Chapter 191 - Who Are You Mailing It To
Tang Xin wanted to ask why, but eventually decided to stay silent. Sometimes she would get more by pretending to not know anything.
Such as when they were going through the snack street — she was drooling at the sight of the street food and he bought everything for her before holding her hand and headed forward again.
Their clothes attracted much attention and some couples even came forward to ask where they bought it. If they asked him, they would only receive a cold glare so she had to answer the question for them.
They barely spoke on the way.
Silent, but both intuitively happy.
The gift streets were filled with unique shops. They stopped in front of a dreamily lit up shop called ‘Entrust The Future’, exchanged a glance with each other, and walked in together.
It was a shop where they could write letters and mail to their future selves. They could write down what they want to say to themselves and it would be mailed to their homes, or his or hers. However, the most unique tradition here was that every person that came in could only mail one letter, representing the one and only.
“Let’s go.” Li Yunshen suddenly wanted to pull her away not long after they walked into the shop.
Tang Xin let go of his hand, “I want to play.”
She was seeking his permission and Li Yunshen silently granted after casting a deep look at her.
Tang Xin smiled and happily skipped to the counter to ask how it works. Then, he sat down on the couch with paper and pen. When she lowered her head in preparation to write, a shadow shrouded over her head. She looked up and it was him again, with his undeclinable eyes.
Li Yunshen walked over and frowned, but eventually left just like how she wanted.
“Who are you mailing it to?” Li Yunshen couldn’t help but ask when they left the shop.
“Someone I want to mail it to.” Tang Xin smiled lightly, but she became bitter at the thought of it.
Li Yunshen didn’t insist on asking and continued to shop with his arm draped over her shoulder.
Finally, they finished going around City A’s most renowned street heaven. The crowd gradually ceased as they moved into the night.
Standing in the quiet street, Tang Xin suddenly turned around and looked backward, engraving the brilliant street scene in her head.
The lights dimmed and the curtains dropped; it was time for her to bow and leave the stage.
She smiled softly and his breath was mingling with hers when she turned around.
He cupped her face, leaving the last, happy scene on the glorious stage.
Even much, much later when Tang Xin recalled this scene, she still couldn’t understand the meaning behind this outing…
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“Xinxin, can we meet up?”
Xia Zhixing suddenly called her on the weekend. Tang Xin didn’t want to see her because she didn’t know what accidents there would be, but she decided to go in the end as there was no reason to turn her down.
The place they decided to meet at was Bestie Cafe. When she walked in, it was still the same student who worked there, and the cute girl came asking where she had been and why she didn’t come.
She only smiled and walked upstairs.
There was a special area which was separated from the other areas. Xia Zhixing had designed it especially for the two of them when they first made the shop. She said, since it’s for besties, there has to be a place for us. It has to be hidden and unique.
Xia Zhixing was waiting for her with brewed tea when she entered the place where they could talk about anything before.
“Xinxin, you are here.”
Tang Xin and nodded and sat opposite her.
They were such close and sincere friends, but the reencounter wasn’t as beautiful as it should’ve been.
The cracks in their friendship didn’t allow them to go back to purer time because the lumps in their heart were unerasable.
“Have a cup of hot tea first.” Xia Zhixing poured a cup for her.