Sunny Joy - CHAPTER 39

Perhaps because the shadow of that person is in my heart, everything I see seems to resemble them.

She looked at her phone, unconsciously scrolling through Meng Ran’s posts, her finger gliding over the screen, bit by bit, watching those little moments.

He sat in his dorm room, doing his homework, occasionally checking his phone. The screensaver was still her, but in his heart, he was thinking of the girl pinned to the top.

She was having a meal and chatting with her friend, thinking about what the other person was doing, whether they had eaten, and if they would come to this restaurant today.

He bought his meal, scanned the surroundings, his gaze wandering, and saw that familiar figure, who, as usual, silently found a spot neither too far nor too close…

She went out with friends today and posted on her Moments. Her finger hesitated for a long time over the block option, but in the end, she pretended not to care and sent it anyway.

He saw the girl’s social media posts, and she seemed to be having a good time. He knew he should keep his distance, but the next day, he followed the path she had taken, as if he had walked with her for a long time.

“Meng Ran, wait a moment.”

After class, he, as usual, organized his things and prepared to leave, but was stopped by a woman’s voice.

It’s her, Xu Qiaoqiao.

“Is there something wrong?” Meng Ran asked.

“I… I heard… I heard you broke up, I just wanted to say I… I like…”

Xu Qiaoqiao’s face turned red, and her words were full of shyness, but before she could finish, she was interrupted.

Sorry, I don’t have that plan for now.

Meng Ran was very indifferent.

Xu Qiaoqiao’s face paled a bit, and she forced a smile, “It’s okay, I can wait, wait for the day you accept me.”

“No need, I don’t like you.”

After finishing speaking, he left straight away.

He happened to run into Song Ciyue at the door. The two exchanged glances and immediately looked away, pretending nothing had happened. However, someone behind him called out to him.

“Meng Ran! You’ve already broken up with her!”

He was still in front of Song Ciyue, his body stiffening slightly. Song Ciyue took the lead and walked past the boy.

It was another holiday, and Song Ciyue was walking on the road when she encountered a familiar person. She called out to him, “Zhao Yu, long time no see.”

Zhao Yu was also a bit surprised: “Long time no see.”

Song Ciyue pursed her lips and asked him, “How are things going with Chu Xi?”

“Pretty good, she agreed to it.”

“That’s good.”

She was also very happy for Chu Xi when she heard the news.

Zhao Yu thought for a moment and asked, “Are you also here to find her?”

Song Ciyue heard this and quickly waved her hand, “No, I was just passing by.”

“Oh, oh, I see.”

Zhao Yu saw her like this but didn’t expose her.

“Then I’ll leave first.”

Song Ciyue hurriedly left, and Zhao Yu watched her retreating figure, sighed, and thought that the situation wasn’t as serious as she imagined; if only she were a bit bolder…

Arriving at Chu Xi’s house, they took Chu Xi away.

“Brother-in-law, bring my sister back early!”

“My brother and sister-in-law went out to have some fun, it’s only natural for the young couple to come back a bit later!”

The two exchanged a glance, said nothing, ignored the people behind them, and started a conversation.

After a while, Zhao Yu finally brought it up: “I just saw Song Ciyue, and she seems to want to see you.”

After listening to it, Chu Xi was originally angry, but after such a long time, she had already calmed down. She just still didn’t know what she was thinking.

“Does she look okay?”

“Not bad, feeling pretty good.”

Chu Xi nodded, “That’s good.”

Zhao Yu asked her, “You’ve always been so good to her, huh? It feels like you’re better to her than to your own brother. Does she remind you of a family member?”

Chu Xi shook her head in denial: “It’s not my family, but me. The me who lacked courage and protection before, the one who resembled that fragility and stubbornness the most.”

“Do you still have that side to you? It’s hard to imagine.”

“Yeah, a long, long time ago.”

“It’s just a pity that I didn’t meet you back then.”

Chu Xi retorted, “Are you trying to take advantage of the situation?”

“Isn’t it possible? That’s when it’s easiest to take advantage of the situation.”

Here, Song Ciyue moves through the crowd, all alone. Some people pass her by, while others lag behind. The bustling scene is like a flowing river beside her. Here I stand alone, while over there, the springs rush like a river.

She watched as the leaves beside her fell into the river, as if she too could transform into a leaf and drift away with the wind.

The sunlight gilded everything with a layer of golden, fragmented, mottled light and shadow, some of which filtered through the gaps between the leaves and fell onto the ground.

In 129,600 years, everything will repeat itself. That means that time will still be there, and we can meet again. I hope that this time, we will still be friends.

The turtle thought this but then saw a boy standing in front of him.

The boy is very tall, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. He has a straight nose and thin lips, with a sharp jawline that blends youthful energy with angularity, half of his profile illuminated by the sunlight.

He was not far from her, always watching her, with the ends of his hair still damp with sweat, his eyes shining with a gentle light.

Song Ciyue looked at him and involuntarily took a step in the boy’s direction. Later, realizing they had already broken up, she stopped and didn’t move again.

But the boy walked towards her, step by step, very determined, and stood right in front of her. Her heart started to race a bit.

“How did you get here?”

Meng Ran replied, “Guess.”

Song Ciyue, upon hearing this, didn’t want to play any guessing games, so she decided not to talk to him anymore and left.

The boy looked at her back and gave a wry smile.

I still can’t let you go. I saw you looking so lonely just now, so I couldn’t help but come out. I hope I didn’t upset you

And not long after Song Ciyue got home, a call came in from a very familiar number.

Hello.

Hello.

The atmosphere fell into silence, and Song Ciyue didn’t know what to say, only managing to say hello.

The person across from me smiled and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so polite after not being in touch for so long. It feels quite distant.”

“No, it’s that I didn’t know what to say,” Song Ciyue explained to her. “At that time, I didn’t know what I was thinking and did the wrong thing. I’m really sorry. I must have disappointed you.”

“Indeed, you disappointed me. However, I know you came to see me today, so, being the magnanimous person I am, I’ve already forgiven you.”

“I’m sorry, I’ve already gone over to apologize to you.”

“Alright, alright, I know our little Yueyue is a coward, so I have to step in myself.”

“Xiao Xi, you’re so great. I’ve always been very fortunate to have you as a friend, and I hope we can keep going together and always be good friends.”

“Me too, so let’s learn from this experience. It must be because we haven’t met often enough. In the future, I’ll make an effort to hang out with you more often.”

“Sure, we will definitely see each other more often in the future!”