Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Although Shen Yubai does not celebrate Christmas Eve and does not remember this holiday which is not really a holiday, Xu Chu Ning seems to like it, so he has to prepare this gift for her.

This is what he considers a sense of ritual.

Xu Chu Ning was stunned, looking at the apple in his hand and the smile between the clear and elegant eyebrows of the person in front of him.

The young man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, which were dark and bright, as if filled with stars, illuminating her.

"Are you stupid?" Shen Yubai stared at her straightly, raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "Remember to eat this."

Xu Chu Ning came back to his senses, thought for a moment and said, "There are a lot of apples."

Shen Yubai hummed and said domineeringly, "I don't care about the others. You can give them to Aunt You and Grandma, but you can't give them this."

Xu Chu Ning said "oh" and teased him intentionally: "Is there anything special about this?"

Shen Yubai: “Yes.”

Xu Chuning raised his face.

Shen Yubai raised his hand and pinched her cheek lightly as a punishment, "This is a gift from me to you."

He had carefully selected them at the fruit store.

"..."

When Xu Chu Ning heard his words clearly, her ears felt a little hot. She pursed her lips gently and said slowly, "Okay."

She held up the apple. "Then I'll accept it with reluctance."

Shen Yubai chuckled, "So reluctant?"

"A little bit." Xu Chu Ning raised his finger, "Shen Yubai."

Shen Yubai: "Hmm?"

"Although I didn't prepare apples for you." Xu Chu Ning looked at him and said seriously, "But I also want to wish you a happy Christmas Eve."

Always happy.

Shen Yubai curled his lips, raised his hand and flicked her forehead, and said lazily, "I know. Go in and have a rest."

Xu Chuning nodded, "Good night."

"Good night."

Holding the apple in her hand, Xu Chu Ning met the gazes of the others. She paused for a moment, pretending to be calm as she walked towards the kitchen, "I'm a little hungry too, I'll have an apple."

You Shuzhen couldn't help laughing, "Do you want mom to help you peel it?"

Xu Chu Ning: "No need. I can do it myself."

You Shuzhen stopped teasing her.

That night, Xu Chuning sat on the sofa in the living room, eating an apple with You Ying. Actually, Xu Chuning didn't like apples, she thought they were hard, but tonight, this apple, she felt inexplicably sweet, and not sour at all.

After eating and resting for a while, Xu Chuning saw the message from Shen Sinian: [Ningning. ]

Xu Chuning: [What's wrong? ]

Shen Sinian: [Shen Yubai is so weird. ]

Xu Chuning: [Ah?]

Shen Sinian sent me a photo: [He actually gave me an apple. When I told him this afternoon that today was Christmas Eve, he scoffed.]

Seeing this message, Xu Chu Ning curled her lips silently: [He loves you too. ]

Shen Sinian was startled: [I know.]

Shen Yubai really didn't believe these, but since Shen Sinian said so, he took it seriously.

What Xu Chuning has, Shen Sinian also has.

Although Shen Yubai said he disliked his son Shen Sinian, he was always thinking about Shen Sinian in his heart.

Shen Sinian also clearly realized that his parents' way of expressing their love was to be tough.

They don't like to talk, they just like to prove it with actions.

Thinking of this, Shen Sinian asked: [Do you have it? ]

Xu Chuning: [Yes.]

Xu Chu Ning: [Remember to eat. I will read for a while and then go to bed.]

Shen Sinian: [Okay.]

After finishing the conversation with Shen Sinian, Xu Chuning chatted with You Ying for a while before going back to his room to sleep.

The next day was Christmas, and when I walked to school, there was a clear Christmas atmosphere.

Xu Chu Ning found that several girls in the class had changed their hair accessories to Christmas styles. She looked at them and curled up the corners of her lips silently, thinking they were pretty.

After thinking for a while, Xu Chu Ning lowered his head and sent a message to Shen Yubai: [I want to go out at noon. ]

Shen Yubai: [Where do you want to go? ]

Xu Chuning: [I want to buy something at the jewelry store. Are you free? ]

Shen Yubai: [I'll go with you.]

Xu Chuning: [See you at noon then.]

Shen Yubai: [Let’s eat outside, too? ]

Xu Chuning pondered: [Should I call him Shen Sinian? ]

Shen Yubai: [……]

Xu Chuning: [Go ahead, I’m afraid he’ll be disappointed.]

Shen Yubai: [You decide.]

After talking to Shen Yubai, Xu Chuning told Shen Sinian on QQ.

Unexpectedly, Shen Sinian had already made an appointment with Yu Gaoyi at noon, so he could not go out with them.

Knowing that Shen Sinian was not going, Shen Yubai sent Xu Chuning a little emoticon of applause.

Xu Chuning: “…”

This person's behavior is too obvious.

She suppressed her laughter and put away her phone.

With anticipation, time seems to pass much slower.

Xu Chuning was a little uneasy the whole morning. When the bell rang, she said goodbye to Deng Xitong, walked out of the teaching building and headed towards the school gate.

She and Shen Yubai agreed to meet at the door.

If the two met downstairs of the teaching building and walked out of the school together, many different versions of what happened between them would spread around the school before the afternoon classes started.

Recently, Xu Chuning has appeared on the school forum too many times, and she no longer wants to see herself.

However, before Xu Chuning reached the school gate, Shen Yubai caught up with her.

The two met by chance, chatted for a few words in a natural manner, and then walked out of the school.

"What are you going to buy at the jewelry store?" Shen Yubai asked.

Xu Chuning: "I forgot to prepare Christmas gifts for Xitong and the others."

Xu Chuning hadn't decided what to buy before, and originally wanted to wait until after school to buy it. But after school, it seemed a bit too late, so she wanted to go out and buy it during lunch break.

Shen Yubai suddenly realized, "What should I give them?"

Xu Chu Ning: "I originally wanted to give you some stationery."

Shen Yubai chuckled: "What about now?"

"I found that there are many Christmas-style hair accessories in jewelry stores now, such as hair bands and hairpins. I'll buy this."

Shen Yubai agreed.

There is a jewelry store not far from the school.

Xu Chu Ning and Shen Yu Bai walked in and took a look, and thought it was too ordinary.

Shen Yubai thought about it and took Xu Chuning to the city center. They had two hours for lunch break, which was enough for them to go back and forth in the city center.

"How do you know there is such a big jewelry store here?" Xu Chu Ning looked up at the jewelry store in front of him, very surprised.

Shen Yubai: "I heard about it from my classmates some time ago. It should have just opened not long ago."

Xu Chu Ning nodded in understanding and asked hesitantly, "Is it expensive?"

Shen Yubai smiled and looked down at her, "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

"...I can't let you pay for gifts for Xitong and the others." Xu Chuning said, "Besides, I'm not poor."

But if it was too expensive, she felt it was unnecessary. She was afraid that it would be a burden for Deng Xitong and Cheng Mingyin.

Shen Yubai suddenly thought for a few seconds and said, "It should be fine. Let's go in and take a look first."

Now that they were here, Xu Chu Ning couldn't just leave without taking a look. She nodded in agreement and walked into the jewelry store with Shen Yubai.