Fall in love with summer flamingos

Gu Shiye was staring out the window in a daze when his cell phone rang. He came to his senses and took out his cell phone.

"X: Remember what you promised me. Think of me, be happy, and wait for me. No matter what happens, you must do it."

"Y: Okay, I promise, baby."

"X: This is so corny, can you please stop calling me baby?"

"Y: Then what do you want me to call you?"

"X: Just don't call me baby."

"Y: That's called a baby."

"X: ...Bao Ni Da Ye..."

"Okay, baby?"

"X: Bullshit, no."

"Y: That's called, Little Tabby Cat, is that okay?"

"X: No, no, you want to die, don't you?"

"Y: Then you can choose one, but only I can call you."

"X: Hey, Yang Xia, Xiao Xia, or Xia Xia, it's up to you. You're so annoying, day after day."

"Y: OK, Xiaoxia"

"X: Well, you should get some sleep. Send me a message when you get there."

"Y: Okay."

Gu Shiye put down his phone and thought for a while. Then he looked up at Yang Shu who was driving in the rearview mirror and asked slowly.

"Brother Yang, has my dad asked you about my situation recently?" Gu Shiye felt that Yang Shu seemed to have seen something, so he wanted to confirm it.

Yang Shu uttered an "ah" and then smiled and said, "...not recently. I asked once before."

Gu Shiye nodded first and then paused, "Brother Yang, if my dad asks you about what's going on here, you..."

"Don't worry, Xiaoye, Brother Yang is just a driver. He's only responsible for driving and doesn't know anything else."

Yang Shu tactfully reassured Gu Shiye that he wouldn't gossip about anything. To reassure Gu Shiye, he added something that seemed half-hearted but actually was sincere: "Brother Yang, like your mother, wants you to be happy..."

Gu Shiye was silent for two seconds, then smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Brother Yang."

He turned his head and continued to look out the window. He kept thinking about the three things Su Yangxia had told him, thinking about him waiting for him to be happy... He was sure he could do the first two things...

Happy... Su Yangxia was worried that he would be unhappy if he returned to that home. He had seen his worst side and knew what he least wanted to face and the two people he least wanted to see. And now he was heading back in that direction.

So can I be happy... Can he really be happy...?

Before he turned 18, he had only been happy a few times. But in the past six months in City S, he seemed to be happy every day. He temporarily isolated himself from that distant City A, treating himself as an independent individual, starting a new life in a new place, unconstrained by the past...

Every day he could see Su Yangxia and Meng Zhao surrounding him and taking him to do things he had never done before...

First time watching a basketball game, first time celebrating Christmas, first time swimming, first time seeing lanterns, first time dining at someone’s house during the holidays, first time performing on stage, first time receiving a love letter, first time receiving a gift, first time seeing snow, first time going to the movies, first time going online, first time having a barbecue… and many, many other firsts…

But in just half a year, he experienced so many firsts, things he had never done before he was 18...

And that blue dolphin button shirt that Su Yangxia and Meng Zhao used up all their remaining living expenses and borrowed 15 yuan from his 100-year-old sister to get together 1288 yuan, and then spent a huge amount of money to buy him...was it just because he looked good in it?

Gu Shiye actually knew that it wasn't the case. It was because he wanted it, he liked it... because Su Yangxia saw the desire and want in his eyes... He could always catch the emotions that he even ignored...

He always habitually gives up the things he likes or wants, because even if he gets them, they will be taken away. So later he becomes unwilling to want anything, even the things he likes.

Because the happiness of getting something is only for a moment, but when it is taken away, you have to endure the long-term sadness.

Except... Su Yangxia, he wanted her so badly... This person was both careless and meticulous. He often lost things and couldn't remember where he put them, but he remembered everything he said and could detect every emotion in his eyes...

Only after meeting him did Gu Shiye realize that life could have so many firsts, that you could do so many things with the one you love, and that happiness could be so easy...