Chapter 297: Chapter 297: One is Fat, One is Thin
The matter of the small bear kept Song Song up most of the night, but she just couldn’t remember where she had seen it!
Later she realized that these bear keychains are quite common, so it seemed normal to find it familiar—
After class the next day, Song Song walked out of the school gates with Yuan Yumeng, glanced around, but didn’t see Huo Junting’s car, "Huh! Brother didn’t come to pick me up today, and he didn’t mention anything when I left this morning!"
Yuan Yumeng seemed a bit thoughtful, "... Maybe your brother is busy!"
"Oh, that’s possible too."
Song Song took out her phone, and sure enough, there was a text message from Huo Junting, saying: Song Song, I have something to do today, so I won’t be picking you up. Be safe on your way home.
"He’s busy, indeed—"
"Yumeng, where’s your sister?"
Yuan Yumeng seemed a bit dazed, "Oh, she said she’s not feeling well today, so she took a leave and didn’t come to class."
Last night, Yu Xi suddenly had severe abdominal pain, and her parents wanted to take her to the hospital, but she just refused, even saying her health was just that bad and no matter how many times she went to the hospital, it wouldn’t get better.
When she was little, she’d always give her the small bear as a charm in times like these.
So she did the same yesterday, giving her the small bear that’s been with her since childhood, this time without any return date—it’s forever—
It was hard to part with it, after all, it was the only thing that could connect her to her brother.
But, after so many years, perhaps Brother had long thrown away his bear!
Brother—
For some reason, Yuan Yumeng suddenly felt very sad, her heart clenched instantly.
Song Song noticed something was off about her, "Yumeng, are you feeling down?"
"No, I’m not."
Yuan Yumeng suddenly flashed a smile, "No matter how bad the mood is, as long as we have some good food, it’ll be fine! Let me think, what should we eat now?"
"... Yumeng! Aren’t you aiming to become a chic lady?"
"I am!"
"Then you can’t always think about eating, moderation, you must have moderation!"
Yuan Yumeng pouted, adorably whining, "Today I’m really not in a good mood, this is the last time, tomorrow I’ll definitely moderate, okay?"
Song Song couldn’t bear to see the girl like this; her heart softened immediately, "Alright alright! What do you want to eat? It’s on me!"
"Great! How about we have some seafood? Hong Kong is by the sea, the seafood is superb..."
"Sure!"
"Aren’t you afraid I’ll eat you into poverty?"
"Not afraid, eat to your heart’s content."
"Hehe!"
"..."
Hong Kong, Palm Tree Café.
Huo Junting sat elegantly, across from him was Yuan Yuqi, she was blushing, her gaze both bold and shy.
"Brother—"
Yuan Yuqi suddenly called out, her voice crisp and gentle, "Sorry for asking you out today, I know my actions are a bit bold, but... I’m still glad you’re willing to come out."
Huo Junting wasn’t even sure why he agreed to meet, maybe because she reminded him of the... chubby kid from back then.
"It’s okay, go ahead! What’s the matter?"
Yuan Yuqi smiled slightly, took something out of her backpack...
Huo Junting watched as the girl pulled out a planner, some keys, and... a worn-out small bear!
—Small bear!
His expression suddenly changed, no longer cold and indifferent, but filled with something else, reaching out to take the bear—
Excitedly and urgently searching for something.
He looked to the secret only he and the chubby kid knew, which was the bear’s butt actually had a small gap, and inside, there was another layer.
It was sewn with two characters.
One was "chubby," the other was "slim."
His bear had the character "chubby," but this bear inside... had the character "slim."
Huo Junting suddenly overwhelmed with emotion, got up from his seat, and walked to the girl, wrapping her in his arms.
No wonder she felt familiar—