Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Xia Yuan’s Super Energy (Extra Chapter for 400 Monthly Tickets!)

Although the inspirational words from Xia Yuan were very comforting to Mei Fang, he did not plan on wasting the effort he put into preparing something special.

“Why did you suddenly say that… I heard from Peng Xue that you were quite looking forward to it?”

“Oh? Ah, Xiao Xue always reveals my secrets! She’s so mean.”

Xia Yuan turned around in embarrassment and then explained, “Because I’ve noticed you’ve been troubled by this matter lately. I was wondering if I had put too much pressure on you, making you unhappy too.”

“That’s not the case… actually, the process of coming up with the birthday gift was quite interesting.”

“Mm… hearing you say that makes me feel at ease.”

Xia Yuan nodded contentedly, “But I think I won’t specifically ask for gifts anymore in the future. If it causes pressure when we interact, we might not be able to be as casual as before.”

“That sounds right… That’s the Xia Yuan I know, my little angel.”

“Am I not your little angel now? Humph… how dare you say that…”

Xia Yuan pouted, putting her finger to her lips, and said cutely, “Tomorrow’s cake… I’m going to smear your face with Xiao Ya!”

“Wait, wait! Why don’t we first look at the birthday gift I prepared for you before deciding whether to play a prank on me?”

“You brought out the gift?”

Xia Yuan looked up and down at Mei Fang, surprised, “What is it? I’m so curious.”

“Well… but don’t laugh when you see it, this is my first time trying something like this…”

“I won’t! No matter what you give me, I’ll love it!”

Mei Fang took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Xia Yuan.

“This is my birthday gift for you.”

Xia Yuan didn’t expect Mei Fang to give her a letter. She stood there stunned for a long while before awkwardly taking the envelope from him.

“Hahaha, this is indeed a unique birthday gift, but I think… what’s inside…”

Xia Yuan swallowed, carefully asking Mei Fang, “This isn’t a love letter, right, Fang?”

“Um… how should I say this…”

Mei Fang deliberately remained silent, making Xia Yuan nervous.

“We’re still kids… studying is most important now! Those kinds of things… are…”

Xia Yuan’s eyes darted around, her cheeks flushed even under the dim streetlights, showing a beautiful glow like the sunset.

“Don’t be so tense, Yuan! Actually, it’s just a poem I wrote for you.”

“A poem?”

“Yeah, a modern poem I wrote these few days.”

“Can I read it now?”

“What?”

Suddenly wanting to read Mei Fang’s poem on the spot made Mei Fang feel a bit embarrassed, “Isn’t it better to read it alone later?”

“Yeah… I might not understand some parts… I want to ask you clearly.”

Xia Yuan held onto Mei Fang, not letting him leave.

“After being the class representative for Chinese for so many years, how could you not understand it…”

“In any case… let’s go sit in the pavilion to read it.”

As a reincarnated person, Mei Fang encountered some parallel events in this world, such as the absence of the once-popular Penguin Music Trio. However, he only had an interest in music without understanding music theory or talent, so he couldn’t possibly write songs out of thin air.

But copying lyrics to make Xia Yuan happy was something Mei Fang could easily do.

He loved Xu Hao’s songs, remembering every lyric clearly. Many of them were filled with beauty, either ancient or modern, which he could directly use as essay material or poetry.

In his previous life, Mei Fang had done this and received praise for it.

However, Xu Hao’s early songs often had themes of love and affection, making it hard to find ones that wouldn’t make Xia Yuan think he was confessing or fit his current experiences.

Fortunately, Mei Fang was a super squirrel, and he could find some suitable songs in Xu Hao’s repertoire.

For example—

Xia Yuan opened the envelope, and Mei Fang reminded her, “The poem I wrote is called ‘In That Not Too Distant Place.'”

Where would there be small bridges over flowing water,

Rushing streams washing away the dust,

Floating peach blossoms.

How beautiful,

Pick one to exchange for your sincere heart.

Where would there be colorful clouds chasing,

How many times can the moon be whole,

Life is imperfect.

Don’t retreat,

I will accompany you through storms,

In that not too distant place,

Burying your dreams,

Emitting a faint light,

That’s your soil,

Waiting for you to unearth treasures.

Even if you stumble along the way,

In that not too distant place,

I will applaud for you,

Strength is your constant image.

Aim for your direction,

Let go and chase hope.

Somewhere in your heart—

When Mei Fang copied the lyrics, he felt a deep sense of guilt.

