On a Stormy Night, the Campus Belle Knocked on My Door Seeking Shelter
Chapter 26: Your First Time, I’ll Help You Complete It

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Your First Time, I’ll Help You Complete It

"Are you thinking about that two-faced first love of yours again?" Chen Xi suddenly reached out and twisted Chen Miao’s ear.

"Ouch! What nonsense are you spouting? You’re my only first love! How many times do I have to tell you? She had a crush on me, and when she saw things were starting to get good between us, she went to you to stir up trouble. You just refuse to believe me," Chen Miao quickly begged for mercy.

As the two were playfully bickering, Chen Xi suddenly received a text message.

[My Dearest Son]: Mom, S.O.S. Spot me 5,000 for an emergency.

’Just as I thought, our son’s out of money.’ Upon seeing the message, Chen Xi immediately transferred 50,000 yuan.

[Quirky Mom has transferred 50,000.00 yuan to you]

[Quirky Mom]: If it’s not enough, just tell Mom... You have to take care of yourself, you hear?

[My Dearest Son]: This is more than enough! Why’d you send so much? You spoil me too much... You’ll corrupt me. I’ll pay this back in a few days.

"Look at what our son is saying." Chen Xi was taken aback for a moment.

"Looks like our son’s all grown up. He’s even lecturing you now," Chen Miao said with a grin, enjoying the show.

[Quirky Mom]: Pay me back, my ass! If it’s not enough, just tell me. Your only jobs right now are to study hard and focus on your relationship. Don’t waste time on anything else. Or else you just wait and see if I don’t tan your hide when I get back!

Seeing the sticker his mom included with her reply, Chen Mo couldn’t help but smile. ’Mom’s still as quirky as ever.’

[My Dearest Son]: Love you, mwah! Gotta go.

This wasn’t what Chen Mo wanted to say, but he had been conditioned by his quirky mom into using it as a habitual closing. He had to add "Love you, mwah!" or Chen Xi wouldn’t let him off the hook.

Back on Chen Mo’s end, he had nearly maxed out his credit card yesterday. If he didn’t borrow some money, he really wouldn’t have enough.

It wasn’t that he was spending recklessly. The high-end bedding alone had cost a significant amount, not to mention all the clothes with high-quality fabric he had bought for Su Yuqing.

In reality, though Chen Mo had said they were cheap, the things he bought were not cheap at all.

Even with Lin Yuwei giving him a 90% discount.

Normally, Lin Yuwei’s shop was the type where one good sale could cover her for six months.

That was why she could afford to give Chen Mo a 90% discount.

The profit margins were ridiculously high. The clothes Chen Mo took yesterday would normally cost forty or fifty thousand yuan. It was only out of respect for Chen Xi that Chen Mo was able to get them for four or five thousand.

Chen Mo had only avoided mentioning the price to reassure Su Yuqing.

His credit limit was genuinely low now, which was why Chen Mo had decided to borrow some money from his mom first. He planned to report a fugitive with a 100,000 yuan bounty to the police later to pay her back.

Reporting too many wouldn’t be appropriate, but turning one in occasionally was still relatively normal.

With this sudden, powerful support from his mom, Chen Mo no longer had to worry about his spending for the time being.

He immediately decided to take Su Yuqing out to buy a cell phone.

"It’s Sunday and we’ve got nothing to do. Is there anywhere you’d like to go?" Chen Mo asked, smiling at Su Yuqing.

"Somewhere I’d like to go?"

After thinking for a moment, Su Yuqing smiled and said, "I’d like to visit the park in the old district."

"The park in the old district?"

A memory instantly flashed through Chen Mo’s mind. Wasn’t that the park where he met that little girl whose name he never knew?

’Could Su Yuqing really be that little girl?’

Chen Mo froze for a second.

He carefully recalled the little girl’s words. She had said one of her parents was going to leave and they were both going to start new families. Wasn’t that a divorce?

That certainly matched Su Yuqing’s situation.

The moment he thought of this, Chen Mo abruptly remembered a detail.

Back then, when he mentioned she’d been crying, she lied and said she wasn’t. As she did, she averted her gaze and her speech faltered. Wasn’t that exactly how Su Yuqing reacted when she lied?

One matching detail is a coincidence. Two matching details could also be a coincidence. But when all the details line up, it’s probably not a coincidence anymore.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo was a little surprised. He’d never really had the time to think about this before.

After Su Yuqing’s death, his world had plunged into darkness.

How could he have had any time to think about a little girl from his past?

Looking back on it now, the details were everywhere.

For a moment, Chen Mo’s heart fluttered.

He smiled and said, "There was a big storm the day before yesterday, but the weather’s been great these last two days. That park is perfect for flying kites. Let’s buy one on the way and fly it there."

"Okay! I’ve never flown a kite before." Su Yuqing clapped her hands, her face lit up with joy. "I just don’t know if I’ll be any good at it my first time."

"Don’t worry, I’ll be there."

Chen Mo watched her, looking so adorable as she clapped her hands like a happy child just because they were going to fly a kite, and felt a pang of tenderness in his heart.

’The simple fun of a normal childhood is such a joyous first-time experience for her.’ Chen Mo thought to himself, ’No matter how many "firsts" you still have left, let me be the one to help you experience every single one! I’ll fill in all the colors that were missing from your childhood!’

Chen Mo smiled at Su Yuqing and said, "I mentioned taking you to the food street before. After we’re done flying the kite, we can stop by there too."

Hearing Chen Mo say this, Su Yuqing’s heart filled with even more anticipation.

On a warm spring day, getting to fly a kite with that boy and share delicious food with him—these were the simplest wishes of her childhood.

The point wasn’t doing these things for the first time. The point was getting to experience them with *that boy*. That was the greatest happiness she could imagine.

Just the night before last, she had experienced the darkest moment of her life. After leaving the homes of her mother and father, her heart had been like dead ashes. Then, by a strange twist of fate, she had subconsciously walked to Chen Mo’s front door.

She never thought that this one act, driven by some inexplicable impulse, would actually open the door to hope for her.

Now, Su Yuqing’s heart was bathed in the warm glow of the spring sun. The chill from the night before last had already been mostly chased away.

After her parents’ divorce, she had never truly enjoyed happiness.

Even all the way through high school, she had simply drifted along in a daze.

The only thing that had kept her going seemed to be the boy with the incredibly sunny smile who always appeared in her dreams...

Now, that dream had become reality. Nothing could be more blissful than this.

Being with him, even just strolling side-by-side doing nothing in particular, was full of joy.

Having settled the day’s itinerary, Chen Mo finally said, "When we go out in a bit, the first thing we’ll do is buy you a phone. What brand did you use before? It might be easier for you to stick with the same brand."

"Huh?" Su Yuqing gave Chen Mo a surprised look.

"What ’huh’? You don’t have a phone. What if I need to contact you about something? How would I find you? Especially since you owe me a huge debt. Without a phone, how am I supposed to track your location?" Chen Mo said with a grin. "And don’t forget, you can’t argue with your creditor."

Hearing such a clumsy excuse, Su Yuqing couldn’t help but laugh along. She then nodded, no longer refusing.

Besides, it was just as Chen Mo had said. When you’re this deep in debt, a little more doesn’t hurt.

’This debt... how could she ever repay it?’

’No matter how much more she owed, in the end, there was only one way to pay it all back.’

But speaking of the model, Su Yuqing couldn’t help but think of the phone’s original owner, and her expression darkened once more.