Sunny Joy - CHAPTER 5

That day, Chu Xi could hear some strange noises from the next class while she was in her own.

After class, she heard from other friends that the homeroom teacher of the neighboring class got drunk and caused a scene, knocking over chairs and tables.

Chu Xi was somewhat worried about Song Ciyue’s mental state—being in the third year of high school and having such a homeroom teacher, if the pressure became too much, it would be bad if any negative thoughts arose.

She was thinking of letting Song Ciyue relax properly, so she suggested going to the movies together on the weekend.

It’s just that when the time comes, they still must hold onto their mock exams. This is the sorrow of high school students, especially those in their senior year.

Endless exercises, endless mistakes to correct.

Song Ciyue’s grades are a bit lower, but Chu Xi is already in the top five of the grades.

At that time, I can also explain the types of questions to Song Ciyue.

Sitting inside the screening room, the two people were chatting about trivial matters.

“Xiao Xi, you seem just like my sister, I really like you.”

Song Ciyue rested her head on Chu Xi’s shoulder.

“I like you a lot too. It would be great if we were real sisters.”

If Zhao Yu knew that the words he most wanted to hear were said by his crush to his best friend, he would probably cry to death, but fortunately, he doesn’t know.

“By then, it would be best if they are twins! We would be twin sisters!”

Chu Xi suddenly thought of something and said to her, “Speaking of twins, I heard that twins must be exactly the same in everything, otherwise they might easily fight over things.”

Song Ciyue looked up and smiled sweetly, “I have an older sister. When the time comes, I’ll give everything to her.”

Chu Xi patted her head: “Our Yueyue is the best. Let me tell you something, my aunt has a pair of twins. Last summer, I helped take care of them for a while.”

“Aunt took us to the park to play. At that time, the older child accidentally fell into the flower bed, and I had just pulled him out. As soon as I turned around, the younger child jumped in by himself! He was afraid that he hadn’t been to the place where his brother had been.”

“Hahaha, this is just too cute.”

“Having a few is cute, but having too many makes them little brats. If it’s your own child, you’ll be driven crazy.”

Song Ciyue also agreed and sighed a bit, saying, “I’ve seen a joke about this, saying that when our generation becomes parents, let me find it for you.”

Child: I scored 100 points on the test.

Me: Awesome!

Child: I scored 60 points on the test.

Me: Awesome, I passed!

Child: I got a zero on this test.

Me: That’s amazing, I’ve never seen anything like it.

Chu Xi looked at it and shook her head, “This joke isn’t realistic at all.”

“Ah? Really? It looks pretty fun.”

“Later, it should be written that the parent slowly took out the belt after finishing speaking.”

Song Ciyue: “It’s still you, huh? Look below, there’s another one, it’s quite fun too.”

Child: We broke up.

Me: How about having a drink tonight? But we can’t drink too much. Remember to wake me up tomorrow morning when you get up for school so I can go to work.

“This is a bit like the life I want to live, living off the small things. It’s a life where the old isn’t as good as the young, and the young isn’t as good as the small.”

In the winter, the two sometimes sleep together. Song Ciyue talks to Chu Xi about her family, her expectations for love, and says she doesn’t want to become a woman who suffers like her mother in the future.

Later, after the college entrance examination, they both went to university, and the two of them separated, attending different schools.

Later, after going through some things, Song Ciyue, who was simple-minded and had a bit of a people-pleasing personality and a bit of a love-struck mentality, would still be advised by Chu Xi whenever she encountered any problems, even though Chu Xi was frustrated with her.

But Song Ciyue often did things that Chu Xi couldn’t understand, so much so that they eventually ended up on that annoying adult path during their late-night talks. That’s a story for another time; for now, they are still the same selves they were back then.

When she was a freshman, Zhao Yu, who hadn’t been in touch for a long time, sent her a message saying he wanted to see her and go out together.

Xi: Is there something you need?

Zhao Yu: It’s nothing major, but it’s still necessary to meet up. Now that you’ve graduated, aren’t you going to treat us?

Xi: As far as I know, you should have done better than me on the exam, right? So, who should treat whom?

Zhao Yu: I can treat you too, so let’s set a time to meet.

I don’t know if it’s because of the rumors that were spread before, but Chu Xi always felt a bit strange, as if Zhao Yu was hinting at something to her.

But Chu Xi didn’t want to get any closer to him, nor did she want to lose this friend. She was also worried that she was overthinking it, so she wanted to forward the chat logs to Song Ciyue and have her analyze it together.

As a result, it was accidentally sent to… Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu:?

Zhao Yu: What’s this?

Chu Xi is super embarrassed right now.

To be honest, she has never encountered such a thing growing up, and no one has taught her how to handle it!

She looked at various posts online and found one answer that could be used.

Xi: Look at our conversation, I feel like there’s something off.

Zhao Yu: Did you figure it out?

Chu Xi herself was full of questions, but to avoid being found out, she gritted her teeth and admitted it.

Xi: Hmm.

Zhao Yu: You know, so what are your thoughts?

Chu Xi was feeling extremely agitated: Are you made up of questions? Always asking me? What do I know!

Xi: I have no thoughts on it.

The other side was silent for a long time before sending a message: Really?

Chu Xi, expressionless: Can you just say what you need to say?

She just sent that message directly.

Zhao Yu: Chu Xi, I like you. I’ve liked you for a long time.

Xi: Isn’t it just liking someone? Why hide it… huh? It’s impossible for us, I don’t like you, give it up.

At first, she didn’t react, but later she was shocked. However, it also felt somewhat expected, and she felt a sense of relief.

Zhao Yu: It’s okay, liking someone is my business. The reason I wanted to ask you out is that I didn’t want to be so hasty, just lying in bed and deciding with a message.

(Zhao Yu’s inner thoughts: Actually, there’s also the reason that offline has a higher success rate, while online text tends to be more indifferent.)

Xi: Big brother, what do you see in me? I’ll change.

Zhao Yu: You are so gentle, so kind, so sincere to others, and so good to me.

Chu Xi was also pondering where she had crossed the line. Did it really happen that she treated the other person as a sister, but the other person wanted to pursue her?

Xi: Isn’t it better if we just stay friends?

Zhao Yu: Then let’s just be friends.

Xi: Letting go so quickly.

Zhao Yu: What’s wrong, are you still regretting losing such a quality young man like me? How about I pursue you instead, so you have fewer regrets?

Xi: No, no, no, I was just feeling a bit nostalgic.

After that, Chu Xi didn’t talk to anyone else, but she did call her good friend Song Ciyue to explain the situation.

“After being friends for so long, I really didn’t notice that he had these feelings for me.”

On the other end of the phone: “See, I told you, you two definitely have something going on. Zhao Yu is a good person, good-looking, good grades, the perfect sunny and cheerful boy! You two should just be together, I approve of this marriage!”