Chapter 9 The Last Brilliant Afterimage 03
Shen Chuxue and An Yannan returned home together, without saying anything, and went upstairs directly. It was An Yannan who told Li Qiuhe that Shen Chuxue was in a bad mood today and would not come down for dinner, and he would watch over Shen Chuxue.
Li Qiuhe was very puzzled: What happened today? Why didn't the three children come down to eat?
An Cenxi came back late, and as soon as he came in he asked if Shen Chuxue and An Yannan had returned.
Li Qiuhuo pointed upstairs and said that no one had come down yet.
"I'm not going to have dinner." An Cenxi said and went upstairs.
Standing in the corridor, An Cenxi could still remember the joy in her heart when she found the envelope in Shen Chuxue's room, but now she regretted it.
If she had known at that time that Lin Jianluo would be so sad after seeing these photos, she would definitely not have done that.
She could hate Shen Chuxue and not think anything she did to Shen Chuxue was excessive. But at the same time, it was also true that she liked Lin Jianluo and she didn't want Lin Jianluo to be sad.
She just couldn't stand Shen Chuxue's behavior and keeping Lin Jianluo in the dark. She wanted Lin Jianluo to know Shen Chuxue's true face, not to attack Lin Jianluo.
Having spent so many late nights at the An family, Shen Chuxue felt that none of them was as long as this night.
She stood in her room, opened the curtains, and looked at the fireworks in the sky.
She stood on the ground barefoot and looked for a long time.
Fireworks burst into the air, and her eyes also reflected the light. She put her hands on the glass to feel the cold temperature outside, and tried to melt all the frost on the glass with her hands.
Shen Chuxue stood there alone, the background was as late at night as usual, and the music was the sound of fireworks exploding.
An Yannan stood at the door with An Cenxi.
An Yannan was worried, while An Cenxi was curious about how Shen Chuxue, whose secrets were discovered by Lin Jianluo, was doing now. He wanted to come and see her, but found An Yannan at the door.
An Yannan stood there looking at Shen Chuxue for who knows how long, without moving an inch.
An Cenxi approached: "Cousin, how long has she been standing there?"
Although An Yannan was dissatisfied with An Cenxi's behavior this time, he could not blame him. After all, those things were originally prepared by Shen Chuxue for Lin Jianluo. An Cenxi's mistake was only that he took the things without Shen Chuxue's consent.
Taking a deep breath, An Yannan closed the door and spoke to An Cenxi: "It seems like an hour."
Shen Chuxue got up as soon as people outside started setting off fireworks.
An Yannan actually got up at that time. He originally wanted to ask Shen Chuxue to go outside to watch the fireworks, even if it was just to relax, but who knew that when he came over, he found that the door was open, and she was standing by the window, leaving her back to everyone, so lonely that she seemed to be isolated from the world, and could not hear any sound other than the fireworks.
This was the first time Shen Chuxue had left the door open like this since she came to the An family. She used to lock the door, but later when An Yannan always came to deliver milk, she left a gap so that he could push the door open - this was already the limit for Shen Chuxue, because it meant that she was willing to let others get close, even if it was only to An Yannan.
Let's snuggle up to each other...
"Cousin..." An Cenxi didn't know what to say.
An Yannan looked at her and said, "It's okay, go to sleep, I'm here."
An Cenxi wanted to ask An Yannan if he was really together with Shen Chuxue, but facing An Yannan's cold personality, she couldn't bring herself to ask.
She didn't know what it would be like if An Yannan fell in love with someone.
"You really like Shen Chuxue, right?" An Cenxi asked, she still couldn't help herself.
An Cenxi used to think that she liked her cousin, but now she suddenly realized that she just liked her own fantasy.
When you want to like someone, everything about that person will become what you like.
"maybe."
There are many kinds of liking, and there is one kind that will never fade away with time, and that is the liking that includes family affection.
He and she are relatives, right?
An Cenxi went back to his room to sleep, and An Yannan walked into Shen Chuxue's room.
The room flickered with the flickering of fireworks.
This time, Shen Chuxue heard the noise at the door. The person who came in at this time could only be An Yannan... She smiled and even held An Yannan's hand.
"Why didn't I realize that fireworks are so beautiful before? Every year you wake me up to watch the fireworks, but I always get impatient. I think they all look the same! No matter how colorful they are, they disappear in an instant after exploding."
No matter how brilliant the fireworks are, they will eventually be fleeting...
For Shen Chuxue, nothing is eternal, such as fireworks, such as her and Lin Jianluo.
"Maybe it's because your mood is different." An Yannan stood beside Shen Chuxue and said lightly.
This year, Shen Chuxue finally had no hatred in her heart, and began to accept other scenery.
"So that's how it is... the angle is different..." Shen Chuxue murmured.
An Yannan suddenly turned Shen Chuxue's body over, and her expression was exposed in front of An Yannan.
"Shen Chuxue, do you want to cry?" An Yannan looked at her with eyes full of heartache.
Do you want to cry?
She was a little slow to react. She smiled and pointed at An Yannan, saying, "You are pinching me so hard now. Are you taking revenge on me for hurting you today? Sorry, I'm sorry!"
"Shen Chuxue, I'm asking you, do you want to cry?" An Yannan spoke slowly, enunciating each word.
Such a heavy tone weighed on Shen Chuxue's heart, making her feel a little breathless.
Her eyes were red, but there was still a smile on her lips: "I've already apologized, but you're still mean to me." Shen Chuxue said a little aggrieved, sniffed, and a tear rolled down unexpectedly.
The first one, the second one...
This might be the most desperate cry An Yannan has ever heard in his life.
Shen Chuxue was in An Yannan's arms, clutching his clothes tightly, crying inconsolably.
She was strong and had gotten through so many things, but she lost to Lin Jianluo.
"An Yannan, what should I do?"
Shen Chuxue, who was asking what to do, was the one who had already fallen in love with Lin Jianluo. His indecision ruined all his opportunities.
He was always thinking about how to get closer to Shen Chuxue, whether the distance he got closer to her would infringe on her, and whether the tone of his words would hurt her...
All this hesitation caused him to miss opportunities.
For the first time, he began to envy Lin Jianluo, envious of the fact that Lin Jianluo could love someone so straightforwardly.
That night, Shen Chuxue fell asleep in An Yannan's arms. When she woke up, she was stunned when she saw An Yannan for the first time.
It was the first time that two people were so close.
An Yannan leaned against the bed, holding her in his arms. It seemed like he had been awake for a long time, or maybe...
"You didn't sleep?" Shen Chuxue touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
An Yannan wanted to roll his eyes, but his eyes hurt, so he reluctantly retracted his numbed arms and said, "Yes, I didn't sleep all night. After someone finished crying, they wiped their tears and snot on me, and then fell asleep ."
That's really embarrassing...
