Translator: Deyonna
May 20, Monday, sunny day.
Ha―so tired. I just took a shower. I haven’t had time to sit down and write a diary until now. I was also conveniently waiting for Mingwei’s ginger milk curd. He’s a lot younger than me and because of the excitement we had during the day, he still wants to take a bath with me… But I really didn’t have the strength to let him make trouble, so I pushed him to the bathroom downstairs to wash alone―he was reluctant when he left (laughs).
In the early years, because I was busy with work and was getting older, I felt more and more that I had become old-fashioned, and life was dull, and I would inevitably feel unease when facing Mingwei. However, perhaps it was because I had a young lover that I gradually let go of myself and I feel that my mentality has become younger. Recently, I often mistakenly thought that I was as old as Mingwei—I’m embarrassed to tell him, but in this diary, I don’t hide these shameful thoughts.
I thought about it. Maybe in the future, Mingwei will laugh at me when he sees this, or maybe not, because he always looks at me with doting and caring eyes. Decades were just like one single day, (it’s not a lie, it’s really true, it’s impossible to mistake it after so many years), if it weren’t for his eyes, I wouldn’t have the illusion of being a young teenager… Suddenly I like him more, why isn’t he done yet? I’ll go down and ask him.
He said ten more minutes.
Back to the topic. Yesterday was the weekend, and Rong Rong was at home. She changed into different clothes for a while and ran out to show me which one looked the best. I casually asked her if she was going on a date with Wang Zhibo. She shyly hummed and said that tomorrow is 520 and that she and Wang Zhibo agreed to go out and play.
Me: “520?”
Rong Rong looked in the mirror. “That’s right. Internet Valentine’s Day and Confession Day are very popular recently.”
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It’s really interesting.
Before being together with Mingwei, I always thought I was more form-oriented among the two of us, but I never thought that after we got together, I found that he was the one who would meticulously prepare for all memorable events: my birthday, the anniversary of getting together, wedding anniversary, Valentine’s Day and so on. At times, I would forget when I’m busy, but he always remembers and will also plan some surprises for me. I don’t know where a serious person like him learned so many little tricks to please people.
This is our tenth year together. There are countless memories in the past ten years, but I don’t think he knows the meaning of 520. After all, he’s not a teenager who’s fond of the Internet. I originally only regarded it as an interesting anecdote, but seeing Rong Rong looking forward to it with vigor, my heart became itchy… Maybe Mingwei and I can also keep up with the trend?
Last night, my mind was not on the documents at all, so I simply searched on the Internet to find out how everyone was going to spend their 520.
Some people say that they will send a red envelope of 520 yuan, some people say that they will go watch a romance movie, and others say that they will go to the sky revolving restaurant for a romantic candlelit dinner… It’s not particularly interesting.
Suddenly, I saw someone saying that 520 happened to be their 20th wedding anniversary, and they were going to take a set of wedding photos. I thought about it. Except for the photos that Mingwei and I took when we got married, we usually rarely take formal couple photos (let’s call it this way for the time being, ba). After counting, there were unexpectedly a few three sets. I looked at the black computer monitor, and there were already fine lines in the corners of my eyes on the screen. I suddenly became anxious and decided to take pictures with Mingwei tomorrow to preserve a memory of our tenth year together.
After making an appointment with Xiao Peng, I remembered that I hadn’t told Mingwei yet, so I immediately got up and went to the study to discuss it with him. The strange thing is that he was only surprised when he heard about the photo shoot and then agreed with me.
Could it be that he knows the meaning of 520? I’m a little puzzled, thinking that most of the students he usually has contact with are in their teens or 20s, so it’s not impossible. But because I was a little excited, I forgot about this thing. At the same time, to be in a good condition for the next day, I took him to apply a mask before going to bed, and the two of us laughed at our dark faces for a while.
Xiao Peng is a photographer I know well. He owns a large studio and often works with top magazines and bigshot celebrities. His schedule is quite packed. I was afraid of disturbing his work, but when he heard that I wanted to take pictures, he immediately said that he could spare a day. When Mingwei and I arrived, Xiao Peng was ready. We originally wanted to take a few simple photos. Xiao Peng said how could that be possible? As a great photographer, there is no such word as simple in his dictionary. We were amused by him, and we were also free for the whole day, so we followed the makeup artist for the makeup and then changed our clothes.
