It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 74 Every Good Deed Requires Courage (Vote Requested!)
To be honest, seeing a 'familiar face' he had met in real life in the simulation still evoked some strange emotions in Gu Huai.

What's even more interesting is that Gu Huai discovered that the Cai Yi in front of him looked almost identical to the Cai Yi he later knew; their physical appearances were practically unchanged.

How old is he exactly? He's so well-preserved! I used to think Cai Yi and Cai Yan weren't that far apart in age, but now it seems like there's a huge age difference.

Is this what it looks like now?

Gu Huai quickly realized what he meant, nodded, and said, "Hello."

Cai Yi smiled and patted Gu Huai on the shoulder.

“I heard everything from Yan Yan. If it weren’t for you, she might have been in trouble too. It’s all thanks to you that you stepped up at the crucial moment.”

Gu Huai felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. He was currently a high school sophomore, which was probably why he seemed so special. If he were 28 years old, things would probably be completely different.

How did courage, which could be praised, become a responsibility that had to be done?
"It's nothing. After all, they're classmates. I didn't think much about it; I just did it on a whim."

"You're still so modest. It's really impressive that you have such a sense of responsibility at only the second year of high school. If you need anything in the future, you can tell Yan Yan, and I'll help you as much as I can."

Is this considered owing me a favor? But what would I need a high school student to help me with? It's not like I'm planning some kind of high school student entrepreneurship project, is it?
However, Gu Huai could still sense the other party's sincerity and could see that he really valued Cai Yan.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Cai. But it's really nothing, don't worry about it too much, it's good that everything is fine now."

"Of course it's fine. Those guys have criminal records, and they were deliberately causing trouble. It's all on camera. They'll be in jail for a while. If they dare to cause you trouble again after they get out, just let me know, and I'll handle it."

Seeing the other party's nonchalant tone, Gu Huai realized that he had underestimated the power of Cai Yan's family.

Looking back now, the fact that someone so young could be parachuted into my company as a team leader actually says something.

Now that he has taken the initiative to appear, the police station can skip many procedures and determine the nature of the matter so quickly, which is quite remarkable.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Cai."

Cai Yi nodded, turned around to look at Cai Yan, and said, "Alright, shall we go home?"

Cai Yan glanced at Cai Yi and said, "You go to the car first, I'll come over later."

"Hmm?" Cai Yi looked at his sister suspiciously, then turned to Gu Huai, lowering his voice, "You wouldn't happen to be..."

"Shut up! Just go to the car and wait there!"

"Alright, alright, sigh, I really should have let Dad come. What am I doing here?"

Cai Yi sighed, shook his head, and walked out.

Gu Huai looked at Cai Yan, who was standing still, and walked towards the girl indifferently.

He pretended to be serious and asked, "Why haven't I seen Chen Pinyan and the others?"

Cai Yan replied in a low voice, "He has some trouble with those people and he's injured, so he won't be out for a while. Are you alright?"

Gu Huai stretched his shoulders. "It seems fine, and there's no pain anywhere."

"Come out for a walk with me."

"Ok?"

Gu Huai looked at the girl who had already taken a step with a strange expression. Was she going to take a walk at this time?

Cai Yan turned around and glared at Gu Huai, saying irritably, "What are you standing there for? Let's go."

"Ok."

Gu Huai followed after him.

Leaving the police station, we hadn't actually gone very far; Cai Yi's car was probably parked not far away.

The two were standing on the sidewalk, next to a flower bed filled with flowers and greenery.

By this time, it was already dark, and dark clouds covered the horizon.

Some cool breezes make people instinctively shrink their necks.

"Aren't you going home yet? Your brother has been waiting for you for a long time."

Having arrived here, the two hadn't actually said much, but Gu Huai could clearly sense that the other person was unable to say some things, so he had no choice but to take the initiative.

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, this is the young Cai Yan.

Cai Yan looked at him with a strange expression: "You really don't want to be with me?"

Gu Huai was taken aback. What kind of question was that? Girls really are strange creatures; they always manage to ask some novel and interesting questions.

"I was just worried your family would be anxious about this, so I thought it would be better to go home sooner."

"boom."

Unexpectedly, no sooner had he finished speaking than Cai Yan stepped forward and punched Gu Huai in the chest. Of course, the punch wasn't hard at all, but the sound it made was strange, as if waves of energy spread from his chest into his ribcage, causing a subtle change in his heartbeat.

"you"

Gu Huai looked at her hesitantly.

She looked up at herself, her eyes slightly red.

"Won't your family worry about you? Why did you take such a risk? What if something had happened?"

She questioned herself, her voice slightly agitated.

This sight moved Gu Huai deeply. He had seen too many people who claimed to be doing it for his own good, telling him to work harder, persevere, and overcome difficulties.

But it seems that no one will stand in your shoes and think about whether you are tired from working so hard, or how much effort you have put in.

The same applies to studying and working, and considering things from one's own perspective is something that is really unfamiliar to him.

He was so unsure how to respond to such questions that he didn't know how to answer them.

He could only awkwardly turn his gaze away. "It's nothing, I'm fine. Besides, in that situation, there was no other way. I couldn't just let him touch you, could I? And I'm tough, I'll be fine."

"idiot!"

She couldn't help but shout.

Gu Huai blinked.

"Fool!"

She cursed again.

Gu Huai was so amused by the scolding that he laughed.

"So you get scolded for helping people?"

"If I don't scold you, what if you get arrogant in the future and think you can handle these kinds of troubles, then you'll risk your life for someone else?"

Gu Huai looked at her slightly flushed face.

A cool breeze gently blows by, while traffic flows outside the sidewalk, the friction of tires and the roar of engines filling our ears.

It wasn't exactly wonderful, and the night was anything but beautiful, but somehow, he said with a smile.

"I'm not going to take risks for just anyone."

"."

Cai Yan stared blankly at Gu Huai, her red eyes seeming to shimmer with light rather than overflowing tears.

Her complexion visibly flushed; if the mountains and fields were covered with such flowers, Gu Huai couldn't imagine how beautiful it would be.

However, he now realizes that he said something that could be easily misunderstood in the heat of the moment, and it seems too late to explain that he had spoken nonsense in a moment of madness.

He thought for a moment, then reached into his pocket.

"correct."

He pulled out the bracelet that he hadn't given out before.

"this is for you."

"This is.?"

Cai Yan subconsciously reached out and placed the still-warm silver bracelet into her palm.

The bracelet itself isn't particularly special, but the single silver flower on it is quite beautiful.

Gu Huai scratched his head. The gift he gave to the girl seemed rather hasty, without even any wrapping. He wondered if it was because the soil was too dry.

He said.

"It's not that I didn't prepare a gift for you, it's just that I didn't wrap it. It's not anything special or valuable, so I was thinking of giving it to you when we were alone. I didn't expect it to be now. I'm sorry."

Still inexperienced, still clumsy, and unable to find a good time to give gifts.

But at least it was sent out, right?

A 30R bracelet may not seem like much, but it takes Gu Huai immense courage to express his feelings every time.

People who rarely receive affirmation tend to be cautious when extending goodwill.

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(End of this chapter)