Chapter 10 Confession at the Birthday Party (Part 2)
age in his life, stock market fluctuations, trends of the era, and opportunities in the information industry seemed unrealistic. They couldn't compare with these papers that could help him solve his i...Chapter 10: The Birthday Party Confession Event (Part 2)
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Xiao Yunchun's birthday party became lively; with the lights turned off, candles blown out, and cake cut, Xiao Yunchun's small face was flushed red. It was clear that she felt exceptionally good about starting a new year, full of憧憬和期待。
Meanwhile, the girls couldn't wait to open their gifts under Xiao Yunchun's instructions. Wang安東and the others looked somewhat embarrassed as they saw what they had given—ordinary presents, naturally less expensive than Gao Fan's bracelet, making them look rather inferior in comparison. The girls' gifts were all sorts of strange and unique items.
Chen Lingshan picked up Su Can's box; she was curious from the beginning about what he gave Xiao Yunchun. From then on, she had been looking forward to this moment. She sat right next to Su Can’s long rectangular gift box, so it was natural for her to pick it up.
Xiao Yunchun wanted to open it herself but was beaten to the punch by Chen Lingshan; she naturally didn't want to say anything that would reveal how much she valued this present.
"What's this..." The girls gathered around as the outer packaging paper came off, revealing a lavishly decorated hard cardboard box with light purple starry sky patterns. Inside was a transparent glass bag containing a Disney-tagged Winnie the Pooh plush toy.
"Wow, how cute!" Some of the girls exclaimed in delight.
A girl who had just boasted about receiving face masks from Beijing for her birthday promptly shut up.
Xiao Yunchun's eyes flashed with surprise. For a girl who loved shopping frequently, she naturally understood the value of this stuffed doll Su Can had chosen.
Looking at Su Can again, she was somewhat surprised; even girls like them could barely afford to buy gifts worth hundreds of yuan for their friends. This was quite different from what people said about Su Can, who supposedly couldn't even afford a bottle of water.
"What's this A doll" Gao Fan, feeling his moment overshadowed, smiled wryly.
Chen Lingshan’s dark eyes shone slightly as she glanced at Su Can with a faint smile. "Yunchun is really lucky; if I got the same gift on my birthday, I wouldn't be able to sleep."
The crowd burst into laughter. There was something more to Chen Lingshan's words.
Gao Fan’s jealousy flared up. "What's so great about that When it's your birthday, Ling Shan, I'll buy you ten or eight of them and fill your bed with them!"
"These are Disney dolls, apparently they're hard to come by and very expensive! They cost around three or four hundred dollars each. Even in Xiahai City, it's rare to find them for sale anywhere! Where did you get so many" A female student interjected.
Gao Fan's face turned green then red. He had just been planning to say that what does Disney dolls have to do with anything, but upon hearing the price, he secretly looked at Su Can in shock. This kid spends so much money on expensive gifts for others; could it be that he has intentions towards Xiao Yunyun
Unfortunately, once words are spoken, they can't be taken back, causing everyone to laugh awkwardly. Now Gao Fan felt even worse. Ever since Su Can appeared, Chen Lingshan's attitude towards him had become colder, no longer as warm and enthusiastic as before. He didn't feel threatened by Su Can at all; he was superior in every aspect compared to the half-a-head shorter Su Can. Yet who would have thought that this kid could attract the attention of both beautiful girls present How could he not be conflicted
Walking onto the balcony, Xiao Yunyun's balcony was designed with sliding doors. By closing the door behind them, the noise from inside was blocked out, leaving only faintly clear moonlight, a dense blue sky filled with stars, and then the shadows of swaying trees below the courtyard along with milky white street lamps.
Su Can took a sip of red wine, leaning against the balcony railing. A slightly warm breeze brushed past his face, ruffling some of his disheveled hair. It made him think back to how in the later years, he could only play and frolic with children from the Construction Bureau staff quarters below the courtyard; now he was unexpectedly a guest at Xiao Yunyun's home, standing on this balcony, his nostrils still filled with the fragrance of Xiao Yunyun's pink bra and other small personal items drying under the wind.
Suddenly arriving happiness perhaps isn't about beautiful women or rapid progress in studies and career. Sometimes merely doing what one couldn't do before step by step can also be a kind of solidly accumulated happiness.
...
The sliding door behind them suddenly opened, revealing a warm and delicate figure beside him.
Chen Lingshan's beautiful eyes immediately saw Xiao Yunyun's bra and other items hanging on the balcony. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Su Can, she held a wine glass in her hand, looked straight ahead for quite some time, then blushed and said, "You came here... are you here to satisfy your voyeuristic desires ... pervert"
Su Can almost spat out the mouthful of wine. He hadn't really done anything wrong standing there, but Chen Lingshan's appearance immediately made things awkward.
A boy and a girl, then a teenage bra and lingerie dancing in the wind beside them.
