"This is Xiangqiao’s notebook."
Song Lili paused for a moment, hesitantly accepting the notebook.
She opened the packaging, and the notebook looked rather old, with worn edges.
"Not exactly a diary, but it’s a kind of record, recording her profound feelings for Mr. President."
Zhuo Ting finished speaking and left.
Song Lili suddenly felt the notebook in her hands weighed a ton. She didn’t flip it open but just stared at the cover, a plain coffee-colored cover, with only two English words written in pen in the upper right corner:
Song Jiayu patted her shoulder,
"Since the Vice President gave this to you to look at, you might as well take a look."
"This is her privacy..."
"Exactly because it is her privacy, those who don’t know her need to see it even more."
Not knowing Song Xiangqiao...?
Song Lili hesitated again, feeling somewhat helpless.
"I’m going out for some air. Zhuo Ting... despite everything cold-hearted he seemed to have done before, in the last few days, I noticed that he actually harbors quite a bit of affection for Xiangqiao, perhaps not ten out of ten, but six or seven."
"I’ll go keep the Vice President company."
The lounge and Song Xiangqiao’s intensive care room were connected, and Song Lili was now outside Song Xiangqiao’s room.
She sat on the couch and flipped open Song Xiangqiao’s record book:
June 30, 201X. Today is a day worth memorializing; at my parents’ wedding, I met the prince of my dreams.
His name is Wen Nian; mom said he is Mr. President’s own grandson, shh... many people don’t know!
Brother Wen Nian is really handsome, his smile so gentle, and his voice so pleasant... The way he walked toward me from afar, so handsome! I’ll never forget it in my lifetime!
I really like Brother Wen Nian and want to see him again.
January 18, 201X. I’m on winter vacation, and I visited Ruicheng Military District, where dad said Brother Wen Nian grew up, but I waited all day and didn’t see him.
February 10, 201X. School is about to start again; I have to go back to Anlin. On this day, Brother Wen Nian really returned to the Military District; he was wearing a camouflage military uniform, super handsome!
I ran up to Brother Wen Nian to ask if he remembered me before I even finished asking, he nodded and said he remembered, Song Xiangqiao.
He really remembered me and even remembered my name!
Mom was right, I’m so pretty and polite; anyone would remember me!
I saw him in a hurry; he had several flowers in his hand, red, blooming very beautifully—it was my first time seeing red bellflowers.
August 1, 201X. Summer vacation, I made time to visit Ruicheng again. I don’t like Ruicheng, even less the Military District, many of the neighbors and uncles are so impolite and uncultured.
But to see my dearest Brother Wen Nian, no matter how much I dis place, I will keep coming!
Today, I didn’t see Brother Wen Nian. I’m so disappointed, but it’s okay, mom says Brother Wen Nian is doing important things.
Yes, Brother Wen Nian has important things to do; I won’t bother him!
August 16, 201X. I stayed in Ruicheng for half a month, until today, I still haven’t seen Brother Wen Nian.
December 31, 20X2. Sister Lili came to Anlin today for New Year’s Eve; I didn’t have a chance to go to Ruicheng.
But tonight, I saw Brother Wen Nian; he brought a lot of delicious food and fun things to my house to celebrate the New Year with me!
I’m so excited! Mom is also very happy, dad too, and even my younger brother is inexplicably excited.
The snacks Brother Wen Nian brought are really delicious! Mom says these must definitely be from the President Mansion.
The Barbie doll he brought is prettier than any I own!
At twelve o’clock, Brother Wen Nian and I counted down together.
I couldn’t wait for the numbers to finish and hurriedly wished Brother Wen Nian a Happy New Year! I wanted to be the first to wish Brother Wen Nian a Happy New Year!
Just as I finished speaking, fireworks burst forth in the courtyard, another gift from Brother Wen Nian.
The fireworks were supremely beautiful in an instant, but the "bang bang bang..." of continuous explosions turned that momentary supreme beauty into eternity.
Ah! I really love the night sky tonight! And I really love Brother Wen Nian!
Sadly, after watching the fireworks, Brother Wen Nian left... I really didn’t want him to go.