Mingwei and I were arranged in two different dressing rooms by Xiao Peng. He arranged it that way to create a sense of mystery. Xiao Peng stayed by my side and complained to me about his unlucky love life. Honestly speaking, he is very good and takes relationships very seriously, but inexplicably, the road to his love life is very bumpy. It’s the topic that the two of us often talk about. Recently, he has returned to being single again, and I can only comfort him not to worry. The right one will eventually come. After putting on my makeup, I took my clothes and went to the dressing room. Xiao Peng looked at me up and down and said with a smile that Mingwei would be bewitched. I looked in the mirror and blushed a little.
I hope what he said is true.
After coming out, Mingwei had already come over and was waiting, and he happened to turn around and look at me when I opened the curtain.
To this day, I still remember the throbbing moment when I saw him, but I can’t fully describe it. It was like… like he’s a god. He’s very handsome, but after living together for ten years, his appearance has been engraved in my heart. I haven’t had such simple heartbeats in a long time, as if it was just the beginning of love. He also stared at me for a long time, staring until my face turned hot before he spoke in a low voice, “Very good-looking.”
I couldn’t help but walk to his side, looking alongside him in the mirror at the person with a delicate hairstyle and neat suit who wasn’t saying a word.
“Cough, you guys can watch first. I’ll get everything prepared. You guys can come over by then.”
As soon as Xiao Peng left, our lips were pressed together, kissing with eagerness and yearning. It took a full five minutes to separate.
I looked at him. “… I ate all the lip balm.”
He laughed. “Then you apply it for me.”
I had to pick up the lip balm on the table and rely on myself. Fortunately, it didn’t require much skill. I thought I applied it pretty well.
Xiao Peng really stayed true to his words, so we changed five sets of clothes, separated into indoor and outdoor venues, and no less than ten backgrounds. After the shooting, my face turned stiff from smiling. In the middle, I was really attracted to Mingwei, and I couldn’t help but look at him and then kiss him. Xiao Peng was at the end of his rope, saying, there are enough photos of you two kissing. Can you take a look at the camera!!! (I guarantee that there are definitely three exclamation marks in his tone.)
Mingwei and I looked at each other and laughed apologetically. Later, we restrained a lot, but Xiao Peng still kept mumbling that he was forced to eat dog food.
It was already past 7 pm after the photoshoot. Mingwei proposed to invite Xiaopeng to dinner and thank him by the way. But he didn’t know whose call it was that he received, and he was a little distracted. I told him not to force himself to make another appointment next time. He struggled for a while and apologized and said, let’s have dinner together some other time, ba. He might have to go first.
We made an arrangement as to when to pick up the photos, then we separated at the door of Xiao Peng’s studio.
In the evening we went to… the amusement park. It was Mingwei’s idea. After Xiao Peng left, he magically took out two amusement park tickets. It turned out that he knew what it meant today, and he had already planned how to spend it. Today’s event in the amusement park is that as long as you both are lovers or married couples that buy the tickets, they can enjoy half the price. Because of the popularity, the tickets were sold out early.
Mingwei said that to buy the tickets, he also showed our marriage certificate.
I hesitated to go, because I hadn’t been there for many years, and I was afraid that there would be young people and kids there.
Mingwei couldn’t care less. “No one knows who is who in the middle of the night, and besides, you’re my little baby.”
I was delighted by what he said and was very moved, so I went in with him.
We didn’t have dinner, so we wandered around in the amusement park and bought snacks, ice cream, and cotton candies; we bought a bunch of good-looking and useless gadgets, and then gave them to the children passing by; we also sat on the carousel, Ferris wheel, and pirate ship together. The faces of the surrounding people were filled with youthfulness and smiles, looking at each other’s eyes full of love. Then they hugged and kissed each other. At first, I was a little uncomfortable with the excitement in the park, but later I seemed to also fully integrate into them. I was extremely enjoying, then Mingwei kissed and hugged me in the dark. He even prepared beautiful little fireworks for me…
After having fun to our heart’s content, we got home very late.
For some reason, today’s heartbeat has always been slow, as if demanding me to respond to the meaning of Confession Day, urging me to say to Mingwei: I love you, I love you, I love you. However, I feel shy writing down such warm and straightforward words, let alone telling him face to face. I hope that one day he can see this page and receive these three “I love you” in clear words.
I heard his footsteps going upstairs. That’s all I have to write for today. I have written a lot of words but I think there’s something I haven’t written about yet. Wait for me to remember it and I will add it later, ba.
Aaw this was such a cute chapter! An amazing diary entry :’)
Thank you for the chapter ♡
aaaaawwwwww…. i can’t. this dog food is so sweet and delicious.
seriously i’m crying real tears. ten years is not a very long time for a couple, but it’s also not short. and they are still lovey dovey and admire each other🤧♥️