Chapter 70
Chapter 70: Is it too late to change childhood sweethearts now?
Feeling Wen Yu’s suspicion, Fu Chengque quickly clenched her fist over her mouth and then coughed heavily a few times.
At the same time, she waved her hand to indicate that she had made her order.
Wen Yu ordered a fruit tea for himself, paid the bill, waited for a while, and then the two of them went to the market with their drinks.
With his other hand holding his phone, which listed the list of gifts to be prepared according to the number of programs at the party.
“Let’s buy the lighter stuff first. Just pick a dozen or so pencils, water-based pens, and so on.”
The girl waved her hand.
Wen Yu directly responded for her, “You mean ‘okay’, right?”
Fu Chengque was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
After browsing for a while and comparing a few shops, they chose the one with the best value for money and bought everything they needed at once.
While Wen Yu focused on work, Fu Chengque’s mind was elsewhere.
She constantly pondered her own situation:
From the bus ride until just now, they had exchanged about ten sentences, varying in length, but the task was not yet complete. However, counting the time, it had been almost an hour.
It should be just a few more sentences.
Come on!
The two continued shopping, they still needed to buy some notebooks, and they also needed to choose some higher-end gifts, such as correction tapes or a complete set of ruler tools, to give to the students who performed at the party. These would require careful selection.
In addition, Class Four would give out some prizes to students every year, unrelated to their grades.
For example, after Wen Yu and Fu Chengque’s performance, although there were no awards or prizes, they did bring glory to Class Four, so Teacher Chen would usually reward them at the end of the year.
The goal of the party was to make everyone happy, and they aimed for everyone to receive a prize.
Passing by a shop, Fu Chengque felt that the place was nice. She had just glanced at the items inside, and the prices were reasonable. She thought it would be better to let Wen Yu buy things here.
And she could also add some words to reach her word count, delaying him for a minute.
But she didn’t expect that as soon as she stopped and glanced at the door, before she could wave at Wen Yu, he immediately stood next to her.
“Do you also want to buy something from this store?”
“??!!”
“When we were just browsing, I saw many notebooks that were quite exquisite and beautiful. Do you also like them?”
“……!!”
“I think it’s good too. This store has reasonable prices, a wide variety of products, and we can also buy the correction tape.”
“……”
By the time Fu Chengque reacted, Wen Yu had already finished saying what she wanted to say!
Ah, darn it, you talk too much! If you say everything, how can I reach my word count!
Ah, wait, it’s not over yet!
The girl suddenly had a clever idea, she could still find fault!
Raising her eyes, she saw Wen Yu already lifting her leg to enter the door. She quickly called him over, then leaned close to his ear and coughed a few times. Finally, after catching her breath, she squeezed out of her hoarse throat and said, “There’s… still…”
But she was too late. She had only said two words, and Wen Yu beside her had already stood up as if he had suddenly realized something and continued the conversation:
“I know, I know, there’s also a ruler. The rulers in this shop are a bit expensive. The shop across the street is better. Let’s go there later.”
“…”
Fu Chengque suddenly widened her eyes and stood still. Why? How could even this kind of thing be guessed and snatched away!
Ah!
Ah, ah!!
So frustrating!
It’s not like we’re participating in a game show, Wen Yu, why do you keep answering!
And every time it’s so precise, you really understand me, don’t you!
Wuwuwu…
Darn it.
He really understands me.
Wen Yu looked at Fu Chengque suddenly dazed, slightly puzzled.
“Manager Fu, what’s wrong, feeling unwell?”
Fu Chengque was startled, quickly shook her head, although her heart was already bitter to the point of breaking, but on her face, she tried hard to put on an expression of “Ah! Wen Yu, you’re right!”
Seeing her happy, Wen Yu’s heart also felt joyful: “If your throat feels uncomfortable, speak less. Look, it’s already hoarse. Take care of yourself.”
As he spoke, he affectionately touched her milk tea, still hot, and hurriedly brought it to her lips.
