Chen Yixin still prepares breakfast for Liu Wang every morning, and writes some things that need to be explained on post-it notes.

For example, Liu Wang sometimes needs to go to the kitchen to wash yesterday's dishes, and sometimes he needs to clean the living room or bedroom. He is happy to do it, and it is better to have something to do than to do nothing.

In his spare time, he lies on the couch playing with his phone or watching TV, and he laughs unconsciously every time he sees SpongeBob SquarePants or Tom and Jerry.

In order not to make him too bored, Chen Yixin was especially kind enough to allow Liu Wang to enter her room and find some books of interest from the bookshelf.

The bookshelves in her room were small, but they were almost full. Mainly modern, with some prose poetry.

Liu Wang didn't like to read those thick long stories, so he took a copy of "The Little Prince" to read.

He found that there were many editions of The Little Prince on the shelves, from the original black-and-white illustrated book to the more recent color hardcover, neatly arranged. It seems that this girl should like this book very much.

The little prince had a rose, and he loved her very much, but in the end he left her. The little prince likes to watch the sunrise and sunset when he is in a bad mood, and on his planet, the day is very short, so short that it is too late to do anything, and the day passes.

Liu Wang remembered that when he was once immersed in the virtual world, time seemed to be under control like sand in his hand, but in fact, it passed little by little. By the time he reacted, the day had passed, and he hadn't had time to do anything.

When he is in a bad mood, he often does not see sunrise and sunset, because the sadness and desolation in his heart will blindfold him. So in his world, the sky is always dark.

Only recently, a light seemed to suddenly appear in this dim sky. The glow was followed by the babbling laughter of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick.

"Hey!"

Liu Wang's shoulder was patted.

"What are you doing?" he turned his head to look at Chen Yixin.

"Eh, weren't you scared?" Chen Yixin looked at him in surprise.

"You're so clumsy, I've heard it a long time ago. Liu Wang gave her a blank look.

"Oh...... Wait, who's clumsy?!" Chen Yixin sat down next to him and punched and kicked him.

"Who was talking just now?" Liu Wang pretended to be stupid and looked around.

"Hmph. ”

Chen Yixin noticed the book in his hand.

"Huh, do you like watching The Little Prince, too?" she asked, leaning over.

"No, it's my first time watching it. ”

"And what do you think?"

"It's not a simple fairy tale, is it?"

"You think of it as a fairy tale book, it's a fairy tale book. ”

Liu Wang nodded and smiled knowingly.

"How did you come back empty-handed today?" he looked behind her, but there was nothing.

"I'll come back from a good meal, so you'll be left to fend for yourself. Ha ha. ”

"Hey!" Liu Wang smiled helplessly.

"Lie to you, I didn't eat it. It's Friday, so let's go grocery shopping together. Chen Yixin took his hand.

"You're going to do it yourself, I haven't heard you have this skill?" Liu Wanghu looked at her suspiciously.

"Of course I didn't do it, I only knew egg fried rice. It's you who do it. She tapped Liu Wang's forehead with her hand.

"I think the egg fried rice is good......"

"Don't be lazy, I know you can cook!" Chen Yixin pulled him up from the sofa.

"Hey, I've only burned my mother a few times, aren't you afraid to eat it and go to the hospital?" Liu Wang shouted as he walked.

As soon as the words fell, he seemed to suddenly realize something and paused. His mind flooded with images that he had almost forgotten. A beautiful woman with long hair fluttering was busy in front of the kitchen stove, fair skin, bright apron, and a boy beside her was helping to chop vegetables. They brought plates of cooked dishes to the table in the living room, and the steaming heat filled the picture with warmth.

Then a man returned, and the three of them sat around the table, talking and laughing and feasting. The beautiful woman kept pouring vegetables into the plates of men and boys, always with a happy smile on her face.

Liu Wang took a closer look, and the beautiful woman in the picture had a pair of shallow dimples on her delicate cheeks.

"Don't be afraid, I believe in you. ”

Memories overlap with reality. The girl in front of her was smiling happily, and her face was also a pair of shallow dimples.

He froze for a moment and stared at her.

It turns out that the two of them are so similar......

"What's wrong?" Chen Yixin saw that he was a little strange, and shook his hand in front of him.

"It's fine. Let's go. Liu Wang came back to his senses.

The two of them went to a nearby supermarket together. Liu Wang hasn't been to the supermarket for a long time, and he has been following Chen Yixin.

"Wang Zai, what do you think of this rib?"

"The box on the left is better. ”

"Oh, okay, that's it!"

Chen Yixin put things in the basket little by little, and it was quickly filled.

Liu Wang always followed her silently, and didn't say a word unless she took the initiative to ask.

When he got out of the supermarket, he carried a large plastic bag and followed behind Chen Yixin. At this time, there is still the last ray of sunset on the horizon, reflecting the sky as red as fire.

"It's beautiful. Chen Yixin smiled excitedly.

"yes, I didn't pay attention to it before. ”

He remembered that eerie afternoon, the black sun slowly sinking in the western sky, and the dim sky with purple smoke floating.

"Wangzai, you should go out for a walk more. Chen Yixin took his hand.

Passing by a dessert shop, she stopped.

"Wang Zai, do you remember ......?"

"I owe you a cup of milk tea, strawberry flavored. ”

"Yo, you actually interjected!" Chen Yixin smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

The past that seems to have passed has never passed. They are just sealed in the box of memories and do not want to mention them again. No matter how distant and vague the past is, it only takes a little introduction, and everything will be as vivid as if it happened yesterday.

A cup of strawberry-flavored milk tea strung up bits and pieces of their laughter and tears.

After they separated, although they had drunk strawberry-flavored milk tea many times, they couldn't taste the same taste as when they were together. Because what beats on the tip of the tongue and in the bottom of the heart is not only the mellow aroma of milk tea, but also the sweetness when they accompany each other and snuggle up to each other.

"I finally paid off my debts. Liu Wang breathed a long sigh of relief.

Chen Yixin smiled and glared at him.

"Where did you pay it off? A cup of milk tea wants to send me away?" her mouth spat the aroma of strawberries.

"Do you want two glasses?"

"Go! A few glasses are not enough, you can't pay it off in your life. ”

"Do you want me to fight with my life?"

"Who wants your life?" Chen Yixin scratched his hair, "I want you to live happily and be happy every day." ”

The corners of Liu Wang's mouth raised a smile, and the warm current in his heart was surging everywhere again.

(End of chapter)