CH 6

Being able to narrowly win by one point, Xie Wenyu believes that it is the result of the blessing of both strength and luck. After the game, he represented his class and went to the stage to receive a heavy trophy with two characters glittering in gold printed on it: Champion (冠軍).

After receiving the award, Xie Wenyu returned to the class. A girl from the same class suddenly stopped him and stuffed an envelope into his hand.

“What is this?” Xie Wenyu was about to open it.

The girl was a little afraid to look at him: “Don’t open it here, you can open it when you get home.”

Xie Wenyu was very nervous, he said “oh” and stuffed the envelope into his schoolbag, and then went to the school gate to find his parents.

There were many happy events today, Father Xie personally drove to pick up his two sons. On the way, Xie Wenyu hadn’t recovered from the joy of victory, and kept chattering non-stop.

Speaking of which, Xie Wenyu changed the subject and looked at his brother: “Ge, congratulations on your admission to college!”

Xie Wenkai nodded: “Thank you.”

Xie Wenyu: “Have you decided where to study?”

Xie Wenkai: “Should go to England.”

For Xie Wenyu, going to college is still a long way off. He doesn’t know what to do in college, he only knows that half a year later he will be separated from his brother by several countries, several time zones, and thousands of kilometers.

Sixteen-year-old Xie Wenyu, after realizing this fact, suddenly calmed down.

The person who has been talkative, now he doesn’t know what to say.

When they got home, it was not yet time for dinner and the aunt was still busy in the kitchen. Xie Wenyu was a little hungry, so he took a can of yogurt from the refrigerator, walked back to his room while drinking, and planned to do homework first.

Xie Wenyu sat at the desk, biting the yogurt straw, unzipped his schoolbag, and pulled out a few exercise books. One of the exercise books contained an envelope, and as Xie Wenyu pulled it out, the envelope just fell lightly on the table and appeared in front of Xie Wenyu.

Without thinking too much, Xie Wenyu tore open the envelope, and a piece of pale pink letter paper came into view. Xie Wenyu took it out curiously, and read it word by word. After reading it, his pupils dilated, and two blushes of the same color as the letter paper gradually appeared on his cheeks.

This is a love letter, expressing appreciation and fondness for Xie Wenyu very sincerely.

In the letter, the girl bluntly said that whether it was Xie Wenyu’s sunny and cheerful personality or his vigorous performance on the basketball court, she was deeply moved, and it made her experience the feeling of first love.

Xie Wenyu recalled the performance of the girl who wrote to him in class. To be honest, this girl is very good, not only excellent in grades, but also outstanding in appearance. Such a good girl actually likes him. Xie Wenyu covered his face, fell on the bed, and kicked his legs desperately towards the air.

For the first time in his life, Xie Wenyu received a love letter from a girl. Xie Wenyu was a little surprised, but at the same time very happy. After all, he’s a boy in adolescence, and he would inevitably swell when he received a confession from the opposite sex.

So the question is, how should he reply to this girl?

Agree to date, or politely decline?

Xie Wenyu was lying on the bed, thinking quietly, when someone knocked on the door twice suddenly. Xie Wenyu was so frightened that he jumped up and looked at the door.

Xie Wenkai leaned against the door, looked at him and said, “It’s time to eat.”

Xie Wenyu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Xie Wenkai didn’t leave right away, looked at Xie Wenyu for a while, and asked: “What were you doing in the room just now?”

Xie Wenyu: “Huh?”

Xie Wenkai: “Look in the mirror and see how red your face is.”

Xie Wenyu went to the full-length mirror to take a look—this is, his face was as red as a boiled shrimp.

Xie Wenyu shook his head and said to his brother: “Go and eat first. I’ll go out in a few minutes.”

Xie Wenkai didn’t speak or move. His eyes shifted to Xie Wenyu’s desk, and his vision of 5.2 allowed him to see a piece of pink letter paper that didn’t fit with the exercise books at a glance.

Xie Wenkai walked to the table and glanced at the letter paper. Whether it was the pink color or the beautiful handwriting in it, it could be seen that it was given to Xie Wenyu by a girl.

Xie Wenkai tapped the letter paper with his index finger and asked: “Are you early dating?”

Xie Wenyu: “No! Don’t talk nonsense.”

Xie Wenkai asked: “Did someone give you this?”

Xie Wenyu nodded honestly.

Xie Wenkai asked again: “How do you plan to deal with it?”

“I don’t know.” Xie Wenyu was a little distressed. “Actually, this girl is very nice and pretty. It must be my advantage if I could be together with her. I know that it’s wrong to be in a relationship right now, but I—”

“Reject her.” Xie Wenkai said coldly.

Xie Wenyu paused, and finished the second half of the sentence in a low voice: “But I also want to experience what it’s like to be in love on campus.”

Xie Wenkai snorted.

His smile, it inexplicably made Xie Wenyu feel a little creepy. He asked cautiously: “Ge, if I really date early, would you tell our parents?”

Xie Wenkai: “Yes.”

Xie Wenyu couldn’t believe it: “Are you my real Ge?”

Xie Wenkai didn’t speak immediately, his eyes stayed on the letter paper, quickly scanning the contents of the letter. After browsing, Xie Wenkai raised his eyes and asked directly: “Xie Wenyu, where do you have the confidence to think that you can balance your studies and love?”

Xie Wenyu: “I…”

Xie Wenkai: “Your grades are already bad, how dare you waste your time on dating?”

Xie Wenyu was hit hard: “You are not my real Ge!”

Xie Wenkai: “I’m going abroad soon, and this time I will not be coming back.”

Xie Wenyu didn’t understand why the topic suddenly jumped from early dating to going abroad.

Xie Wenkai: “You don’t understand me?”

Xie Wenyu shook his head.

Xie Wenkai supported the table, leaned down, and looked at Xie Wenyu: “In the next two years, no one will help you with your homework at night. You can only rely on yourself to pass the college entrance examination. If you still want to move your study time to date, I won’t stop you, you can figure it out yourself.”

Only then did Xie Wenyu realize the seriousness of the problem.

“Okay, what you said makes sense.” Xie Wenyu lowered his head, folded the letter paper, and stuffed it back into the envelope.

Xie Wenkai straightened up: “Have you figured out how to reply to her?”

Xie Wenyu: “I will return the envelope to her tomorrow and tell her clearly in person that I will not date until I am admitted to college.”

Xie Wenkai stared at the curls in his hair, and gave a slightly satisfied “en”.