Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At that point in time, Zhuang Nainai had been confused. “Forget what?”
Si Zhengting’s face had gone dark, but he had still held on to the hope that she might surprise him just as she had when they were in the first two years of high school.
But he had waited from morning ’til evening.
When he had sent her home to her little house, the way he always did, his face had been entirely dark with displeasure.
Zhuang Nainai, up until that very moment, had been confused. Wondering if his bad mood was because he had gotten 99 marks in the day’s test and not full marks, she had been squeezing her brain juices for ways to comfort him.
Just as they were about to part ways, his cell phone had rung, and it was a voice message that Su Yanbin had sent over. “Leader Ting, happy birthday!”
It was only then that Zhuang Nainai had violently realized that it was his birthday!
She had immediately gone crazy over the fact that she hadn’t prepared any present for him!
Seeing his face of silence and the way he seemed to be ready to leave, Zhuang Nainai had finally shouted, “Si Zhengting, I’ve gotten you a birthday present. Wait for me, I’m going to get it!”
He had stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at her.
She had then run all the way into her room and frantically searched around.
Having found nothing worthy of being a present, she had gotten more and more anxious. Finally, she had spotted the Hello Kitty, then resolutely grabbed it and gone out.
She had passed the gift to Si Zhengting and said with an air of righteousness, “Si Zhengting, this present isn’t worth much, but what’s more important is the heart in giving. This is my favorite toy, and it has been with me for 10 years. Now that I’m giving it to you, do you feel my sincerity?”
She had obviously forgotten his birthday, and this had just been an emergency plan — but she had spoken with so much conviction in order to win him over.
Zhuang Nainai had felt rather guilty back then. After finishing what she had to say, she had noticed his still-dark facial expression. Just as she had begun to lower her head in guilt and to admit her mistake, he had knocked her on the head and said, “I got it.”
Just as he began walking off with her toy, Zhuang Nainai had suddenly felt unable to bear to part with it. Running over to him, she had then said, “Actually, I don’t think this present is suitable for you… how about you return the toy to me and I’ll give you something else tomorrow?”
Si Zhengting had stopped in his footsteps. His face darkening, he had looked at Zhuang Nainai and said, “I think the toy is fine.”
“It’s old.”
“Being old means that it has sentimental value.”
“Its clothes are tattered, and I’ve even mended them before.”
“With your sewing on the toy, the toy is even more meaningful.”
Zhuang Nainai was speechless.
In the end, Zhuang Nainai had had no choice but to let him leave with her beloved toy. Her heart had hurt at the thought of parting with her toy. What was I thinking, giving my favorite toy away? she’d thought to herself.
After breaking up with him, there were countless times in which she had thought to herself, Now that we’ve broken up, you can return my toy to me! She had convinced herself that it wasn’t him that she couldn’t bear to part with… it was her toy.
Staring at the old toy in front of her, Zhuang Nainai grabbed it and hugged it immediately. Then, something moved in front of her, and Si Zhengting placed something into her palms.
Zhuang Nainai lowered her head. After reading the words on the item, she was utterly stunned.
