He patted her head and said, “Let’s watch the show.”

Xu Zhilu: “…”

During the countdown, everyone who had lost their energy suddenly regained it and began to scream wildly.

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.”

“5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — Happy New Year!”

The hosts and artists on the stage shouted in unison.

Xu Zhilu laughed along, and suddenly she felt a warm breath beside her ear. She froze, and before she could react, Shen Siyan had already bent over and whispered in her ear, “Xu Zhilu, Happy New Year.”

He paused and added, “I hope this day will come to me every year.”

Xu Zhilu’s eyelashes trembled, and she responded subconsciously, “Happy New Year.”

Shen Siyan.

She kept the name in her heart.

–

After the New Year’s Eve party, it took nearly an hour for the four people to slowly walk out.

The subway had stopped running, and the taxi line was so long that they would have to wait at least two hours.

Xu Zhilu glanced at it and said, “How about riding a bicycle?”

“It’s so far.”

Shen Siyan thought for a while and said, “Let’s ride to a place with fewer people. I’ll ask my dad to pick us up.”

Cheng Song nodded, “Then I’ll call my dad too, and not let your uncle send me off.”

Shen Siyan nodded, “Okay.”

The four people rode their bikes through the night, feeling the biting cold winter wind.

The night was dark, and the street lights formed a line, stretching their shadows and reflecting them on the roadside.

When Shen Guangyuan picked up the two people, they were almost frozen to death.

“Hurry up and get in the car. Are you cold?”

Shen Siyan nodded, “Dad, turn up the air conditioner.”

Shen Guangyuan nodded and looked at Xu Zhilu, “Is Zhilu okay?”

Xu Zhilu nodded, “Uncle, I’m fine, just a little cold.”

Shen Guangyuan handed them two thermoses and said, “This is what your aunt filled for you. Drink some to warm up first. It contains hot water.”

“Okay, thank you, uncle.”

Shen Siyan raised his eyebrows and said, “My mother is quite thoughtful.”

Shen Guangyuan looked at him and asked, “Why didn’t you call earlier? There was a bit of a traffic jam just now.”

“I forgot.” Shen Siyan touched the tip of his nose and said, “I’m sorry.”

Shen Guangyuan laughed, “It’s New Year’s Day. Why are you saying sorry? There’s a blanket over there, cover Zhilu with it.”

“Um.”

On the way home, Shen Siyan and Shen Guangyuan chatted idly.

Xu Zhilu’s body began to warm up. She turned to look at the night outside the window and listened to the familiar voices in her ears. Suddenly, she felt that this kind of life was actually quite good.

It was plain and simple, without too many twists and turns, which made her feel at ease.

…

This was one of the happiest New Year’s Days that Xu Zhilu had in recent years.

After returning home, she walked lightly back to her room to rest.

The next day, she slept until she woke up naturally.

Xu Zhilu was like an invisible person in her family now. No one cared about her, and she didn’t need them to care.

After New Year’s Day,.

Now in their third year of high school, they once again entered into busy studies.

That day, Xu Zhilu was late again.

And the first class was over less than ten minutes after she entered the classroom.

She had a stomachache and asked to leave early.

Shen Siyan glanced at her and said, “I’ll get you some water.”

“Um.”

Xu Zhilu didn’t refuse and said softly, “Thank you.”

Shen Siyan replied, “Hmm,” took her cup, and walked out.

He thought for a while and went to the store to buy some things.

When he came back, he was obviously holding more items in his hands than before.

“Take a sip first.”

Xu Zhilu didn’t refuse. She took it and took a sip, then she noticed something different.

She licked her lips and looked at Shen Siyan, “Did you put something in this?”

“I added some brown sugar.”

Shen Siyan was a little embarrassed, “I heard it’s pretty good.”

Xu Zhilu lowered her eyes, “Well, thank you.”

Shen Siyan responded, “Drink it, and eat something later.”

For the entire morning, Xu Zhilu felt as listless as a wilted eggplant.

When it was time for lunch, she didn’t want to go either.

“Then I’ll bring you some food?” Xin An’an looked at her and said, “You can sleep here for a while.”

Xu Zhilu nodded, “Okay. Thank you.”

Xin An’an patted her head, “Poor little girl, why are you being so polite?”

However, the person who brought the meal was not Xin An’an, but Shen Siyan.

He came in when Xu Zhilu was half asleep and half awake.

“Xu Zhilu.”

“Ah?”

“Eat something.”

Xu Zhilu replied dazedly, “I know, you can leave it alone for now.”

Shen Siyan looked at her and asked, “Did you eat something cold?”

Xu Zhilu: “…”

If he hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have remembered. Just two days ago, she and Jian Anran had wanted ice cream for no reason, so they went to the store to buy one and ate it. Now they were paying the price.

Xu Zhilu touched the tip of her nose and said, “No.”

She lowered her head and opened the food that Shen Siyan had brought, “What nonsense are you talking about? I just caught a cold.”

When Shen Siyan saw her red ears, he knew she was lying.

He wanted to say something, but seeing her pitiful appearance, he couldn’t bear it.

“Okay, eat.”

“Um.”

It was lunch break, and Gao Chi and several students from the next class were playing games.

When they saw Shen Siyan coming in, they wanted to say hello, but when they looked up, they saw Shen Siyan serving Xu Zhilu.

Listening to the conversation between the two, several people were stunned for a few seconds.

They were not in the same class as Shen Siyan and did not know that Shen Siyan and Xu Zhilu had swapped seats.

Several people looked at each other for a few seconds, and when they saw Shen Siyan putting his coat on Xu Zhilu, they couldn’t help themselves.

“Brother Yan.”

Shen Siyan turned around.

One of them looked at him and asked, “Why are you suddenly so nice to Xu Zhilu?”

For a few seconds, Shen Siyan’s mind went blank.

The other students also turned to look at him, their eyes filled with gossip. They wanted to know too.

Shen Siyan paused and suddenly said, “Oh, because she likes me.”

Xu Zhilu: “???”

She turned her head and stared at Shen Siyan with wide eyes.

The classmate was even more confused: “She likes you? And you treat her well?”

“Is there something wrong with my understanding, or what’s going on, classmates?”

Everyone: “…”

They were also confused.

Suddenly, Shen Siyan seemed to realize what he had said. He was stunned for a moment and said, “No.”

Everyone: “Not what?”

Shen Siyan paused, unscrewed the lid of Xu Zhilu’s thermos cup, and said calmly, “You said it the wrong way around.”

Everyone: “???”

Everyone stared in disbelief.

“What’s the opposite?”

Cheng Song just arrived at the door and heard these words. He looked at Shen Siyan and shouted, “Brother Yan, you came back to bring food to Xu Zhilu. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? After we finish eating…”

Before he could finish his words, Gao Chi turned around, rolled his eyes, and interrupted him: “Shut up.”

Cheng Song: “Ah?”

Everyone: “!!!”

What about their gossip?

As if Shen Siyan knew what everyone was thinking, he said frankly, “What I just said was the opposite.”

He pointed: “It’s me who likes her.”