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Chapter 273 Extra: Sun Xiaochen x Zhao Ruoyun (5)

The story between her and me is extremely simple.

It was so simple that even though I lived a very difficult life, I would bring her a box of milk every morning.

It’s so simple that she, who is very serious in class, would secretly remind me of the teacher’s questions when I was distracted.

It was so simple that even though we lived in the dormitory so close to each other, we would wait for each other to leave the classroom together.

It was so simple that when I was feeling depressed due to failure in my mock exam, I received a very cute portrait she had drawn.

However, my story with her seems very complicated.

It was so complicated that my entire youth was, without me realizing it, filled with her traces.

It's so complicated that her every move can inexplicably affect my thoughts.

It was so complicated that when I was about to fill out the application form, her image would inadvertently flash through my mind as I looked at the form.

It's so complicated that I will seriously think about whether I deserve to have such thoughts.

I have never had any experience since I was a child, and I have never been taught anything, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. I have seen how Brother Min treats Qingnian, and I have also seen the secret interactions between Chen Yi and Qing Yao. They all thought they hid it well, but in fact, that kind of love has been revealed to everyone.

So, I understand where that feeling of inner attachment comes from. Even though it is hard to believe, it really happened. However, I am not as brave as them to confess my feelings. Even though three years have passed and I have lived the most ordinary and happiest life, the inferiority complex in my bones makes me dare not say it.

I am not that tall, nor do I have a good figure, and I don’t have a good family. It is not easy to become friends with someone. How can I dare to expect anything else?

So, I just silently witnessed other people's happiness with her at every gathering we had, from the lovey-dovey relationship between Min Ge and Qing Nian to the public relationship between Chen Yi and Qing Yao.

Then, I applied to a school not far from her, hoping that I could have some chance encounters in college...

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To be honest, after college, since everyone was not together, there were very few dormitory gatherings, and the eight of us even had fewer opportunities to chat at the same time in the group. However, some major events would still be discussed in the group. For example, Min Ge’s new play was released, and Qin Kexin organized a grand support. Under the "encouragement" of the other three, Qingnian ran to another city to meet Min Ge, which caused quite a stir. For example, Feng Qingyao and Chen Yi were becoming more and more "inseparable", and they even showed their affection in the group from time to time, and we all laughed and joked. For example, Ruoxing finally followed his family's arrangement and studied finance. The day before he really went to school, he had a drink with a few of us alone, said nothing, and asked us not to ask anything. Several boys who had just become adults drank one glass after another in the night, and finally called Qingyao and "packed" several people back to Zhou Ruoxing's villa, which became a topic of conversation in the group for a long time.

In fact, everyone understands his difficulties and just wants to comfort him in this way, the way he is most familiar with...

In short, Ruoyun and I seem to be two people with a low sense of presence. Maybe no one would think that we would have any intersection after going to college, but I am still persistent and want to create some intersection.

So, every day I would think hard about a topic to start a conversation with her. Sometimes, it would be about the weather, sometimes, it would be school gossip, or sometimes, it would be a math problem...

I used the most clumsy way to stubbornly thread the thread between us more firmly...but I still didn't dare to tie a knot.

until……

On her birthday...

Originally, she didn't tell anyone about her birthday when she was in high school. It was almost the end of her first year in high school when Feng Qingyao, Qin Kexin and Mu Qingnian discovered that she had never celebrated her birthday. Under "coercion and inducement", she finally told them her birthday and admitted that she was not used to celebrating her birthday. However, I heard that the three of them did not "let her go" and held a grand birthday party for her in her first year of high school. After we got to know each other, the birthday party was extended to a party for eight people.

Therefore, I always remember her birthday, and every year for her birthday party, I would struggle for a long time. I have never given a girl a gift before, so what kind of gift should I give that is not perfunctory, nor obvious... and... is within my spending power...

So, in the first year I knew her, I gave her a small pendant, which stood out among all the fancy gifts.

In the second year of knowing her, we became deskmates and got to know each other better. I gave her a book that she had been talking about for a long time, and it seemed that she liked it very much.

In the third year of knowing her, which was also the year we graduated from high school, I realized what I was thinking, and choosing a gift became a little more difficult. I really struggled for a long time, and finally, after saving money for a long time, I bought her a bottle of perfume.

I admit that the bottle of perfume was somewhat ambiguous, but I didn’t know what I was thinking at the time. I just fell in love with it on impulse. Maybe it was the words on it that made me feel a little moved...

waiting for you……

The simplest confession is hidden at the bottom of the perfume bottle, just like my thoughts that I don’t want to be noticed…

When she received it at the party, she was stunned for a moment, and several people present looked at her with a hint of surprise, but in order to avoid embarrassment, everyone quickly covered it up.

My heart was pounding at the time, fearing that she would think I was being rude and would refuse my gift. But fortunately, she smiled that day and said to me, "Thank you, I like it very much."

At that moment, my heart was out of control.

So this year, on her birthday, since everyone lived in different places, a party of eight seemed impossible. Everyone sent her gifts via express delivery, but I had not yet chosen my gift.

Until the day before my birthday, I was wandering alone on the street, trying to find a suitable gift. Then, I passed by a jewelry store. In the window, there was a bracelet that attracted all my attention unconsciously...

Simple, generous, exquisite and beautiful, but what made him feel a little sluggish was that the pattern on it happened to be a bouquet of flowers growing in a handful of soil. The bouquet was beautiful, but not so eye-catching. The handful of soil was very small, but it gathered around the bouquet and never dispersed.

This pattern is really rare, but it always makes me feel that it has touched some soft part of my heart.

It's like, I'm the same as her...

After entering college, I was no longer as tight on money as I was in high school thanks to my work-study program and scholarships, so I decisively bought the bracelet. However, I was at a loss as to how to deliver the gift to the person in question...

I really want to give it to her personally...but...do I really have the courage?

The next day, I lingered for a long time at the gate of her school, holding the jewelry box tightly in my hand. The security guard of the school came over to ask me if I had any questions. But in the end, what made me really walk in was an unexpected message from her...

"Hello, Xiaochen, I just saw you said happy birthday this morning. Thank you! This year, I am looking forward to your gift!"

That's enough. Just one sentence is enough to be courageous...

I walked in and came to the downstairs of her dormitory. Although I seldom visited her, I was familiar with the place. Then I picked up the phone and dialed her number...

She came down quickly, with surprise still flashing in her eyes, "Why are you here?"

I looked at her with a smile, and in my eyes was the tenderness that I had hidden for a long time. Afraid that I would lose my courage in a moment, I quickly took out the jewelry box and, in a panic, stuffed it into her hands.

"Ruoyun, happy birthday..."

"This is a gift for me? Is it so valuable?" She opened the box and was a little surprised.

"Yes." I didn't say anything else.

She was silent for a while, constantly stroking the bracelet, the bouquet of flowers, and the handful of soil...

"Xiao Chen."

"Ok?"

"I love it, thank you."

"You're welcome, as long as you like it."

I was silent for a while, but I didn't move.

In the end, I let my heart do what it wants and asked carefully...

"Ruoyun, do you like people who give gifts..."

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