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It was during junior high school, on Ji Shengsheng's birthday. Back then, folding paper stars was all the rage, and he haphazardly made a bottle of ugly paper stars for her.
As a result, when I arrived at school in the morning, I saw Ji Shengsheng helping another boy wipe the blackboard.
Although the male classmate twisted his ankle when he went downstairs, although he and Ji Shengsheng were in the same duty group, and although Ji Shengsheng was nice to everyone... his ideal Ji Shengsheng should have been sitting next to him that day, looking forward to the birthday present he would give him.
She showed no reaction whatsoever, as if she had never even considered this possibility.
So, in front of Ji Shengsheng, Xing Xing gave the bottle of stars to another girl.
Ji Shengsheng didn't say another word to him all afternoon.
Xing Xing was very proud at that time, which meant that Ji Shengsheng cared about him.
So he started making friends with many girls whose personalities and appearances were very different from Ji Shengsheng's.
Sometimes, to test Ji Shengsheng's reaction, he would tell her that he was pursuing a certain girl.
For a time, their friendship almost broke down.
He didn't know when it started, but Ji Shengsheng began talking to him again, and they were like before. But that feeling was completely gone, and Xing Xing couldn't describe what it was like.
Ji Shengsheng started making jokes with him that she wouldn't have made before, and she became nicer to him, but more and more like a younger brother.
Later, he did get a girlfriend, but it didn't seem to affect his relationship with Ji Shengsheng. He started dating different girls.
He felt everything was great. He enjoyed the happiness of being in love, and when he was heartbroken, he could confide in Ji Shengsheng.
He and Ji Shengsheng became comrades-in-arms in the survival field.
Everything was fine until one day, Ji Shengsheng told him that she had someone she liked.
He was in great pain and tried to probe several times whether or not they should be together, but Ji Shengsheng rejected him each time.
Then, Xing Xing heard Xu Yu's name for the first time.
Fortunately, from Ji Shengsheng's description, Xu Yu did not like her.
People who don't like each other can't be together.
He helped Ji Shengsheng sever her ill-fated relationship.
At the university, he would have meals with Ji Shengsheng every day. On the days when Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu had appointments, he would also occasionally join in the fun.
He thought that Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu had no future. Once Ji Shengsheng gave up and Xu Yu disappeared from their lives, he and Ji Shengsheng would still be inseparable best friends.
Everything can return to its original state.
but……
Xing Xing recalled that day when Ji Shengsheng was having her birthday. She made a lot of desserts and drinks, but she wanted to bring them to school with Xu Yu.
He didn't believe Xu Yu would keep the appointment, so he went to school with Ji Shengsheng.
He saw Xu Yu in the subway station.
They were really going to be together, and he was going to lose Ji Shengsheng—this terrible thought hit him in an instant.
So Xing Xing blocked Ji Shengsheng's view and talked to her to divert her attention.
He was relieved when nothing else happened.
Xing Xing looked at Xu Yu.
He always felt that the reason he did this was because he disliked Xu Yu.
If Ji Shengsheng liked someone he also thought was good, perhaps he would accept it.
But... was it because he disliked Xu Yu first that he did this, or was it because Ji Shengsheng liked Xu Yu that he disliked her?
Xing Xing felt very confused.
How did Xu Yu manage to upset him with just a few words?
"What's the point of saying all this?" Xing Xing calmed down. "No matter who Ji Shengsheng is with, I will always be her friend."
"In other words, our friendship is measured in the length of life. I just want to be friends with her, friends who will never lose contact for a lifetime."
"Oh." Xu Yu seemed completely unconcerned about his resistance. "Then you're going to suffer for a long time."
"A lifetime is so long."
Xing Xing was really annoyed by Xu Yu's indifferent attitude.
...What's so great about it?
"Are you saying that if you had to choose, Sheng Sheng would choose you?"
"yes."
Xing Xing: "?"
"What good does it do you to provoke me like this?" Xing Xing didn't understand. "I really don't get it."
"What good will it do you to meet me?" Xu Yu looked at his pitiful opponent sitting opposite him. "You want my blessing?"
"What blessings?" Xing Xing was completely baffled.
"May your friendship last forever."
Xing Xing: "..."
“I once gave you my blessing, but you have a really bad memory.”
Xing Xing: "..."
If he hit Xu Yu, will Ji Shengsheng break off relations with him?
Xing Xing didn't know, and dared not gamble. Besides... Xu Yu was taller than him when he stood up, so he might not be able to win, even though he really wanted to punch him a couple of times.
On the other hand, Ji Shengsheng's thoughts were flowing smoothly, and her recent creative work had been going very well.
Things have also taken a turn for the better in Taoyuan. Xing Xing found a job in Lucheng, and Xing Xing's grandmother was discharged from the hospital.
Ji Shengsheng and his parents went to visit Grandma Xingxing. The old lady had a good appetite and was in a good mood. She was even able to sit and play cards with her old friends.
My mental state is even better than before I got sick.
Ji Shengsheng felt relieved, which made it easier for her to return to Lucheng.
She and Xing Xing had never met.
According to Xing Xing's mother, Xing Xing is working on job matters and will probably be able to return to Taoyuan in about a week.
Xing Xing has been unusually quiet lately and hasn't messaged her in a long time. Ji Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief; this meant Xing Xing must have a new life, and she was happy for her.
She originally planned to return on Valentine's Day, but wanted to surprise Xu Yu, so she set off a day earlier.
As Ji's mother watched her daughter pack her things, she remembered that Xing Xing had asked her a few days ago when Ji Shengsheng was going to Lucheng, and she had told Xing Xing that it was the 14th.
