Here, not only are there Xiaofan's beautiful memories, but also Liu Siyan's cherished moments, and even Chen Mengying's deeply hidden past.
To this day, she doesn't regret for a moment not pushing Xiaofan away that night; it's okay to keep it inside, some things simply don't need to be said.
"Mom, I'm back. Is there anything good to eat at home? I'm hungry."
"Hmm? Mengying, didn't you say your friends were taking you out to eat?" Mengying's mom asked, puzzled to see her daughter back so early.
"Those guys only know how to drink. What's there to eat with them?"
"Then I'll heat up the food for you."
"No need, I'll do it myself. You go try on that coat and see if it fits. I took a quick look on the way back and thought it looked nice."
"A coat? It's not even cold this winter. Why did you buy a coat? Oh dear, over five hundred yuan. You girl, why spend so much money?"
"Go on, try it."
Chen Mengying is a good girl, always has been. A well-behaved, gentle young lady.
The gratitude for being raised need not be spoken of. No matter how hard the year, her mother always bought her new clothes for the New Year. It's time for her to repay her. Although she can't provide a better material life for her yet, everything takes step-by-step progress. After graduating and finding a good job, she'll let her mother enjoy life.
She took the dumplings she wrapped in the morning, put them in the soup to cook, then took them out again, added soy sauce and a bit of chili paste, and started eating happily.
Nothing tastes better than dumplings... Nothing's more fun than... cough cough
"Mengying, Xiaofan went to study in the Capital City too, right? Do you still keep in touch? Isn't he coming back for the New Year this year?"
"Him? I don't know." Xiaofan again. Friends around her always thought of him, even at home, it's always Ye Xiaofan's name. It's hard not to be troubled.
"Hmm? What's up? Did you two have a fight?"
A fight? Why does everyone think I had a fight with Xiaofan? Chen Mengying is really puzzled, especially by her own mother. Could she have misunderstood them too?
"Mom, there's really nothing between me and Xiaofan."
"Good, as long as there's no fight. Xiaofan's a good kid."
"No, mom, Xiaofan and I are just friends, regular friends." Chen Mengying added.
"Hmm? Oh. I thought he was your boyfriend."
Her mother's logic is a bit strange, but why does everyone think Xiaofan is nice? Obviously, he's such a flirt and even made Liu Siyan cry.
Yet in her heart, Xiaofan also seems nice, otherwise she wouldn't be so taken with him. But has he really changed?
'Knock knock...' Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Chen Mengying put down her chopsticks, went to the door, and asked, "Who is it?"
Who would be visiting during the New Year?
"Hey, it's me."
A familiar voice from outside made Chen Mengying instinctively reach out and open the door. Indeed, standing outside was that person, smiling a day-and-night-thought-about smile.
"Hi, old class leader."
"Xiao, Xiaofan... you, you..."
"Just came from the bar. Heard from Brother Xiong and the others that you were back, so I came over to see."
"Who is it? Xiaofan? Come in, come in, come in. We just mentioned you. Come in and sit..."
"Auntie... Happy New Year. I wish you health and happiness in the upcoming year."
"Good, good. Sit down. Have you eaten? We still have dumplings."
"Hmm, I came over to eat. Those guys are scary, all drinking. My stomach is empty, so I escaped quickly."
"Then wait a bit, I'll heat them up for you." Chen Mengying said as she headed into the kitchen.
Seeing Xiaofan again, and at such close distance, it felt like back then again; he was still the same Xiaofan from Seventh Middle School, with his open and cheerful smile unchanged.
Has he really changed?
When Chen Mengying came out with a bowl full of dumplings, she was surprised to see Xiaofan already eating the one she had just had.
"Hey, that's mine."
"Hmm? It's okay, you eat that bowl. I couldn't wait." Xiaofan looked up, continuing to stuff his mouth, genuinely hungry it seemed.
Seeing Xiaofan so unaffected, Chen Mengying felt a warmth in her heart for no reason. Anyway, whenever this guy comes by and is hungry, he never hesitates. But eating my leftovers, isn't that a bit... ambiguous?
"You just come and bring so much stuff." Chen Mengying's mother scolded after putting away the fruit cake Xiaofan brought over.
"Oh, half of it is for the old class leader, given by the bar as New Year gifts. I can't finish it alone, so I brought it over." Xiaofan said, continuing to eat the dumplings he got.
"Eat slowly." Chen Mengying quickly added a few more from her bowl to Xiaofan's, seeing him like that.
Xiaofan was really hungry. He had lunch at his grandfather's around two p.m., drove back to H City around six without having eaten. Then they waited for the venue to open, went in to play until now, starving.
"Ah, I'm full. I'll leave now, wow, that was great. Indeed, Auntie's dumplings are the best." Xiaofan said, satisfactorily wiping his mouth with a tissue and got up to leave.
"Hey, Xiaofan, you're leaving already?" Chen Mengying's mother quickly asked, "We haven't even had a proper chat yet."
"Hmm? No, there's someone downstairs sleeping in the car. I need to send her back to sleep first." Xiaofan said casually.
"Oh, oh."
Chen Mengying followed Xiaofan out, apparently to see him off...
"Old class leader, you go back, the night wind is strong, don't catch a cold."
"Ye Xiaofan, is the person downstairs a girl?"
"Hmm? Yeah. Ren Ling, you should have seen her." Xiaofan honestly replied.
"You brought her back home?" She felt uncomfortable, he brought another girl back.
"That fool insisted on coming over. Oh, by the way, Siyan, how's she doing lately?" Of the nearby people, only the old class leader and Siyan were close, and now, perhaps she was the only one he could ask for information about Siyan.
"You really haven't let go of Siyan, have you? Xiaofan, do you have some troubles? Do you know how sad Siyan has been for you lately?"
"What troubles could I have? Just some guilt towards her... " Xiaofan hurriedly turned his face away.
"Guilt? Xiaofan, actually, we don't really believe that you'd suddenly change like this. You..."
"Alright, I'm heading back, please help guide Siyan a bit... forget about me."
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