Chapter 47 - 47 47 Love's Romance

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47: Chapter 47 Love’s Romance 47: Chapter 47 Love’s Romance Ye Shikai gave a sly smile, faced Su Ziqing’s questioning, and without answering, he walked back upstairs to his room. From under the bed, he took out a box, gently blew the dust off it, carefully wiped it down, and the dark wooden box already bore the marks of time. Ye Shikai gently opened the box, a guitar quietly lay inside. Beside the guitar, a yellowed postcard caught Ye Shikai’s eyes, and on it, a line of neat fountain pen writing drew his gaze. “Xixi, this is your birthday gift. Do you like it? I’m waiting for you to play ‘Love’s Romance’ for me.” Ye Shikai’s body trembled slightly, and the deeply buried memories replayed in his mind. After so many years, he thought he had moved on, but revisiting those memories still deeply moved him. She had always lived in his heart. Ye Shikai closed his eyes, as if falling through a time tunnel, seemingly returning to his ninth-grade year. Dressed in his junior high uniform, he strolled through the campus. “Guess who I am?” Suddenly, a girl extended her hands and covered his eyes from behind. “Xin, stop teasing me.” He gently held the girl’s hands, the softness of her fair hands felt comforting. She wore a pure white dress, with a hint of childishness, resembling a white sprite, “Xixi, Kai, do you know what day it is today?” “What day is it?” “Silly, it’s your birthday today.” The girl showed a playful angry expression, lightly poking Ye Shikai’s forehead. “Look at my memory, I even forgot my own birthday.” “I prepared a gift for you... do you want to see it?” The girl gave a sly smile. “Yes, please.” “Hah, I won’t give it to you.” The girl turned her head away, her lips slightly raised. “Oh, you dare to tease me, see how I will punish you.” Ye Shikai stretched out his hands, tickling the girl under her armpits. “Haha... haha, stop tickling... I’ll tell you.” The girl said, thoroughly enjoying herself, childhood sweethearts, always like this from when they were young. “Just wait for me, let me get the gift. Close your eyes, and only open them when I’m back.” The girl chirped merrily, her playful expression adorable. Before long, the girl returned, patting his shoulder, “I’m back, open your eyes.” Ye Shikai slowly opened his eyes, seeing the girl holding a dark box, her face full of mystery. “What’s this? Such a big box.” Ye Shikai received the box from the girl’s hands, a surprised expression on his face. “Just open it and see.” Ye Shikai gently opened the box; inside lay a beautiful guitar, “Such a beautiful guitar,” Ye Shikai exclaimed excitedly, having always wanted a guitar, but due to his family’s poor finances, Ye Shikai had spent all his money on supporting his family, burying this wish deep in his heart. Seeing the guitar in front of him, his heart surged with excitement. “Do you like it? I knew you wanted a guitar.” The girl smiled, content with the boy’s overjoyed expression, her heart sweet as honey, her face unable to stop smiling. “Kai, once you get good at it, could you play ‘Love’s Romance’ for me? I really hope you can play it for me.” The girl stepped forward, gently holding Ye Shikai’s hand, her eyes filled with boundless tenderness. The girl was the school’s beauty, many boys confessed to her, but she only had Ye Shikai in her heart, the two always acknowledged as the school’s model couple. “Okay, once I get good at it, I will play it for you, a ‘Love’s Romance’ that belongs only to you.” Ye Shikai put down the guitar, gently pulling the girl into his embrace, the girl extending her hands, tightly embracing his waist, both holding each other like this... Clear tears streamed from Ye Shikai’s eyes, falling onto the guitar, really missing her. Remembering the last time in the tea market, when that familiar figure reappeared before him, he rushed towards her without hesitation, watching her figure disappear into the distance, feeling utterly powerless. “Sister-in-law, what’s wrong?” Suddenly, Su Ziqing’s voice rang in Ye Shikai’s ears, bringing his mind back to the present, Su Ziqing rushing over in a panic, “Brother-in-law, why are you crying, are you alright?” Looking at Su Ziqing’s worried face, Ye Shikai gently wiped the tears from his face, softly saying, “I’m fine, Qingqing, let me rest for a bit, okay?” “Brother-in-law, are you really alright? Is it because I signed you up without considering your opinion, and made it difficult for you?” Su Ziqing wore a self-blaming expression, unable to think of any other reason that could have upset Ye Shikai so much. “No, Qingqing, I’m alright, just a bit tired. I promise you, I will attend the show tonight.” Ye Shikai said, unconsciously hiding the yellowed postcard behind his back. “Okay then, brother-in-law, you rest. I’ll go back to my room now.” Su Ziqing said, though Ye Shikai didn’t admit anything, Su Ziqing always felt Ye Shikai was hiding something from her; otherwise, his attitude wouldn’t have changed so drastically after going upstairs. Su Ziqing left the room, closing the door behind her. Ye Shikai sighed softly, picked up the guitar from the box, carefully wiping each string, restoring it to like-new condition. Ye Shikai held it up, “Xin, this ‘Love’s Romance,’ though you can’t hear it, I still want to play it for you.” The beautiful and simple melody of ‘Love’s Romance’ floated around the empty room, Ye Shikai sat quietly alone on a chair, his deep eyes filled with a melancholic expression...

Chapter 47 - 47 47 Love's Romance

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