Chapter 112: The Anonymous Envelope

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed. Zhou Zhanling no longer sees Yu Menghan at the school gate, and he has returned to his original lonely self, without Yu Menghan or Fang Shuni.

  But it was in this sweltering early summer that he received a letter, one from another distant city.

  Zhou Zhanling was naturally surprised, he didn't remember having acquaintances in that city. But when he opened the envelope and saw those familiar words jumping into his eyes, beautiful scenes also emerged from the paper, opening up his entire closed heart.

  Yu Menghan's handwriting, like her person, was always so beautiful. Zhou Zhanling sat in the classroom, holding that thin sheet of paper, and suddenly became flustered.

  Ling:

  I suddenly disappeared from your world, will you ever recall me at any moment?

  I won't say anything cheesy. Luckily, I can finally say it out loud to you: "Thank you."

  Thank you for having spoiled me so much and accompanying me through so many days of joy and sorrow.

  Thank you for being so tolerant of me and making me feel like I'm the happiest princess in the world.

  Thank you for having liked me so much in the past, it also taught me how to like someone.

  However, you were too deeply invested and overlooked the fact that I also liked you. At that time, the reason for suggesting separation was to let you stop and have time to think about what you wanted. Of course, it was also to let me think about where I would go without your pampering, tolerance, and liking.

  Later on, I finally found the answer. You cultivated a habit of dependence in me, making it impossible for me to forget you even after leaving you. And as for you, even if you leave me, you can still continue to like others.

  Now, your eyes keep reminding me that you will never go back to being the person who liked me at first.

  So I let go, allowing you to fly freely and live for yourself, without being tied down by anyone.

  I actually really like the you who flies around on the basketball court, and also really like the you who ponders math problems in class.

  The city I am in now can clearly see the sky of the city you are in.

  Goodbye!

  He read the letter in his hand word by word, and Zhou Zhanling couldn't help but be moved to tears. Was it just that he had liked her before?

  Zhou Zhanling folded the letter in his hand back to its original shape, then put it back into the envelope and placed the envelope at the bottom of his backpack.

  Finally finished writing the letter, Zhou Zhanling took out a signature paper from his backpack and wrote only one sentence on it, "Actually, I'm also very grateful to you for letting me cherish myself at that time."

  Folded the letter paper well, then took out an envelope that had been bought but never used from my backpack and stuffed the folded letter into it.

  At this time, Luo Xuanjie hurried over and asked, "What is this? Writing a love letter?"

  Zhou Zhanling didn't say a word, stood up and said: "I'll go to the school's mailroom for a bit."

  "Ah," Luo Xuanjie sneered and called out to Zhou Zhanling, "Didn't you just receive a letter? What kind of letter is it, who sent it to you?"

  Zhou Zhanling didn't respond and walked out of the classroom on his own. The envelope in his hand had no name, no address, and no postal code, it was completely blank.

  He thought that at this moment, he should write a letter, so he wrote one. But where to send the letter and who to send it to were not that important. Zhou Zhanling felt that this was a ritual, a pre-maturity ritual, so he had to take it seriously.

  All the way, in my mind were all kinds of expressions of Yu Meng Huan, happy, sad, angry, disappointed, coquettish, blissful... At that time, she was so real with him, without any pretence.

  Zhou Zhanling walked outside and couldn't help but lift her head, saying, "The city I'm in now can clearly see the sky of the city you're in."

  Zhou Zhanling smiled slightly, today's weather is great, with clear skies and a bright blue sky, so is your smile also warm like that?

  Zhou Zhanling walked to the school's mailroom, but didn't go in. He just stood outside the door and looked at the mailbox beside it. After a while, he slowly inserted the envelope in his hand into the slit of the mailbox. The action was very light, as if performing a serious task.

  Zhou Zhanling finally put all the envelopes into the mailbox. He slowly turned around, wanting to go back to the classroom, back to his solitary self.

  But then, she turned around and saw a girl standing not far away. The girl wasn't particularly beautiful and was just an ordinary person in the crowd, but when she smiled, it was very infectious and could make people happy in an instant. That girl was none other than Fang Shuni.

  Zhou Zhanling looked at the girl who had been smiling at him from across the room, and a certain part of his heart warmed up. He walked slowly over to Fang Shuni.

  "Wasn't it a letter from Meng Han just now?" Fang Shuni said with a faint smile.

  Zhou Zhan nodded slightly and responded with a "yes", "It's her."

  "She's really a fool," Fang Shuni put away her smile, "She told me when she left D city."

  Zhou Zhanling heard this sentence and was not surprised at all, and responded with a "Hmm."

  Fang Shuni took a deep breath and continued, "You obviously only like her, but she's still daydreaming. When we're together, your gaze is always wandering, and many times, I know you're thinking of her."

  "Was it you who made her wait for me at the school gate that day?" Zhou Zhanling asked Fang Shuni.

  Fang Shuni nodded, "Because at that time I already knew what you were going to say to me, so I didn't need to wait for you. I happened to meet her at the school gate and told her you were still behind, she just stood there waiting for you to appear."

  Zhou Zhanling didn't speak, he couldn't say anything at this time, he just understood himself and also understood Yu Menghan and Fang Shuni.

  Fang Shuni smiled faintly, "I've tried my best, but I still can't make you like me. Fortunately, I understand what I should do from now on. All along, I've been alone, but now I've learned how to communicate with others. No matter what the future holds, I won't retreat again. I also hope that you can find your own direction and have your own choices."

  Zhou Zhanling was deeply moved by Fang Shuni's words. In the past, Fang Shuni would not have said such things. She was a girl who was not good at expressing her emotions, even when she confessed to him, it was very subtle. But today, she spoke out these inner thoughts to him.

  He knew she had really figured out what she wanted.