"Remember to tell Xing Xing that he needs to see you," Ji Shengsheng's mother said as she helped her with her suitcase before she left.
"well."
All she wanted was to see Xu Yu as soon as possible.
Sensing that she was acting strangely today, Xu Yu made a video call to her, but Ji Shengsheng hung up on him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'll come see you tomorrow. Spend some time with Mom today," Ji Shengsheng replied guiltily.
She wanted to surprise Xu Yu, so she couldn't let him know that she had already set off.
"I'll pick you up in Taoyuan tomorrow morning."
Xu Yu set off for the company.
He guessed that Xing Xing would not be content to just be friends.
Xing Xing knew that Ji Shengsheng would come to Lucheng on Valentine's Day, and she would definitely go to Ji Shengsheng's house to meet her on that day.
Therefore, he cannot wait.
Despite some issues with the recent update and less-than-ideal player feedback, and despite having stayed up several nights in a row, he still made time to visit Peach Blossom Spring.
...
When Ji Shengsheng arrived at Xu Yu's house, she rang the doorbell several times, but no one answered.
I messaged Xu Yu to ask what he was doing, and sure enough, he was working overtime.
Ji Shengsheng squatted by the door and continued to send messages to Xu Yu: "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."
Then he continued to squat at the door of Xu Yu's house.
After a while, she suddenly remembered that she had her fingerprints recorded.
"If you came home and suddenly found me in your house, would you be startled?" Ji Shengsheng sent a WeChat message to Xu Yu.
At the same time as receiving the notification from the security camera at the entrance, Xu Yu also received this message from Ji Shengsheng.
He saw Ji Shengsheng, a tiny creature, squatting by the door.
"I would be very surprised."
He was genuinely surprised.
After sending the message, he saw through the surveillance camera that Ji Shengsheng slowly entered the room.
He went to B3 to pick up his car and went home.
When Xu Yu opened the door, Ji Shengsheng was facing away from him, drying her hair.
I didn't hear him approaching.
Xu Yu watched her legs swinging casually from behind.
...They're getting bolder and bolder.
When Ji Shengsheng sensed Xu Yu, Xu Yu had already taken the hair dryer.
"You're back!" Even with the hot wind brushing against my cheeks, the heat still lingered.
Then, the noise disappeared from her ears, and Xu Yu embraced her.
"Why have you lost weight again?" Xu Yu tightened his grip on her arm. "Were you exaggerating your food intake?"
Ji Shengsheng: "...I thought you would want to do something else after seeing me."
She is fully prepared.
"Take a closer look at me?" Ji Shengsheng prompted Xu Yu. "Don't you want to?"
Xu Yu looked at Ji Shengsheng, who was wearing only his oversized shirt.
Just as Ji Shengsheng wanted to look into Xu Yu's eyes and see what he was thinking, Xu Yu was already kissing her.
Then, she turned around and faced Xu Yu...
“Live with me,” Xu Yu knelt on one knee, responding to her need with his actions, “okay?”
"Living together, wouldn't that mean having to..."
"Then every day."
She couldn't stand up at all... she was practically kneeling on Xu Yu's body.
Realizing this, Xu Yu held her and lay her down on the sofa, giving her a good foothold—his shoulder.
From the sofa to the desk, Ji Shengsheng didn't dare look at Xu Yu: "...Aren't you going to wear it?"
"You won't need to wear it anymore."
Ji Shengsheng recalled that Cheng Yu had mentioned Xu Yu going to the hospital for a headache a while ago.
"You...had surgery?"
At that time, she asked Xu Yu if he was sick, but Xu Yu did not answer her. She thought Cheng Yu was joking.
"Hmm." Xu Yu said with dissatisfaction, "Concentrate more."
"good……"
Her phone kept ringing on her desk; it was Xing Xing calling.
Have you seen him recently?
Ji Shengsheng heard Xu Yu asking, but she didn't have the energy to reply.
Xu Yu liked to question her when she did these things, but she could never answer them.
"Truly persistent."
Xing Xing kept calling, and the table kept shaking, but it wasn't all because of the phone.
Even when Ji Shengsheng felt she couldn't take it anymore, Xu Yu still refused to stop. She begged for mercy several times, but Xu Yu ignored her.
It was as if they were locked in a battle of wills with Xing Xing on the phone, neither willing to stop first.
I made her cry again.
Xu Yu, like a hunter who had successfully hunted down a prey, wiped away her tears while maintaining his fighting stance: "Sheng Sheng, look at me."
"Why aren't you calling me 'brother' anymore?"
"elder brother……"
"……good."
"Hang in there a little longer," Xu Yu reassured her.
After a long while, Xu Yu calmed down and whispered in her ear, "Sheng Sheng, no matter what, you always choose me, don't you?"
Although she had never thought about "choosing," and although she believed that all her actions were a positive answer, at this moment, she always wanted to make Xu Yu happier.
"Yes." Ji Shengsheng hugged Xu Yu. "No matter what, I will always choose you."
Then the battle subsided, and Xu Yu gently kissed her: "Thank you."
She wanted to sleep for a while, but Xu Yu still carried her to take a bath.
The bathroom was filled with steam, and for a moment Ji Shengsheng felt disoriented, as if she were in a dream.
"Want to give it a try?"
Upon hearing Xu Yu's voice, Ji Shengsheng recalled that time at the hotel when she wanted to try this approach.
“…Okay.” Sensing Xu Yu’s presence, Ji Shengsheng wanted to back away, but held back. “Be gentle…”
Xu Yu is very good at both gentle attacks and soothing.
The water softened the conflict, making the sensory experience more comfortable.
Then, once all the senses had settled, Xu Yu embraced her and helped her wash away the traces.
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