Deep down, there was a hidden joy. It seemed that the understanding between him and Fu Chengque had increased a lot. Perhaps—
This is what they call childhood sweethearts, this is what they call innocence, everyone, understood?
***
Fu Chengque held a notebook in her hands, unconsciously rubbing it.
Her thoughts kept churning.
She couldn’t bear to let this imminent success slip away. There was still a chance, there must be!
Suddenly, her hand paused. Ah, she got it!
Just say she likes this notebook in her hand and ask Wen Yu to give her one, right? A girl wanting him to give her a small gift, a few hesitant gestures and twists, wouldn’t that be enough time?
Although asking for a gift proactively was a bit ambiguous, but…
For the task!
For the Empress!
For the unity of the Earth!
I’m going all out!
She held a beautifully crafted notebook and quickly approached Wen Yu, who was checking out. She tugged at his sleeve and gestured for him to turn around so she could speak to him.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yu glanced at her and waved his hand, saying, “I’ve already bought it, just wait a moment.”
Bought what? What does buying those prizes and stationery have to do with the notebook I wanted?
She tugged at him again, making some noises in her mouth, trying to get him to listen to her.
Wen Yu, feeling helpless, picked up a notebook from the counter that looked exactly like the one she had and shook it at her.
“Here, the notebook you like. I’ve already bought it for you, as a gift.”
“!!”
Why!
Why can you even guess this!
“Because I saw you looking at this notebook all the time, like you liked it but couldn’t afford it. I felt like you must really like it, so I decided to give it to you.”
“…”
Buddha bless!
This is nuts!
I’m so annoyed!
She was clearly just holding the notebook and thinking. How could she look like she “liked it but couldn’t afford it”?
But Wen Yu once again accurately guessed that she wanted to buy this notebook…
Wuwuwu, the childhood sweetheart understands her too well!
[Crying Cat]
To be honest, although Fu Chengque was very touched, she also felt frustrated. These two feelings intertwined in her mind, making her head spin a bit.
Looking at the time, over an hour had passed, and there was no completion prompt.
This fussing around, zero progress. Undoubtedly, another failure.
Her simple gesture, and Wen Yu even knew what she was thinking. This should have been something to be happy about. But today, this perfect plan was defeated by being too open with her childhood friend!
Ugh!
Um, so, can I still move out and get a new childhood friend now?
***
Wen Yu felt that he didn’t really understand Fu Chengque. Although he could guess a little bit of what she was thinking just now, it was mainly because she was quite obvious.
Instead of saying they were too open with each other, it’s more accurate to say he’s observant.
After buying the items, the two of them walked around for another two rounds and bought some individual, more valuable gifts before returning to school.
During the latter half, Fu Chengque seemed a bit down, not making much effort to pull him into conversation. What’s going on? Could it be that she’s so uncomfortable that she doesn’t even want to make an effort to chat? That seems a bit serious!
Tonight, he’ll have to personally watch her take her medicine!
The two of them stored the purchased items under Teacher Chen’s desk, then returned to the classroom.
Their return didn’t cause any discussion, after all, everyone knew what they were up to.
However, the girls nearby were sensitive and could tell that Fu Chengque’s mood was a bit low.
“Chengque, what’s wrong with you? Feeling unwell?”
“Ah… yes… a bit.”
“Make sure to rest well when you get home today.”
“Okay…”
Fang Ling tapped Wen Yu’s shoulder, advising, “Wen Yu, make sure to take Chengque home and watch her take her medicine.”
Wen Yu nodded solemnly, “Understood, I’ll make sure she takes it.”
Fu Chengque suddenly shuddered. Medicine? But I’m not sick, why do they want me to take medicine?
I won’t take it! Absolutely not!
They returned home early on Saturday, and since their parents hadn’t finished work, Wen Yu got busy right away.
Opening the cupboard, he took out some cold medicine granules and brewed them. Then, holding the reddish-brown medicinal soup, Wen Yu pushed open the door to Fu’s room and shouted:
“Manager Fu, it’s time to take your medicine.”
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