EAY Chapter 73

by Volare

Years of Love Letters

Qi Xue said helplessly, “Actually, I’m not very clear either.”

That’s right, Qi Ye thought. If it was a sudden breakup, she wouldn’t know what was going on right away. If she was a person with a tangled personality, she might fall into deep self-doubt and take a long time to recover.

Qi Ye felt more and more that the man was a jerk. Why couldn’t he explain things properly when breaking up? Did he think it was cool to do that?

Qi Xue continued, “I really don’t understand him. At first, he said he liked girls who prioritized work, who were independent and charming. After we were together, I did prioritize work. Then he suddenly said he wanted to break up. I repeatedly asked him why, and he finally said it was because I was too busy with work.”

Qi Ye asked, “He said he liked girls who prioritized work. Were you together then?”

Qi Xue: “No, but I was determined to pursue him then.”

“That’s it then,” Qi Ye said. “It’s true that he likes girls like that, but he might not like a workaholic girlfriend.”

“Is that so?” Qi Xue thought for a moment. “Are you like that with girls you like? Oh, no, boys you like?”

Qi Ye shook his head: “No, I don’t have any requirements for Shi Ran.”

“Really?” Qi Xue was instinctively suspicious, but based on her understanding of her younger brother, she couldn’t help but sigh, “Okay, you probably wouldn’t lie. So, the man I met was just an ordinary man. I don’t need to worry about what he’s really like.”

“Pretty much,” Qi Ye nodded.

“But I’m still very depressed. I liked him so much before. I thought he was really special and did a lot of stupid things.” Qi Xue was almost going crazy. “It’s so stupid to think about it, so utterly stupid.”

Qi Ye was a little surprised that Qi Xue would make such a mistake. In his heart, his sister was the smartest person. He didn’t expect her to be deceived by such a clumsy lie.

But that’s how love is. It can make smart people do stupid things. And it’s not like you can walk properly after falling a few times. You might fall even harder.

Qi Xue doesn’t trust people easily, but once she does, she will devote herself completely.

Qi Ye wanted to ask Qi Xue to go out and watch a movie, but Qi Xue still wanted to be alone.

Qi Xue’s condition didn’t improve for several days in a row. Even her parents noticed something was wrong and asked her what had happened, but Qi Xue brushed them off by saying she was too tired from work.

Qi Ye didn’t know how to comfort her. Words seemed pale at this time.

But while cleaning the closet, Qi Ye found the diary hidden deep inside, which recorded his crush on Shi Ran.

This diary had once been a problem for Qi Ye. He wouldn’t show it to anyone, and keeping it was a bit of a hidden danger. But if he threw it away, he couldn’t bear to.

But now, Qi Ye thought it could be used to comfort Qi Xue.

Empty words of comfort are useless, but the stupid things recorded in writing are different. “It’s okay, I’ve done it too, and I’ve done even more than you.”

This way of revealing his dark history should make Qi Xue laugh, right?

Qi Ye was right. After he handed over the diary, the effect was as expected—a crazy laughter came from her bedroom.

Fortunately, his parents were not at home, otherwise they would have rushed in to check on their daughter’s mental state.

Anyway, Qi Ye took it out himself, and he was prepared to accept Qi Xue’s long-term ridicule. What he didn’t expect was that Qi Xue actually showed the diary to Shi Ran! They read it together and laughed together!

Later, when Qi Ye questioned Qi Xue, she said innocently, “I thought you had shown it to Shi Ran. I wanted to take him to review it. Didn’t you show it to him?”

Qi Ye didn’t want to talk to her. Qi Xue quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. I really thought Shi Ran knew the contents. He said he knew everything about you. How about this, I’ll treat you to a big meal to make amends!”

Qi Ye thought about it and decided to let it go. One was his own sister, and the other was his boyfriend. It didn’t matter how embarrassing he was in front of them.

And Qi Xue’s mood was obviously much better, so his diary had done a good deed.

Qi Ye: “As long as you’re happy.”

“Very happy, the depression disappeared all of a sudden.” Qi Xue patted him on the shoulder, “It turns out you’re much stupider than me.”

Qi Ye: “…”

What was a little scary was that he couldn’t get his diary back. It was forcibly taken away by his boyfriend.

The boyfriend used his crooked reasoning to justify himself: “This diary is all about me. As the protagonist, I have the right to own this diary.”

What else could Qi Ye do? Let him do what he wants. Besides, he already belongs to his boyfriend, so what does a mere diary matter?

After reading the diary, Shi Ran sighed: “I feel like I’ve met a completely new you.”

Qi Ye: “An embarrassing me.”

“Is liking me an embarrassing thing?” Shi Ran frowned.

“Of course not, it’s the things I did and some of my thoughts. They seem very naive now.” Qi Ye quickly explained.

“I think it’s pretty cute.” After closing the diary, Shi Ran sighed leisurely, “How did I not notice anything? You said you had a crush on me before. I thought you were lying. Or I thought, at most, it started in college… How could it be in high school… starting with those orange peels?”

“You remember so clearly.” Qi Ye said helplessly. He wrote about the orange peel at the very beginning, after all, it was the beginning of his crush.

“In that case, I’m really happy.” Shi Ran said with emotion, grabbed Qi Ye’s hand, and used the blanket as cover to hold it tightly under the blanket.

The Spring Festival holiday was not over yet. Although it was impossible to have a complete winter vacation like when they were in school, now that they had the financial ability, they could go out and play. Qi Ye and Shi Ran had made a plan in advance and were now on the high-speed train.

The diary was Shi Ran’s biggest gain during this Spring Festival holiday. He treasured it and read it repeatedly on the road.

“Li Tianyi used to envy us all the time, especially me, saying how much you took care of me, etc. I also felt lucky at that time, but I still don’t feel as touched as I do now.” Shi Ran said, “Although I’m a little unconvinced, you did take care of me more.”

Qi Ye: “Now we take care of each other.”

Shi Ran smiled, looked for a while, and then he came up with a new idea, “If there was no misunderstanding at that time, that is, you thought I had a girlfriend or something, and we successfully went to college together, would you have planned to confess to me?”

Qi Ye thought for a while: “Probably not.”

“What, you’re really good at holding back.”

“Maybe I would have.” Qi Ye couldn’t be sure either. After all, after being with Shi Ran, life was completely like a fairy tale, and every day was especially beautiful.

But what Qi Ye was sure of was, “When I wrote this diary, I never thought about confessing or anything.”

This was his one-man show, he didn’t plan to go on stage.

This diary that Qi Ye had once hesitated about throwing into the trash can completely became Shi Ran’s treasure after this winter vacation. He would take it out and read it when he was in a bad mood, and the healing effect was particularly good.

Although Shi Ran didn’t receive the love letter written by Qi Ye, this diary was worth many love letters.

After looking at it for a long time, his eyes were still a little uncomfortable. Shi Ran carefully put the diary back in his backpack, leaned on Qi Ye’s shoulder and closed his eyes to rest. He had a very beautiful dream.

In the dream, he and Qi Ye both became old men. When they were sitting in rocking chairs basking in the sun, his knees were still covered with this diary. The green cover was very old, and the pages had turned yellow, but the handwriting was still the same. When he carefully identified it and slowly read a certain passage, Qi Ye, who was full of wrinkles, would still be embarrassed, but the look in his eyes was still so gentle.

Like the long and gentle years they spent together.

The End