”
"..."
"Stop, stop, stop, Shen Yan, who are you calling a dog?" Zhang Jiye retorted to Shen Yan's words.
"I'm talking about you."
"Cheng Junming, you need to do something about your husband," Zhang Jiye said to Cheng Junming.
“Brother Zhang, the problem is I can’t control her either, because she’s usually the one who controls me,” Cheng Junming said with a touch of bitterness.
Because Shen Yan usually takes care of him, and he can't resist her at all; he always spoils Shen Yan.
"waste."
"..."
Cheng Junming: Don't you listen to your partner...?
Xu Chuwan sat down in the tent and looked at the sky. Some people had been setting off fireworks there since early morning.
Her thoughts were suddenly drawn back to the New Year's Eve of her second year of high school.
At that time, her wishes were: first, that her parents and friends be healthy; and second, that Zhang Jiye live a peaceful and happy life in Chang'an.
After they separated, her annual wish was: that her unrequited love would come true in time, and that the boy she liked would like her back.
In the years since they separated, she has never let go of him. She doesn't know who she will fall in love with again in the future, but she still hasn't met that person.
Since I can't fall in love with anyone else anyway, I'll choose to continue loving you, my dear boy.
At that time, Xu Chuwan never imagined that, given time, her unrequited love would actually come true.
Now Zhang Jiye belongs to her alone.
The sun shone brightly and suddenly into her world, sweeping away all the gloom and darkness.
The existence of Zhang Jiye makes this world beautiful, and it's something Xu Chuwan longs for.
Zhang Jiye was the source of her turbulent youth, a secret she couldn't confide in anyone.
With 10 seconds left until the new year, the people around me were counting down the days.
"--ten--"
"--Nine--"
"--eight--"
"--seven--"
"--six--"
"--five--"
"--Four--"
"--three--"
"--two--"
"--one--!"
"Happy New Year!" Xu Chuwan heard many people exchanging New Year's greetings.
The next second, Zhang Jiye leaned close to her earlobe, lowered his voice, and whispered, word by word, "Happy New Year, my Wanwan. In the new year, you will still be my only one."
The new year has quietly begun, and she remains his only one.
"Yes, Happy New Year, my Zhang Jiye." Xu Chuwan smiled at him.
The girl's smile was still radiant, enough to make anyone's heart flutter for eternity, but now she belonged to Zhang Jiye.
A glance exchanged in youth, a glance that lasts a lifetime, a glance that stirs the heart.
Zhang Jiye was the person she wrote about in her diary during her teenage years; he was her girlish secret and unspeakable confidant.
Having you is enough for my life.
In this life, you are my only one.
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