Chapter 308: Everyone Is Important!

An Yu subconsciously turned her head to look back.

With one glance, she saw Cheng Shimumeng standing behind her with a smile.

“Shimumeng, what’s wrong?”

She blinked expressionlessly.

She slightly raised her head and stared into Cheng Shimumeng’s eyes.

At this moment, the people who had gone to buy ice cream had already walked farther and farther away.

It was difficult to hear the conversation between the two clearly anymore.

Seeing this, Cheng Shimumeng smiled slightly.

She slowly leaned down and spoke softly beside An Yu’s ear.

“An Yu… can I ask you a question?”

An Yu quickly blinked.

There was warm breath blowing past her ear.

She took an uncomfortable step back before speaking again.

“Mm?”

Although she did not know what Cheng Shimumeng wanted to say, between friends, saying whatever they wanted was fine.

“Good~”

Cheng Shimumeng let out a light laugh.

Her expression looked somewhat doting.

She took An Yu’s small hand and made her look toward the direction of the ice cream stall.

An Yu blinked expressionlessly.

With one glance, she saw several familiar figures.

Ning Wanciu and the others should have already started buying ice cream.

“Little An Yu, let me ask you…” Cheng Shimumeng held An Yu’s hand and spoke softly. “If… from now on, you could only choose one person between Ning Wanciu and Ning Dongli, who would you choose?”

An Yu froze.

She subconsciously raised her head and glanced at Cheng Shimumeng.

She did not know why she would ask such a question.

However, Cheng Shimumeng did not explain.

She only stared at An Yu with a smile on her face.

This was a test she had to do.

A test more important than any probing.

Only like this could she know whether she could complete the amusement park plan.

After all, if she excitedly prepared everything for An Yu, only for An Yu to say she only liked Ning Wanciu and could only accept Ning Wanciu, would she not explode?

“…Sorry, it might seem a bit strange… but I hope you can answer properly.”

An Yu pressed her finger against her lips.

Although she was somewhat confused, she could see Cheng Shimumeng’s seriousness.

So… she would just answer.

Maybe this was just some boring test question.

Saying what was in her heart was fine.

Cheng Shimumeng closed her eyes tightly.

Only after a while did she open them.

She lightly pointed her finger toward the direction of Ning Wanciu and Ning Dongli.

She spoke again.

“If I said that from now on, you could only be with Ning Wanciu, but you could not play with Ning Dongli anymore, would you agree?”

An Yu looked at the two sisters buying ice cream together.

She shook her head without thinking.

Both the big pillow and the little pillow were important.

Why did she have to choose only one?

She did not want that.

That would be very painful.

“No.”

The young girl’s tender pretty face was filled with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Cheng Shimumeng slightly curved the corners of her lips.

She spoke softly.

“Then what about the other way around? Only with little sister Ning, and not with Ning Wanciu?”

“Also no!”

An Yu narrowed her eyes slightly.

She looked at Cheng Shimumeng with some displeasure.

She did not know what purpose she had in asking these questions.

But she was unhappy!

Cheng Shimumeng took in all of An Yu’s reactions.

However, she did not choose to give up here.

Instead, she continued asking.

“Then… what if it was me and Xiangxiang? You could only choose one?”

An Yu slightly frowned.

She looked even more displeased.

She felt that Cheng Shimumeng was so strange.

Why did she keep asking these kinds of questions?

Why did she have to choose one person from everyone?

Clearly, everyone was important…

The girl did not speak.

She only stared silently at Cheng Shimumeng.

But Cheng Shimumeng misunderstood.

She thought… An Yu was hesitating.

As expected… she and the red-haired fool were still different?

If it had been the Ning sisters, she had rejected without even thinking.

Cheng Shimumeng lowered her head.

She hid the disappointment in her eyes.

This round of testing would end here…

“No!”

Just as Cheng Shimumeng was misunderstanding An Yu, An Yu suddenly spoke.

Her voice was several degrees louder than usual.

Cheng Shimumeng froze.

She raised her head and stared into An Yu’s eyes.

From those amber pupils, she saw a trace of displeasure and annoyance.

But more than that… there was seriousness.

“No! Everyone is my important friend. I can’t lose even one!”

An Yu’s voice was more forceful than usual.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Cheng Shimumeng with puffed-up cheeks.

It seemed she did not like her asking these kinds of questions.

Whether it was Ning Wanciu, Ning Dongli, Huai Xiang, or Cheng Shimumeng.

Everyone was her important friend.

She did not want to choose one and throw the others away.

“Is that so?”

Cheng Shimumeng’s lips curved upward.

She revealed a gentle smile.

That smile looked more pleased than usual.

It was filled with a sense of satisfaction.

An Yu blinked in confusion.

She did not understand how Cheng Shimumeng had suddenly…

“Little An Yu, your ice cream!”

Before she knew it, the people who had gone to buy ice cream had already returned.

Huai Xiang was holding the mango-flavored ice cream An Yu wanted.

She presented it in front of her as if asking for credit.

“Mm.”

An Yu froze for a moment.

She looked at the ice cream that had suddenly appeared in front of her.

Then she looked at Huai Xiang, who had already returned.

It was obvious she had not yet recovered from the previous question.

“Mm? What’s wrong?”

Huai Xiang frowned in confusion.

After looking at An Yu, she glanced at Cheng Shimumeng beside her.

“Uwah… why is this bad woman smiling again? So scary…”

An Yu shook her head.

In the end, she did not say anything.

“Nothing.”

She took the ice cream from Huai Xiang’s hand and gently took a bite.

The fresh fragrance of mango exploded in her mouth.

It was mixed with a cool and refreshing texture.

The ice cream tasted very good.

Unpleasant things… she would just forget them.

Anyway… that was only a question.

It was not something that really existed.

She did not need to choose.

“Then let’s go play that one, okay!”

Huai Xiang pulled An Yu and casually pointed at a ride not far away.

“Mm.” An Yu nodded expressionlessly.

“Yay! Then let’s go line up!”

Everyone went to line up while chatting and laughing.

Cheng Shimumeng walked slowly behind them.

There was a smile on her face.

It was as if she had encountered something happy.

Everyone… is important, huh?

Recalling An Yu’s expression when she spoke just now, Cheng Shimumeng felt pleased.

That was a seriousness and anger she would never see no matter what.

The usually cold and cute girl.

Because she did not want to make a choice, the expression on her face had changed slightly.

She looked… really like she cared about everyone a lot.

My An Yu…

“Good~ I understand~”

I won’t put you in a situation where you have to choose.

I also won’t destroy everyone’s relationships.

…This is fine.

Everyone should stay like this now, and then take another step forward…

Don’t worry, little An Yu.

Because your wish is my wish.

So ah… I will help you realize it.

I definitely will.

Everyone.

I won’t allow anyone to destroy all of this.

They all belong to you…

Including everyone… they all belong to you.

Cheng Shimumeng slightly curved the corners of her lips.

This test had given her a satisfactory result.