On the first day back home, Wu Chun felt very uncomfortable.
Even when he woke up in the morning, he would lie in bed and not want to move, unlike at his grandfather’s house, where he always had one thought in his mind – to be by Xu Shi Yao’s side.
The college entrance exam vacation was undoubtedly the most leisurely time, especially after returning home. Wu Chun would either sit on the couch in a daze or lie on the bed in a daze. The things he used to enjoy couldn’t arouse his interest anymore.
Even if he remembered something joyful, it was usually related to Xu Shi Yao.
After three consecutive days of such a life, when Wu Chun was sitting in front of his desk as usual, holding a book and daydreaming, there was a knock at the door.
Wu Chun was stunned for a moment before he slowly stood up and opened the door.
“Yu Shuo.”
Wu Chun looked at the person in front of him, genuinely surprised.
Yu Shuo was his childhood friend, and the bond between them could be described as something magical. From kindergarten to high school, they had not only been in the same class, but also shared the same desk. Even now, in college, they had both been admitted to the same university.
However, they had chosen different majors.
If that guy hadn’t taken his girlfriend on a vacation and traveled around, Wu Chun wouldn’t have been dumped at his grandfather’s house in the countryside. But now, Wu Chun was somewhat grateful. Fortunately, right after the college entrance exams, Yu Shuo confessed to the girl he secretly admired, and their relationship progressed rapidly. When they made travel plans, she found Wu Chun to be a third wheel and heartlessly abandoned him.
It was because of this that Wu Chun crossed paths with Xu Shi Yao.
Wu Chun didn’t believe in fate, but at this moment, he couldn’t help but feel that his meeting with Xu Shi Yao was somehow predestined.
“How come you’re back?” Wu Chun asked with a smile.
“Auntie said you were going crazy at home because you missed me? So I rushed back to check on you.”
After not seeing each other for a while, this old classmate was still as annoying as ever.
Wu Chun gave him a disdainful look. “Come in, don’t stand at the door.”
“Auntie was right, you really seem to have changed. What’s going on?”
“What’s wrong with me?” Wu Chun handed him a glass of water and asked impatiently.
“Well… you seem like a lost soul, always lacking energy. Auntie said you’ve been daydreaming every day since you came back from the countryside. What’s the matter? Tell me.”
Wu Chun plopped down on the sofa, fully aware that his absent-mindedness would definitely arouse his mother’s suspicion. However, his mother never believed in supernatural things, otherwise there would have been several groups of people coming to perform rituals at Wu Chun’s house in these three days.
Wu Chun thought about trying to appear as normal as possible, even if it was only in front of his parents.
Unfortunately, Wu Chun couldn’t control his emotions. It was surging powerfully, arrogantly invading his heart, commanding his brain, and manipulating his emotions. And the source of these emotions was only one – Xu Shi Yao.
Wu Chun belatedly realized that this emotion had a beautiful name – longing.
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Wu Chun couldn’t bear to see Xu Shiyao depressed. Just the thought of Xu Shiyao’s gaze would make Wu Chun’s heart feel like it had been pierced by a needle.
“Yu Shuo, how did you know that you liked the other person?” Wu Chun asked suddenly.
“How should I put it?” Yu Shuo put down the cup in his hand and thought for a moment before speaking slowly, “I’ve been paying attention to her for a long time, you know that for sure. But back then, it wasn’t love. The feeling of liking slowly developed within me during my long period of observation. I didn’t realize it at first, but when I did, I discovered that I already loved her deeply. What about you? Brother, have you met someone you like?”
“In that case, how do you show your affection for someone?” Wu Chun asked again.
“It’s just like you are right now,” Yu Shuo said without hesitation.
Wu Chun was taken aback.
“This is how I am? What do you mean?”
“Lost in thought! Look at you, in just a short time since I came in, you’ve already lost yourself twice. The way you are right now reminds me a lot of how I am when I haven’t been with my significant other. Every time I think of her, it’s like this.
Wu Chun: “…”
“Hey, buddy, have you really met someone you like?” Yu Shuo said excitedly as he sat down next to Wu Chun. “Let me ask you some questions. You don’t have to answer out loud, just think about it and see if it fits, okay?”
Wu Chun didn’t say anything, but his answer clearly showed that he agreed with this request.
“Even when you’re with them and you’re not doing anything, you still feel very happy.”
Wu Chun thought about the times before with Xu Shi Yao, when they would just sit together quietly without talking, yet they didn’t feel any awkwardness. Instead, there was a feeling of relaxed warmth.
Even if they didn’t do anything, they would still feel very happy.
“You want to see each other every day. Maybe you would make excuses for laziness in certain things, but when it comes to seeing each other, you are more proactive than anything else.
When it was said like that, it was indeed true.
Even during those days when Wu Chun was reclaiming a piece of barren land on the mountain and doing farm work for the first time, Wu Chun was exhausted to the point of death, but he still persevered because of Xu Shi Yao.
“Sometimes, certain actions of hers make your heart beat faster inexplicably, and you might even blush.”
Wu Chun’s hand, which was resting flat on his knee, curled up slightly when he heard this question.
“After being separated, you miss each other a lot. Even if you’ve only been separated for a short time, you’re always thinking about what the other person is doing or if they’re happy at this moment.”
Wu Chun was clearly worried. Even though he did not want to confront it, he had to admit that every point Yu Shuo mentioned earlier was perfectly in line with him.
Is it love?
Wu Chun asked himself this question once again in his heart.
