After reading the diary, Song Yunshen remained silent for a long time.
To be honest, from his perspective, he didn't really feel like he had done anything.
It was nothing more than buying a birthday cake and preparing a birthday gift for a friend, and then surprising her without telling her beforehand.
It wasn't that he did this intentionally because Xia Jinshu was his future ex-girlfriend.
After all, his family had celebrated his birthday almost every year since he was a child.
Even his uncle Song Minggui, who usually has the most grumpy face, would pick out a birthday gift for him.
Not to mention his aunt and uncle who usually dote on him the most.
His uncle, in particular, always likes to surprise him, probably using the same tactics he used to woo his senior in college.
Under the influence of his elders, Song Yunshen didn't actually think there was anything special about his actions.
If it were Xu Zhuoyue's birthday, he could do the same thing, but it would probably go in a prank or something.
After reading Xia Jinshu's diary, Song Yunshen realized that for Xia Jinshu's family, even a simple birthday celebration was not an easy thing.
What was supposed to be a simple birthday celebration turned into an unforgettable experience for Xia Jinshu.
This made him scratch his head, feeling a little sorry for Xia Jinshu.
He was, after all, an only child from a well-off family, and had no idea what it was like to be the eldest of three daughters in a poor family.
But after reading more of Xia Jinshu's diary, Song Yunshen was able to discover some clues.
Xia Jinshu is too considerate of others, always putting her own thoughts last, and sometimes it's even difficult to see her own true feelings.
If Xia Jinshu could change even a little bit in this regard, Song Yunshen thought that would be good.
However, her views still need to be corrected.
What does it mean to "suddenly realize that I might also have a selfish side"?
Please, does having your own desires equate to selfishness?
It's just human nature.
The fact that Xia Jinshu thinks this way shows that she still feels guilty and remorseful.
The liberation was not thorough enough.
But what about this return gift she mentioned?
They even wanted to find out his birthday.
His birthday isn't until October, and I wonder if Xia Jinshu is planning to follow his example and give him a surprise as well.
Ah----If only Xia Jinshu could wear Shenhe's cheongsam skin set.
Song Yunshen, lost in thought.
But he only thought about it.
If we're going to be realistic, we might as well hope that Xia Jinshu wears a skirt.
He still hasn't seen Xia Jinshu's long legs, and he's really envious.
Song Yunshen imagined it for a moment, then flipped to the latest page of the Future Diary to confirm that there wouldn't be any new entries today before carefully putting the Future Diary away.
Then, he took out his diary and began writing in his diary for the day.
[Sunday, July 20, 2025]
I was almost woken up this morning by the stench of that Little Brat's feet.
[I played games with her for a while in the morning, and then at nine o'clock, I went to the entrance of the community to pick up Xia Jinshu to go to the fishpond.]
[I played at the fishpond all day. In the evening, I specially asked my grandfather to make a trip and secretly bring over the birthday cake that I had ordered in advance.]
[Then he came up with an excuse to perform a magic trick, got her to close her eyes, and gave Xia Jinshu a birthday surprise.]
[I didn't expect her to cry, it almost startled me, but she looked quite beautiful when she cried.]
[Afterwards, while we were boating, I took the opportunity to give her a pair of glasses, which I had secretly had Auntie Cao make for her after I had her eyesight checked beforehand.]
[It has to be said that Xia Jinshu has gained a more mature and elegant air after wearing these glasses, and she really is someone you can't get enough of.]
[It would be even better if you could change into a nicer outfit.]
[After I got home in the evening, the Little Brat wanted to come over to play. He heard that my grandpa's house has a fishpond, and he kept saying he wanted to go too.]
This girl was making a lot of noise, so I had no choice but to agree. But since I've already taken her and Xia Jinshu, should I take Nuonuo next time?
This is really a headache.
Tangning New Residence East District.
In the bedroom, Xia Jinshu sat at her desk, having finished reading Song Yunshen's newly written diary.
There's not much to say about the fishpond part in the middle, but who exactly is this Little Brat?
It seems like the other person is actually living at Song Yunshen's house; otherwise, why would they have almost woken me up so early in the morning?
But when I went to Song Yunshen's house to teach and cook, I never saw anyone else at his house.
Xia Jinshu was completely confused.
When she reached the end, she couldn't help but rub her forehead in frustration.
Are we really going to bring Xiao Nuo along too?
Unusually, she felt a vague unease.
Xiao Nuo and Song Yunshen are clearly closer, so if Song Yunshen wants to take her to the fishpond, what reason or grounds do I have to object?
Xia Jinshu leaned back in her chair, sighed deeply, and then turned to look at her younger sister who had just finished showering and was lying on the top bunk. She opened her mouth slightly, as if to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
Well, it's too early to talk about these things now.
When the new semester starts, she will be a senior in high school. Right now, the most important thing is to do well on the college entrance examination.
Everything else will have to wait.
Xia Jinshu put away her diary, got up, walked to the bedside and lay down. Then she remembered the new clothes she had washed and hung to dry on the balcony.