Which devilish movie always creates romantic scenes for men and women meeting on balconies Reality proves that it is vastly different from artistic exaggeration and often leads to people nearly spraining their waists.
Su Can almost sprained his own waist, hurriedly explaining, "It's not what you imagine... I just came out to get some fresh air..."
Chen Lingshan laughed softly with a blush on her face and said, "That’s good."
"What is good" Su Can was puzzled.
"I thought you were only an emotionless piece of wood that wouldn't panic in any situation. I didn’t expect you to be nervous too. You don't need to explain to me..." Chen Lingshan blinked, and when Su Can's heart had calmed down she threw out a statement that made his blood pressure spike, "Go explain to Xiao Yunyun."
Then she turned towards the door as if to leave, but her hand was instinctively held by Su Can.
Su Can couldn't help but sweat; sometimes, a girl's thoughts are truly intricate and complicated. If Xiao Yunchun’s family thought that he came out onto the balcony with such sordid intentions, then things would really be messed up.
However, through his palm, the softness and bonelessness of her hand transmitted subtle sensations to his heart.
This was a historic moment; returning eleven years back in time, he had held the hand of the girl whom he once harbored secret feelings for but missed out on. In that moment of starry stillness, it felt no less spectacular than fireworks filling the screen to Su Can.
Chen Lingshan lightly froze, yet did not turn around.
The most awkward thing is what It’s neither the sudden skin contact between a man and woman nor the quiet atmosphere brought about by an uncomfortable situation. Rather, it was after accidentally holding the hand of Chen Lingshan, who had driven countless men crazy at Shi No. 1 High School, that sounds from inside the room filtered through the non-insulated sliding door to the balcony.
"Hey, where’s Su Can" A girl asked mysteriously.
"I don’t know. I think he went downstairs to buy something..."
"Didn't you hear There's been a rumor lately... Have you guys heard about it"
"Isn't it that Su Can has feelings for Chen Lingshan... Haha, I’ve known about this for a long time. Just now when I saw him, I pretended not to know who he was, and it was so hard to keep up..."
The voice came from inside the room; although it rose and fell intermittently, interspersed with giggles of girls and curious inquiries by boys, they all clearly seeped through the countless tiny gaps in the sliding door onto the balcony.
Su Can didn’t expect his heart, which had accumulated experiences from later years, to feel inexplicably stifled at this moment. His scalp tingled as he listened to everything, and he forgot to let go of Chen Lingshan’s hand; instead, out of nervousness and embarrassment, he tightened his grip.
Chen Lingshan's sharp ears involuntarily perked up, her heart racing fast. The autumn evening breeze blew across her face, making it red with heat, to the point where she almost dared not turn around to face Su Can.
"What they're saying... Is it true" Chen Lingshan’s voice was soft and low as she remained facing away from Su Can.
How young and foolish one is in their youth. Su Can never expected that the girl he admired for a long time would be the one to confront him about his first love.
"They say Su Can has had feelings for Lingshan ever since her mother worked at their family’s enterprise..." The voice from inside the room continued intermittently.
"Uh! Yes!" Su Cen nodded, tacitly admitting Chen Lingshan's inquiry. The self of eleven years ago had to pay for the present self, which was a bizarre cycle.
Chen Lingshan held Su Cen's hand and suddenly curled it into a tight grip.
If this hand were to remain tightly clasped with hers in the future, would their future be different Would they reach eternity through holding hands
In her mind, Chen Lingshan flashed back to when she first met Su Cen—an evening when a dirty-faced little boy climbed up, and an excited puppy. If that was meant to be fate’s meeting, wasn’t it the biggest joke God ever played on her
She had fantasized countless times about encountering her prince charming in romantic circumstances, so she felt even more disappointed by how different Su Cen was from what she imagined.
To be honest, Chen Lingshan did have feelings for Su Cen. He wasn't a good student but he was optimistic. He wasn't tall but often gave her warm smiles like the sun. Calm and composed when life threw him curveballs, he always managed to turn danger into safety. Yet in reality, he was just an ordinary boy from a common family.
He had a smile like that of a prince, yet couldn't give her heart-racing love. His slender shoulders couldn’t promise her a future either.
Chen Lingshan longed to be with her Jack, just as in the movie Titanic, sailing off into the sunset towards the horizon where sky meets sea.
But Su Cen, you are not Jack and we cannot reach the ocean.
"I'm sorry!"
Chen Lingshan heard her voice say this as she let go of his hand, withdrawing through the sliding door into the room silently.
Su Cen only saw the discussion in the living room abruptly stop. Through the gap of the open sliding door, under the interplay of light and shadow, he noticed a group of astonished men and women who were clueless as to what was happening.
Later on, whenever Chen Lingshan turned her back and left, she would sometimes wonder if time could give her another chance. If that night, instead of letting go, she had held tightly onto his hand, how different might her life have been
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