These days, he was reluctant to entertain the thought of “liking” Xu Shiyao. He even tried his best to find a suitable excuse for this strange feeling. However, no matter how much he searched, he realized that the word “like” was the most appropriate one.
“Wu Chun,” Yu Shuo gently placed his hand on Wu Chun’s shoulder and said earnestly, “I am not sure that liking someone necessarily involves these four behaviors. Everyone has their own answer when it comes to liking. But one thing is undeniable, they are absolutely unique in your heart. Take some time to think deeply about what kind of feelings you have for them.
Wu Chun didn’t answer right away. He pondered silently for a while before asking somewhat uneasily, “What if it’s inappropriate for me to like him, or if this kind of liking won’t be accepted or blessed by others?
“I can’t say for sure. Everyone has their own opinion, but I think you really like each other, and the other person likes you, too. If you don’t take a chance on love, you might regret it. How about going out tonight? Let’s relax and have some fun. Want to watch a movie?”
Wu Chun nodded. He had been holed up at home for three days, so it was time to go out.
However, as soon as he actually stepped out, Wu Chun felt a pang of regret.
As he stood at the ticket counter of the movie theater and watched the bustling crowd, the feeling of emptiness in his heart became even more pronounced.
They collected their tickets and took a seat in the second row of the theater.
The movie was chosen by Yu Shuo, and Wu Chun has never been very interested in such things. Compared to watching movies, he prefers to browse through books or newspapers, so Wu Chun usually spent his money at the small kiosk by the side of the road.
After going there many times, whenever a new magazine came out, the old man at the newsstand would proactively save a copy for him.
But today, Wu Chun actually went inside to watch the movie.
It was a very cliched love story. It was said that when Yu Shuo bought the tickets, only this movie was left. In the past, Wu Chun would never have watched it, but today, he felt strangely attracted to it.
The story is a little melodramatic. The couple in the drama is not accepted by everyone around them. The story revolves around their deeply moving experiences and how they finally come together. What attracted Wu Chun was just one phrase from their experiences – “No one knows we are truly in love.
It is no exaggeration to say that at that moment, Wu Chun’s mind suddenly became clear.
Most of Wu Chun’s hesitation regarding his feelings for Xu Shi Yao might have been due to external factors: the fear of not being understood or approved by others, and the potential harm it might cause Xu Shi Yao if their relationship were exposed.
But what if no one knew?
Maybe there are only two people in this world who know of Xu Shi Yao’s existence: Wu Chun’s grandfather and Wu Chun himself.
Wu Chun trusts his grandfather completely. Through their conversations, Wu Chun can sense his grandfather’s admiration and gratitude for Xu Shi Yao.
Perhaps their love can exist without the need to reveal it to others.
Love is ultimately independent of others. They understand and cherish this feeling between themselves.
At that moment, the light in Wu Chun’s eyes, which had been dimming for three days, finally began to shine again.
As they leave the theater, Wu Chun hugs Yu Shuo excitedly.
“Thank you, Yu Shuo. I’ve realized something.”
“What?” Yu Shuo was completely confused. “Realized what?”
How did this guy manage to extract profound life lessons from a simple romantic movie?
Unfortunately, he didn’t get an answer from Wu Chun. After they hugged each other, Wu Chun quickly ran back home.
“Mom, I’m going back to my grandfather tomorrow,” Wu Chun started packing as soon as he got home. “I’ve been thinking about some things these past few days, and now I’ve come to a realization. It’s almost time for school to start, so I don’t want to procrastinate any longer. I want to spend more time with my grandfather.”
Although Wu Chun’s mother had some doubts, she didn’t say much and finally bought a ticket for Wu Chun to go to the village ten miles away.
At night, Wu Chun sat on the bed, holding Xu Shi Yao’s pine cone in his hand. The pine cone emitted a faint light in the dark, and Wu Chun gently tapped it with his finger, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
“You know, Xu Shi Yao? I like you,” Wu Chun whispered to the pine cone. In the solitude of his own room, Wu Chun became especially bold.
“Do you know what it means to ‘like’ someone? I can’t really describe what that feeling is. Yu Shuo told me that it’s when you think about someone all the time, feel happy when you’re with them, and miss them when they’re not around. But I feel it’s more than that. I can’t put it into words. Maybe ‘liking’ is that inexplicable yet exhilarating feeling.”
Wu Chun brought the pine cone closer and continued, “Maybe we won’t be seen as a good match when we’re together, but that doesn’t matter. We can have a secret love that no one knows about, in a corner where others can’t see, and enjoy our happiness freely. So I’ve made up my mind, and you can’t refuse me.”
After finishing his words, Wu Chun smiled affectionately and gently tapped the pine cone in his palm with his finger.
Outside the window, the moonlight shone brightly.
The next day, when Wu Chun arrived in Shili Village, it was already afternoon.
After eating dinner at his grandfather’s house, Wu Chun hurried to Shili Mountain. He first watered the vegetables and then tapped the ground with a small wooden stick, patiently waiting for the sunset.
“Ten, nine… one.”
As the word “one” left his mouth, Xu Shi Yao did not appear.
“What’s going on? Do I have to wait for the sun to completely set?” Wu Chun said in confusion.
However, even when it was completely dark that day, Wu Chun still couldn’t see Xu Shi Yao’s figure.
Wu Chun stood in the pine forest and anxiously called out twice.
There was no response.
Until late at night, Wu Chun did not wait for Xu Shi Yao to appear.
A soybean:
Where is Xu Shi Yao?
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