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Chapter 185 Friendship Completely Deteriorated [18 Updates]

The box was filled with small items, which, like the rusty iron box itself, exuded an aura that didn't belong to this era, giving it a dreamlike feel.

It was a stack of pirated magic cards, and a few of them were covered with card sleeves.

Some glass marbles, and a few particularly conspicuous little notes.

The sticky note had yellowed, but the handwriting on it was still clearly visible.

"Remember? You were the one who taught me how to play this card game."

Xia Shen took out these small items and looked through them.

In fact, these are all things engraved with his shared memories with Zhou Yumeng.

Of course, the most important thing is still those sticky notes.

With this note, Xia Shen can exchange one wish with me!

[A beating note! With this note, Xia Shen can beat me up, and I promise I won't fight back!]

[I broke Xia Shen's toy today. You can exchange this note for a new one with my future self! I'm sure I'll be able to afford it then!]

The piles of small slips of paper were clearly exchange slips, each containing the most innocent and carefree thoughts of childhood.

"Do you think these redemption cards are still valid?" Xia Shen asked, staring into the big eyes opposite him.

"What? Do you want to change?" Zhou Yumeng laughed, staring at him without fear.

"It needs to be changed!"

As Xia Shen spoke, he pulled out one of the cards and waved it around.

It was clearly the card that offered a free beating without fighting back.

Xia Shen still remembers how she got this card.

That was the time he was shocked to find that Zhou Yumeng seemed to have developed pectoral muscles. So, he couldn't help but envy her and pinched them. As a result, he was chased and beaten all afternoon. He ended up crying all the way home with a bruised and swollen face, ignoring Zhou Yumeng who was trying to comfort him.

So, following their custom, Zhou Yumeng reluctantly wrote down this note at Xia Shen's request.

Back then, even if a hundred of Xia Shen were tied together, they might not be able to beat Zhou Yumeng. The height difference and developmental gap were obvious. He thought that if he didn't have this kind of cheat, he could never have gotten revenge in his life.

Thus, this redemption card was born.

But before he could even use it, one day he excitedly ran to Zhou Yumeng's house with the exchange slip, wanting to beat her up.

Then I learned that Zhou Yumeng's family was moving away.

He just managed to catch the last bus from the moving company.

So he chased after the car for a long time, crying as he ran, waving the redemption card in his hand.

He remembers that at that time, Zhou Yumeng had her hands pressed against the back window of the car, crying as she looked at him.

She cried much harder than him, like it was a damn life-or-death separation.

Are you going to hit me? Are you really willing to hit me?

Zhou Yumeng looked at Xia Shen with a smile and at the redemption card in his hand, then leaned closer and said, "Come on, hit me. I won't fight back. At most, I'll yell at the top of my lungs that you're going to hit me, and then we'll see if your aunt and uncle help you or me, hmph!"

Xia Shen looked at the cute little lump in front of her.

The mischievous little devil who used to be able to beat him up is gone. In his place is this little guy who is not as tall or strong as him and can be easily picked up by him.

If Xia Shen used to only be beaten to tears, now the situation has reversed. With this punch from Xia Shen, Zhou Yumeng will definitely cry for a long time.

But
He smiled.

How could he possibly use it?
So he tossed the exchange slip to Zhou Yumeng, then bent his finger and flicked it lightly on her head.

Bo~
"Ouch!"

Zhou Yumeng winced in pain, clutching her forehead: ╰()╯ "You actually used it!!"

"It's a deal, no fighting back." Xia Shen smiled and tugged at his cheek: "I declare that Xia Shen has won this round."

"Hmph." Zhou Yumeng glared at Xia Shen.

However, there was no real friction; Xia Shen only flicked it lightly.

曾经被追着揍了一下午，最后成为车后面一个追着哭一个看着哭，延续了十几年的执念，都变成了这跨越了十数年后的轻轻一弹之中。

Then they talked about many other things, mostly funny stories from their childhood.

Then, Xia Shen also learned something: his "big brother" had fallen for him even earlier than he had thought.

More than a decade earlier than him.

At this point, Zhou Yumeng's eyes gleamed with smugness: "I like you more than you like me! I won!!"

“I’m not convinced.” Xia Shen immediately retorted, “It’s not about who started earlier being better, is it?”

"So how much do you like me?"

That's about it.

Xia Shen stretched out two fingers and pressed them together, making a squinting gesture.

"Is that all?" Zhou Yumeng was dissatisfied.

"But there's a universe inside, I love it so much."

Get closer.

Get closer.

Finally, Zhou Yumeng closed her eyes, as if she sensed what was about to happen.

Soon, she felt a warm, cool sensation on her lips.

Just right.

If this were a novel or a TV series, it would be as if a melody could be playing in the air right now.

Just like the drama "The Legend of the Immortals and Demons" that propelled Zhou Yumeng to stardom.

"If beauty is not lacking, then fate is not unkind."

Are there any legends in this world?

"Like silk gauze, wrapped around..."

"Like shackles, adorned in gold and jade."

Like snowflakes, they dance and fall.

"Beautiful~ Living towards death~"

The music and dancing continued all night until the next morning, when Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng noticed their parents' strange, ambiguous smiles and felt a sudden unease.

Oh no! Buhou! We've been discovered!
"Cough, eat! Eat!"

Xia Shen took the initiative to speak, somewhat awkwardly, as if he had realized something. No one spoke during the rest of the meal.

It wasn't until Xia's parents were about to go out to visit their old friends that Xia's mother looked at Zhou Yumeng with a puzzled expression: "Yumeng, there are goji berries and red dates in the kitchen cabinet, and some oysters in the refrigerator. Young people are healthy, but they still need to be moderate. Don't overdo anything. And you're a girl, so don't always give in to this brat. If he bullies you, just tell Auntie. Auntie will always be on your side. Girls should first and foremost protect themselves, okay?"

At that moment, the two of them realized that the old man knew everything.

The two looked at each other, blushed, and lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other.

Of course, from this moment on, their relationship finally took an epic step, which also foreshadowed that their friendship, which began in their youthful school days, had completely changed.

(End of this chapter)