Part 3
Xu Changke smiled, "Then I'll have to tell him that I'm quite immature too."
She finished, then gratefully looked at Yu Li, "Thank you. Oh, by the way, the matter I asked you about today, can you keep it a secret for me?"
"His birthday is coming up soon, if he knows I've asked you what he likes, he'll definitely be able to guess what gift I'm going to give."
Yu Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, I won't tell him."
"Thank you!"
-
Three days later was Yan Sui's birthday.
Due to the incident that happened at the party he hosted last time, this time for his birthday, he only invited a few friends he was on good terms with to the manor, and after lunch, the others left.
After the manor became quiet, Yan Sui began to unwrap his own birthday gifts.
The first one he opened was the largest gift box, which contained twenty-two Lego sets.
It was a gift from Xu Changke.
On the top Lego box, there was a slip of paper with a line of text.
Yu Li didn't know what was written on that slip, he only saw Yan Sui's eyes slowly reddening.
He went to look at the other Lego sets and found that the bottom one was a character from an animated film twenty-two years ago. Counting upwards, almost every box represented a certain year.
Yu Li looked at those Lego sets, zoning out for a while.
He seemed to understand that the gift Xu Changke gave might be telling Yan Sui that the things he used to like, he can continue to like them, she doesn't mind if he's childish or not.
After realizing this, Yu Li suddenly smiled, exhaling deeply after a long time.
Well, as long as the two of them are in love, that's good.
Yu Li quietly felt his inner self, and found that he was no longer sad at all, only happy.
On the one hand, he was happy for his friend Yan Sui. On the other hand, he was happy that he had truly let go.
*
The next evening during dinner, Yan Sui said to Yu Li, "Little Fish, thank you for the sneakers you gave me."
Last night he had only been immersed in the touching emotions brought by Xu Changke, and it was not until today that he opened the other gifts.
Yu Li turned his head and smiled, "No need to thank me."
Yan Shiting's hand paused as he was picking up a dish.
He looked up at Yu Li, seeing the relaxed and natural smile on his face.
Yan Shiting knew that in the past two years, the gifts Yu Li gave Yan Sui for his birthday were all Lego.
Of course, he also knew that his brother loved Lego the most.
But this year, Yu Li didn't give him that, he just gave a pair of sneakers.
It seems he has indeed let go.
Yan Shiting looked away.
He picked up a pair of chopsticks and suddenly said, "Yan Sui."
"You keep calling your friend by a nickname, it's not very good."
Yan Sui looked at Yan Shiting blankly, scratching the back of his head, "Ah... but I don't mean to bully him."
Yan Shiting looked at him indifferently.
Yan Sui murmured, "Yeah, it's probably not very good."
He turned his head, "Then, sorry about that, Little Fish... but I've been calling you that for three years, what should I call you in the future?"
Yu Li looked at Yan Shiting and said, "Call me by my name, or like Liu Cong and the others, you can call me Si'er."
Yan Sui smiled, "Si'er doesn't sound good, then I'll just call you by your name. Ru Li."
"Mm." Yu Li smiled and nodded.
-
In the evening, Yu Li was admiring the moon in the pavilion in the garden.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard approaching, and he turned around to see Yan Shiting walking over.
Since that heart-to-heart talk, Yu Li was no longer afraid or avoiding Yan Shiting.
So this time, he wasn't startled, and even greeted Yan Shiting, "Elder Brother Yan."
Yan Shiting nodded in response and sat down beside him.
Yu Li said again, "About what happened at dinner, thank you, Elder Brother Yan."
Yan Sui was a direct man, he wouldn't be aware that his intimate form of address could have an impact on those who once liked him.
But it's been three years, and now he wanted Yan Sui to stop calling him that, but couldn't find a suitable reason, and was also worried it would cause conflict.
So he was grateful that Yan Shiting noticed it and spoke up.
As long as there was no more intimacy between him and Yan Sui, they could be better friends.
Yan Shiting responded in a deep voice, "It's nothing."
Yu Li smiled and continued to lean on the railing, looking at the moon.
On such a summer night, with the cicada songs as companions, it made the quietness even more soothing.
Yan Shiting lowered his eyelids, quietly looking at Yu Li.
The moon was full tonight, reflecting in Yu Li's pupils, making his eyes sparkle.
Yan Shiting's gaze then fell on that teardrop mole.
He remembered that night, when he couldn't restrain himself from kissing there.
That kiss was the beginning of that night.
At this moment, Yu Li suddenly turned his head, startling Yan Shiting, who quickly withdrew his gaze.
Yu Li didn't notice his strangeness, and pointed to something not far away, "Elder Brother Yan, there's something glowing over there."
He was a bit excited, "Is it fireflies?"
Yan Shiting followed the direction of his finger.
In the bushes, tiny glowing particles appeared and disappeared.
Yan Shiting looked closely for a while and said, "It's fireflies."
"Wow." Yu Li exclaimed in amazement.
He didn't expect there would be fireflies in the Yan family manor.
He took out his phone to try to take some photos to send to his mom and sister, but the pixels weren't good enough, he couldn't capture them.
Feeling disappointed, Yan Shiting handed him his own phone, showing him the photos he had just taken.
The fireflies in the bushes were all captured clearly.
Yu Li pursed his lips and said, "Elder Brother Yan, can you send me the photos?"
Yan Shiting nodded, opening his WeChat QR code, "Add me as a friend and I'll send it."
Yu Li paused, suddenly realizing that in three years, they didn't even have each other's WeChat contact.
He quickly responded "Okay" and scanned Yan Shiting's QR code.
He saved the photos Yan Shiting sent, then forwarded them to his mom and sister.
Behind him, Yan Shiting's fingers slid, and another photo with the same angle appeared.
Unlike the previous one that only had the bushes and fireflies, this one also included Yu Li's silhouette.
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