Sorry, Brother Song!

In this parallel world without you, I can only try my best to replace you!

“The song ‘In That Not Too Distant Place’ is from Xu Hao’s second album, ‘Lost and Found.’ It’s said that Xu Hao wrote it for his fans, the V fans, due to its positive and warm tone, it was used as a class song in many middle schools.

Mei Fang sat next to Xia Yuan, watching her read the poem, silently reading it over and over again, then starting from the beginning.

During this process, Xia Yuan would suddenly turn to stare at Mei Fang, expressionless at those moments.

And when Mei Fang tried to talk to her, she would lower her head and close her eyes, humming the content of the poem, a smile on her lips.

Mei Fang watched Xia Yuan, noticing her ears turning red up to her neck, suddenly feeling an urge to pinch her cheek to see her reaction.

After all, Yuan was too adorable.

“Is this poem really yours?”

“Don’t you think my writing style suits?”

“Not exactly… but yes, your primary school essays were much more mature than others…”

Xia Yuan pursed her lips, smiling at Mei Fang for a while before speaking slowly,

“Is it because Yuxi wrote it for you? And the handwriting, it’s also Yuxi’s… Is it her handwriting or did you both come up with it together?”

“Yuxi helped me rewrite it because she said my handwriting was ugly.”

Mei Fang said shamelessly, “But it’s really my own idea.”

Selecting which of Xu Hao’s songs was also a tough task! With so many songs in his mind, it was impossible to choose lyrics one by one…

“You’re really amazing…”

Xia Yuan held the letter with great joy.

“I love this poem, it’s as catchy as a song… Fang, you might have a talent for writing lyrics!”

“Ah… is that so?”

“Look, the first two stanzas are main verses, the last two stanzas are a chorus, if it were a song, it would be a typical AAB structure…”

Xia Yuan, who had learned piano and music theory since childhood, naturally knew much more about music than Mei Fang, the plagiarist.

This gave Mei Fang a new idea.

“I’ve copied a lot of lyrics from you, so naturally they sound like lyrics… But why didn’t you continue learning piano back then?”

“At that time…” Xia Yuan smiled slightly, “Actually, saying I didn’t want to learn piano was a lie… I thought my family was struggling, and learning piano would add pressure to my parents, so I said I wasn’t interested in it.”

“But I don’t regret it. After that, I had more time to play with you, knowing you played computer games, and joined in.”

Xia Yuan leaned on Mei Fang’s shoulder, laughing, “Thinking back, if I hadn’t played games with you then, maybe you and Yuxi would have been closer than me, and gradually drifted apart…”

“That’s impossible… even if we only had one minute together, we’d still be the best childhood friends.”

“One minute is no different from being far apart! Really…”

Mei Fang patted Xia Yuan’s head, thinking that if he wanted to pursue a musical path, he might need to learn some basic music theory, otherwise suddenly pulling out a timeless masterpiece would scare everyone.

Also, he spent weekends with Lin You Xi working on websites, reducing their interactions.

Thinking about it…

“Yuan… you said I have a talent for writing lyrics… I’m a bit interested.”

Mei Fang said softly, “If you have free time on weekends, can you teach me some basic music theory?”

“Sure! Since my childhood friend is interested in writing songs, I’ll share everything I know!”

Xia Yuan hummed a simple melody, truly happy.

“By the way… we haven’t thanked each other yet.”

Xia Yuan grabbed Mei Fang’s hand, “Thank you for such a wonderful birthday gift, you must have put a lot of thought into it. Next time it’s your birthday, I’ll think of something special to give you.”

“Don’t worry about adding pressure. Just give whatever comes to mind.”

“Then, when it’s your birthday, I’ll only give you one ‘Xia Yuan Super Energy,’ okay?”

“What’s Xia Yuan Super Energy…”

“‘Xia Yuan Super Energy’ is… well, it’s a rare chance, let me show you now!”

“Hey, I said… we’re outside!”

“What’s wrong with being childhood friends? Come… like this, let Sister Yuan hug you… good boy… Fang is a good child.”

It turned out that ‘Xia Yuan Super Energy’ was a more motherly hug, where she would rest her head on Xia Yuan’s shoulder and receive a head pat as a reward.

On this night, Mei Fang learned and mastered this new term and code.

Okay, this chapter is finished, let’s move on to junior high school together.

Mei Fang’s ability to advance to junior high school is everyone’s achievement, celebrate!