The thought of wearing that outfit to teach Song Yunshen tomorrow brought a rare, faint blush to Xia Jinshu's face.
She thought about the new clothes for a while, then closed her eyes to go to sleep, but after tossing and turning for more than ten minutes, she found that she wasn't very sleepy.
Instead, as soon as she closed her eyes, those wonderful memories of the day kept flooding back into her mind, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.
Xia Jinshu opened her eyes again, took out her phone, and pursed her lips.
[ Xia Kening ]: Look at that video I just forwarded to you, oh my god, it's hilarious!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Don't be so naive.
[ Xia Kening ]: You have the nerve to say that to me? I saw you clearly liked it!
[ Song Yunshen ]: I'm just giving you face.
[ Xia Kening ]: Then look again, I just forwarded you a new one, this one is super funny too.
[ Song Yunshen ]: I've finished watching it. I'm way past the stage of laughing at this kind of thing. (Arms crossed, expression aloof. jpg)
[ Xia Kening ]: You're so pretentious! You just love watching those pretty girl videos online, right? I'm not even as good-looking as you.
[ Song Yunshen ]: I was just appreciating it purely, like admiring flowers. No matter how beautiful a single flower is, it's definitely not as interesting as a garden full of blooming flowers of all kinds vying for attention.
[ Xia Kening ]: Bah! Shameless! Wildflowers smell better than garden flowers.
[ Song Yunshen ]: First of all, you need to realize one thing: you're not some common flower.
[ Xia Kening ]: I don't even shoot videos on Douyin, so why doesn't it count?
[ Song Yunshen ]: I think you didn't study Chinese well, did you? "Home flower" usually refers to one's wife, right?
[ Xia Kening ]: You wish! Who's your wife?
[ Song Yunshen ]: You said it yourself, not me. You think I don't want it?
[ Xia Kening ]: What's wrong with me?! Why are you looking down on me?
[ Song Yunshen ]: You're really going to argue with me? You really want to be my wife?
[ Xia Kening ]: Pah! What are you thinking? I won't allow you to look down on me, but even if you kneel down and beg me, I still won't marry you!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Stop fooling around, Little Brat.
Song Yunshen lay in bed, passionately exchanging messages with Xia Kening, occasionally taking a break to reply to Xia Yunuo's messages.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: What did you do at your grandpa's house today?
[ Song Yunshen ]: I picked some vegetables and went fishing this afternoon. It was quite fun. If you have time next time, I'll take you fishing with me.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Is that alright?
[ Song Yunshen ]: What's wrong with that? My grandparents wouldn't eat people.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Then I'll take it seriously.
[ Song Yunshen ]: No problem, next time we can bring Yingying along, and treat it as the second outdoor class.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: Okay.
Song Yunshen is currently busy replying to messages from the two girls.
As soon as I finished replying, my WeChat vibrated again.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a message sent by Xia Jinshu.
Song Yunshen, thinking to himself that he was truly exhausted.
His main concern was that he might accidentally send a message meant for one girl to the wrong person.
That would be very awkward.
Therefore, you need to concentrate especially when chatting.
It's fine when there are only two people, but now that there are three, the demands on concentration increase dramatically.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Thank you so much for today, I had a lot of fun.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Senior, you don't need to be so polite. Just be happy.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: But I was so busy having fun today that I should have gone to your house first when I got back tonight.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Huh?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: I haven't had class yet today.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Just consider it as me taking a leave of absence.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: That won't do. We need to find a way to make up for the lost time in this class.
You're so dedicated!
When Song Yunshen heard her say that, he felt a little helpless.
[ Song Yunshen ]: There's no need to take it so seriously; it's just one class.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: How about another hour after dinner tomorrow?
[ Song Yunshen ]: No way! One hour of English class every day is already my limit. Teacher Xia, please have mercy on me.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Okay, okay.
[ Song Yunshen ]: How is the experience with the glasses? If you feel there's anything you don't like, you can let me know. You can return or exchange them anytime within seven days.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: It's fine, but I haven't worn it since I got home. I plan to tell them about buying glasses next month when I get paid.
Song Yunshen understood Xia Jinshu's thoughts and didn't say anything more.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Remember to bring it to class tomorrow.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: I know, I'll definitely bring it.
While Song Yunshen was chatting with Xia Jinshu, Xia Kening forwarded him Douyin video and kept tapping on it, urging him to watch it quickly.
After reading the likes and replies, I had to reply to Xia Yunuo and talk to her about inviting her to my house to cook lunch next weekend.
Song Yunshen lay on the bed, typing away on his phone until his arm ached and went numb. Finally, he sat up in bed and entered serious mode, which was barely enough to keep up with the efficiency required to handle one against three opponents.
Fortunately, Xia Jinshu was easy to deal with. After chatting for more than ten minutes, they successfully said goodnight to each other and ended the conversation.
Next was Xia Yunuo. He teased her a little, making her blush, and then ended with a goodnight.
