Sure enough, there were some topics that she just couldn't avoid.
"Well, you came to see me." But Shen Nian'an didn't say much about what happened yesterday.
Jiang Yan tightened his grip on the table. He had experienced so many great scenes, but at this moment he felt inexplicably nervous.
"She showed you my comic book, right?"
That book represents Jiang Yan's emotional sustenance.
It is also a record of every moment between them.
When he returned home, he accidentally discovered that the drawer had been rifled through and the diary was missing.
He then remembered that Xiao Lan asked him for the key to his residence.
What she said was that she had bought some things for him and was going to deliver them to him.
Jiang Yan had no intention of accepting these things, so he refused.
But Xiao Lan said a lot more, and in desperation, he gave her the key.
He didn't expect that searching for his secrets would be her purpose.
It is ridiculous to say that she, a mother, would never tell the truth in front of his son!
"Yes." Shen Nianan's answer was concise and to the point.
Because besides that, she didn't know what else she could say.
She was originally not good at talking about certain things.
"The content in that comic book is all true, and it is also true that I like you." Jiang Yan mustered up the courage to say.
Shen Nian'an's heart seemed to be touched by something, and he lost control.
She lowered her eyes, clearly confused by his directness: "Jiang Yan... we, we have only known each other for how long, why do you like me?"
"Maybe... you just think I'm quite pitiful, so you feel pity for me..."
"No, we have known each other for much longer than you think." Jiang Yan interrupted her and looked at her with burning eyes.
Although, it was indeed beyond his expectation that he would talk to her about this at such a time.
But this kind of unexpectedness may be the best arrangement.
He didn't want to hold back these words any longer.
Shen Nian'an frowned and looked at him in surprise: "Have we known each other for a long time? How long?"
After Jiang Yan thought carefully for a while, he answered: "About sixteen or seventeen years ago."
Jiang Yan's answer surprised Shen Nian'an even more.
"Ten, sixteen or seventeen years ago?"
She could remember very little about what happened so many years ago.
Jiang Yan nodded seriously and leaned gently on the back of the chair.
Now that these words had been spoken, Jiang Yan felt much more relaxed.
"You probably don't remember, but your appearance was like a light to me at that time, illuminating my life."
Shen Nian'an did not answer, but looked at Jiang Yan seriously.
"The first time we met was in a park. That day, I had just been scolded by my mother. Some of her words touched me and made me very hurt, so I ran to a nearby small park alone. .”
"She said that I was really useless. Compared with my brother, I was nothing. I couldn't get the first place in the exam, and I couldn't get so many praises. She seemed to regret giving birth to such a person like me. Useless son."
After hearing this, Shen Nian'an realized that Jiang Yan, who was so dazzling now, had always lived under the halo of another person.
Because there are better people, even if you are good, it seems that people can't see the shining points in you.
"I was sitting under the tree alone, and the more I thought about it, the sadder I became, and then I started to cry. It was at that time that you walked up to me, and you brought me a candy."
Shen Nian'an still had no impression of what Jiang Yan said.
"What happened next?"
"You said that no matter how painful things are, as long as you eat some candy, you won't be miserable anymore." This sentence has really been imprinted in Jiang Yan's heart.
In fact, it was just a simple sentence, but at that time, it warmed Jiang Yan's heart.
Maybe it's because for so many years, he couldn't get any comfort if he cried in front of his parents.
Even though he is still just a child, every time his mother sees him crying, she will only scold him: "Why are you crying? How do you know how to cry? Have you seen what your brother does when he encounters something? Is he like you?" Are you crying like this?"
But Shen Nian'an's comfort made him feel that actually crying was not such a big deal.
He can cry too.
"I took the candy and before I could say thank you, your family called you to go back. From then on, I went to that park very often. I didn't talk to you again, I just sat there and watched. Playing with bubbles, flying kites, and running around with you."
"One day, I picked up your dropped student ID card, and I learned that your name is Shen Nian'an."
This is probably everything between them.
The past can be explained clearly in a few words, but it occupied the first half of Jiang Yan's life.
Speaking of this, Shen Nian'an had some impressions, and she asked excitedly: "So at that time...were you the one who secretly bought me water and gave me things?"
She did often go to that park to play at that time, and while she was playing, something would always appear next to her schoolbag.
Water, small snacks, small books, small dolls...
She has received all kinds of things.
Every time, she wanted to find the person who secretly bought her things, but she failed.
Jiang Yan nodded lightly: "Yes, I gave it to you."
"I really didn't expect... the mysterious person I can't think of an answer to is actually you." Shen Nian'an said with emotion.
I can only say that things like fate are so wonderful sometimes.
Jiang Yan smiled faintly, and then asked with some confusion: "But where did you go after that? Why have you never been to that park again?"