My Childhood Sweetheart Gradually Puffed Up CH.57
Chapter 57: Accepting it is enough
Wen Yu managed to eat one super cream puff, but he couldn’t eat the second one.
“I can’t do it anymore, it’s too big.”
Fu Chengque flashed a beautiful smile. “Oh dear, I didn’t ask you to finish it in one go. Let me take care of it. Put the rest in the fridge first, and remember to take it with you when you leave tomorrow.”
Wen Yu nodded directly, then while Fu Chengque went into the house, he grabbed a few skewers of grilled meat covered in chili.
Happiness is happiness, but it can get overwhelming.
He needed a few bites of something salty to balance it out.
Fu Chengque came back and immediately noticed that he had eaten the grilled meat. She burst into laughter, making Wen Yu wonder for a moment whether the cream puff was meant to thank him or tease him.
The two of them rested for a while.
Xiao Gua came to get the skewers, bowing her head as she walked, but her eyes were rolling around, not making a sound the whole time.
It was obvious that she was sent by Lu Min and Fang Ling to check the situation, but not allowed to speak.
After Xiao Gua left, Wen Yu felt relieved and said:
“It’s already past midnight, and I have a gift I want to give you.”
Then he turned and went back to the living room, while Fu Chengque straightened up and obediently waited.
When he came back, he had something else in his hand.
Wen Yu stuffed the thing into Fu Chengque’s hand and said, “Although it’s a gift, you don’t have to pay too much attention to it.”
Fu Chengque looked down, “Is this… a book?”
“Yes.”
“Shall I unwrap it?”
“Up to you.”
Fu Chengque immediately got to work.
The book wasn’t wrapped intricately; it was just covered with a layer of gift paper on the cover. Once this layer was torn, the appearance of the book was revealed.
The book actually had a black shell cover, with the English cursive letters “S.” imprinted on its surface. Removing the shell cover revealed the grayish-yellow “Ship of Theseus.”
This book was a very popular decryption book.
It contained many decryption puzzles, provided numerous attachments, and the pages were deliberately aged, all to enhance the immersive experience when decrypting.
Fu Chengque held the book, feeling a bit puzzled.
“…What… Ship of Theseus…”
She scratched her head.
“The Ship of Theseus.”
Wen Yu was speechless. What was he thinking before to believe she would like this?
“A decryption novel.”
“Ohh! ‘Tei’, I thought it looked familiar. Once you said that, I knew it. It’s a bit unfamiliar on its own.”
“It’s for you.”
“Why would you give me this?”
“You used to like it.”
“Used to?”
Fu Chengque looked up, trying to remember.
It seemed so. Last year or the year before, because of the popularity of decryption novels among her female classmates, she also followed the trend and read some of these novels for a while. At that time, she could indeed be considered to have liked them.
But that was over a year ago. What’s with this book?
“Oh… I did read it at the beginning of last year, but I didn’t really like it… kind of hard to understand…”
“Now I get it.”
“So, this is…”
“This is a birthday gift I prepared at the beginning of last year.” Wen Yu smiled. “I never had a chance to give it to you until today.”
Fu Chengque was stunned.
So, that’s how it is.
Wen Yu prepared this gift for a year? Was this the birthday gift he prepared for himself last year, but at that time, she wouldn’t have cared about him at all, and he didn’t exist in her social circle.
Ah…
So that’s how it is.
Fu Chengque held the book, instantly feeling dejected.
“I’m so out of line…”
“What?”
“Wen Yu, I’m sorry…”
“Don’t say ‘I’m sorry’. I gave this to you not to make you feel guilty.”
Seeing the girl in front of him feeling down, Wen Yu roughly guessed her thoughts.
Actually, there was no need for that.
This book, this gift, was both heavier than what Fu Chengque had thought and lighter than what she had imagined.
What Wen Yu gave wasn’t last year’s gift; he gave a gift from ten years ago.
Because of this, he wouldn’t care about Fu Chengque’s thoughts when receiving it, nor did he want her to have any additional thoughts.
He chuckled lightly and said aloud, “Maybe you don’t like decryption novels anymore, but I still want to give it to you. Consider it my obsession. You can do whatever you want with it, as long as I know, as long as I see—you, Fu Chengque, accepting it, that’s enough.”
His words made the girl feel a bit flustered.
She hugged the book tighter.
“I… I will treasure it. I’ll find a box when I get back and lock it away!”
Fu Chengque exclaimed, “In the future, I’ll put all your gifts in separate boxes and treasure them forever!”
The girl’s words echoed in the wind.
Wen Yu looked into the distance, and there was a voice in his heart shouting to the sky:
“Hey, you! Did you see that? I’ve personally delivered your gift to her! Did you hear that? She said she would treasure it forever…”
That should be enough.
He didn’t need Fu Chengque’s “I’m sorry,” and whether she would “treasure it forever” didn’t matter. In reality, she didn’t owe him anything.
From beginning to end, it was his one-sided love, with no outcome.
Who said one-sided love must receive a response? Who said childhood sweethearts must remain friends for life? It was just wishful thinking on one side.
There were too many endings like this in the world. He was fortunate enough to have a second chance at life, and regrets could be remedied. He also got to see two completely different life outcomes, just as he wished—
How great was that?
The “I’m sorry” from the past Fu Chengque didn’t need to be said, and there was no reason for the present Fu Chengque to say it.
People who have passed are already gone.
***
The party was still going on.
After a while, the three people in the room also moved outside and brought along some chilled drinks.
Oh my god, drinking chilled beverages in the outdoor chill of early winter, what kind of idea is this?
But the four girls were very happy. With a “pshh,” they opened several cans and then, after a “cheers,” they all drank it down quickly.
Then they started shivering.
“Wow, it’s so cold, I’m freezing,” Xiao Gua curled up.
“This feeling is very special…” Fu Chengque made a gesture as if something was sliding down her throat, “When your body is very hot, drinking something cold, you can clearly feel the icy water going down from here, it’s especially noticeable!”
The others nodded in agreement.
“Let me try again!” Fang Ling took another sip, then held her head, “Wow! I’m freezing to death!”
“I’ll try again too!”
Then they took turns doing it again.
Finally, they all held their heads and acted crazy.
Wen Yu felt that this “craziness” was unlikely to be caused by the cold. It might be that there was something wrong with their brains, and the symptoms were not light.
Doing this, what if they catch a cold?
Won’t the parents and teachers of these several people come looking for trouble?
It’s worrying.
Covering a bowl with tin foil, adding ingredients and chili seasoning, grilling it, and making some food with hot soup or hot water to warm the body.
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