Finally, there's Xia Kening, who's the most difficult to deal with. She no longer believes his goodnight messages, and we chatted until almost 11 p. m. before I finally managed to coax her to sleep.
Song Yunshen breath, lay back down on the bed, opened his arms, and relaxed completely.
Sigh... Shouldn't summer vacation be for relaxation? Why does it feel like it's getting more and more tiring?
Song Yunshen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and then finally fell into a deep sleep.
Monday, July 21st.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Song Yunshen time, picked up his phone, and walked towards the bathroom while checking messages.
Xia Yunuo had already gotten up and sent him a good morning emoji.
Song Yunshen replied with an emoji, then thought for a moment and sent a "Good morning" message to Xia Jinshu and Xia Kening respectively.
After sending it, I happened to go to the bathroom.
After washing up, I went back to my bedroom, changed into my school uniform, and picked up my phone. Xia Yunuo had already sent me a new message.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: I'm off! I'll be waiting for you at the breakfast shop.
Song Yunshen replied with an OK, then slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed out.
I rode my electric bike all the way to the breakfast shop and bumped into Xia Yunuo who was walking from the other side.
The moment Xia Yunuo Song Yunshen, her eyes lit up, and she quickly waved to him before walking over.
I didn't see Song Yunshen all day yesterday, but we finally met today.
Xia Yunuo was overjoyed, but when she got to him, she didn't know what to say. So she could only blink at Song Yunshen's face, then lower her head, too embarrassed to look at him any longer.
" Nuonuo, good morning." Song Yunshen got off the electric scooter and greeted her with a smile.
"Hmm, Yunshen, good morning~" Xia Yunuo tried to purse her lips, suppressing the upturned corners of her mouth, and replied happily.
With just this greeting, Xia Yunuo had already temporarily put yesterday's unpleasantness behind her.
When she came out in the morning, she didn't even eat the remaining birthday cake in the refrigerator; she was only thinking about seeing Song Yunshen as soon as possible and having breakfast with him.
After finishing breakfast, the two came out of the breakfast shop. Xia Yunuo picked up the helmet and put it on herself with practiced ease, then straddled Song Yunshen's back seat.
Reaching out her hands, Xia Yunuo silently moved closer to Song Yunshen's back, almost completely hugging his waist, no longer keeping a distance like before.
Anyone who didn't know better would think there was another Yingying sitting in front of them.
Song Yunshen clearly noticed the change, raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled. He didn't say much, but simply turned the handlebars of the electric scooter and reminded him with a smile, "Hold on tight."
Riding their electric bikes towards the school, they enjoyed a hug over a speed bump along the way. A few minutes later, they arrived at the milk tea shop.
After getting two cups of milk tea from his older sister, Song Yunshen and Xia Yunuo walked into the school together, parting ways at the stairwell.
Song Yunshen arrived at the English classroom, found Xu Zhuoyue had come early to reserve a seat, and sat down in the empty seat next to him.
"Hey, Lao Xu, good morning." Song Yunshen greeted him.
Xu Zhuoyue was chatting with Zhong Long across the aisle when he heard Song Yunshen's voice. He turned to look at him, then gave him a disdainful look and said, "You still have the nerve to come here?"
"What's there to be embarrassed about?"
"Who the hell was that yesterday morning? The hell, they called me at seven to wake me up," Xu Zhuoyue said angrily. "And then, good grief, they stopped calling at nine. Are you out of your mind?"
"I have to go out on a date at nine o'clock, there's no way around it." Song Yunshen smiled and patted Xu Zhuoyue's shoulder reassuringly, "People who have never been on a date with a girl will never understand."
"Get lost!" Xu Zhuoyue yelled. "So what if you go on dates with Xia Yunuo every day? You think you're so great just because you're in a relationship?"
"I've already told you I'm not dating her," Song Yunshen denied earnestly, "And I didn't go out with her yesterday either."
"With whom?"
" Xia Jinshu," Song Yunshen said bluntly.
"Holy crap, is this for real?" Zhong Long, standing to the side, was utterly shocked. The intelligence broker's radar instantly went off, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Bright.
Xu Zhuoyue chuckled and curled his lip, "You'd be better off believing I'm Qin Shi Huang than believing him. Pay me 50 yuan first."
"That's true." Zhong Long didn't quite believe it either, thinking Song Yunshen was joking.
After all, Xia Yunuo goes to and from school with him every day now, and everyone has gotten used to it.
If you said he was going on a date with Xia Yunuo, no one would find it strange.
But Xia Jinshu ----
Please, how could that be?
Song Yunshen usually doesn't interact much with others, and since he's already so close to Xia Yunuo, why would he go on dates with other girls?
Song Yunshen, with an expression that said "You just didn't believe me," remained calm and cheerfully took out his phone. He glanced at Xia Kening and Xia Jinshu's "Good morning" replies and chatted with them for a bit.
Sigh... classes are about to start again.
His high school life was really boring.