Please Confess to Me

49

"So many people." Shen Xi, someone who's never gone out to buy things for the new year, lamented as she watched an auntie elbow through the crowd with an amazing fighting spirit.

"Yeah." President Su, who had always been content eating instant noodles during this time, sighed. "I didn't expect things to be this lively. New Years had always been a lonely time for me before."

Lonely?

Shen Xi turned and looked at Su Hang. He was holding two Chinese red knots, comparing them with interest. He might not have realized it, but Su Hang was currently wearing a happy smile. Looking at his cheerful figure, Shen Xi couldn't help but think back to her previous life. Back then, what did Su Hang look like during the Chinese New Year?

During the first year.

"I want to go to W Country for business. It'll take about half a month, so I can't accompany you for Chinese New Year. I'm sorry." Su Hang said.

"That's fine. Go ahead, you must be busy." Shen Xi silently sent out a sigh of relief.

The year after that.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to Country F for about half a month." Su Hang said.

"It doesn't matter. I'll just go spend new years with my parents." Shen Xi replied after a moment's pause.

The third year.

"Sorry, I'm going to Country R on a business trip..."

"Why do you travel every new year?" Shen Xi finally couldn't help but ask.

"Because Chinese New Year isn't celebrated abroad." After some hesitation, Su Hang replied.

"I see. Then go ahead..." Shen Xi helplessly replied. She had a feeling that the man might not want to spend the new year with her.

The fourth year, the fifth year...Shen Xi, who had grown accustomed to it, would only say 'Happy New Year' when Su Hang left.

"Which one of these do you think looks good?" Su Hang took the two Chinese knots and showed them to Shen Xi, but found that his wife was in a daze. He couldn't help but shake the two festive knots in front of her.

"Ah, what?" Shen Xi snapped out of her daze.

"Which one of these looks good?" Su Hang asked again.

"These are too small." Shen Xi looked at the Chinese knots he was holding, then said: "It's not suitable to hang at home."

"It's for Chu Wu." Su Hang explained. "We can hang it at the door of his kennel."

"Oh, well then, this one." Shen Xi randomly pointed to one.

Su Hang placed the losing Chinese knot back on the shelf, and noticing Shen Xi's absent-mindedness, took over pushing the cart. He asked: "What are you thinking about?"

"Ah?" Shen Xi said: "I was wondering how to spend the new year."

"What's there to think about?" Su Hang found it a little strange that Shen Xi would ponder about something like this with such a heavy expression.

"What do you want to do this year" Shen Xi asked.

"I want to spend it with you." Su Hang thought about it, then added: "And our parents. Let's go to our parent's home on new year's day. They would probably hate the thought of spending the new years without you."

(T/N: As in Shen Xi's parents.)

"What if my parents don't want you to go?" Shen Xi asked thoughtfully.