I’ve Always Remembered
Chapter Courtesy: Wang Mei
Shen Wanying really couldn’t remember, after all, it was seven years ago when she was only ten.
If she thought about it carefully, she still had a vague impression of Huo Cheng. Despite that, she couldn’t remember what they did at that time. Jiang Yu said they also took a photo together, which was found in a photo album.
Shen Wanying was lying on the bed looking at the pictures she had gotten from her mother.
The background of the photo was her garden. She wore a little princess skirt and Huo Cheng stood in front of the blooming rose vine. Both of them were smiling. Shen Wanying seemed to be brushing little Huo Cheng’s face gently with her thumb. She didn’t see it wrong. He was actually smiling, though not obviously.
It turned out that Huo Cheng would also smile when he was young.
Shen Wanying’s lips hooked up. She put the album aside, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
On Monday, she got to the classroom 15 minutes early to do some self-study. Huo Cheng had just arrived and was standing in front of his desk, taking books out of his bag.
When Shen Wanying saw him, she subconsciously gave him a blank stare. She felt as if they had become closer like she knew Huo Cheng better after learning that they knew each other when they were young. So, she went to her seat and greeted him with a smile. “Good morning, Huo Cheng.”
Huo Cheng put down his book and looked up at her. “Good morning.”
Shen Wanying smiled again. After a moment of consideration, she asked, “I don’t know if you remember that we met once when we were still children?”
Huo Cheng was slightly surprised by her question. He thought she had long forgotten this. In his last life, it was only because of their marriage that Shen Wanying remembered this.
Shen Wanying noticed that he didn’t speak. She assumed he didn’t remember and smiled awkwardly. “Haha, it’s a bit abrupt. After all, it’s been so long. It’s normal if you can’t remember it.”
“I remember.” Huo Cheng stared at her. “I’ve always remembered,” he said seriously.
This time, it was Shen Wanying’s turn to be surprised. She froze for a few moments before saying, “If you remember, then why didn’t you tell me?”
Huo Cheng lowered his eyes. “I thought you forgot.”
“Haha, I really don’t remember very well.” Shen Wanying laughed embarrassedly. “But my parents remember very well. When my mother heard that the newly transferred student was called Huo Cheng, she immediately thought of you. Didn’t you go abroad with Uncle Huo? Is Uncle Huo back?”
Huo Cheng: “No. I came back alone.”
Shen Wanying: “So, where do you live?”
Huo Cheng: “My grandfather’s house.”
“Oh.” She nodded thoughtfully. Putting down her school bag, she took out the picture she had placed in it this morning. “My mother found this photo of us together. Do you want to see it?”
Huo Cheng looked at the photo in her hand. He had the same one.
Shen Wanying pointed to the little Huo Cheng in the picture and smiled. “Look! You were pretty cute, laughing like this when you were a child.”
“——” Huo Cheng was silent for a while before saying, “You looked cuter.”
“Haha.” Shen Wanying shyly laughed again.
All of a sudden, there were many students from other classes gathering outside the classroom. Some of them were at the class door, some others were peeking from the window, but all of them were looking at her and Huo Cheng.
“What’s the matter?” Shen Wanying asked, vaguely hearing them mention hers and Huo Cheng’s names. “Ah, I know! These students must have come to see you.”
Huo Cheng frowned. “Didn’t they visit last week too?”
On Friday, when the examination result was announced, a lot of people came to the classroom to see him. He thought that after the weekend passed, the enthusiasm would have abated. Unexpectedly, people had already started gathering around early in the day.
Shen Wanying looked outside. “This should be another wave of students. You don’t know, but Ji Yao has always been the first in our grade and never lost his rank. This time, you overthrew him and took his throne. A lot of people must be curious about you, so they came to look.”
Huo Cheng frowned a little at her words. He didn’t like being surrounded like this.
Noticing his expression, Shen Wanying realized he was not very happy. Just as she was thinking that she should make the onlookers go away, Ji Yao walked in with his schoolbag.
“Hey, what are you all crowding in here for? It’s almost self-study time now.”
Ji Yao’s tone was a bit impatient and when the students saw him coming, they unconsciously gave way to him. Other students cheered him on when he passed so that he wouldn’t be discouraged.
Shen Wanying couldn’t help but inwardly complain. How many of them took the exam? They all came here just to prevent a second-year student from being discouraged?!
However, looking at Ji Yao’s appearance, it looked like he had been a bit taken aback. Although he usually slept through the classes, he was always the first to arrive at the room. Today he was late, almost missing the bell.
Huo Cheng noticed her watching Ji Yao. The frown on his face deepened, his brows wrinkling even more tightly. He looked at Ji Yao, and he happened to meet with the other boy’s gaze.
Ji Yao was staring at him while walking to his desk. Then, he put his bag on the table and sat down. Shen Wanying didn’t chat with Huo Cheng anymore and went to her own seat.
NO NOT A CLIFF NOOO IT’S GETTING GOOD 😭😭😭
IT’S NOT JUST YOU THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ZYM AND FYC IS LIKE A CHEMICAL REACTION
ay? wait? i got something?
HE NICKNAMED HER AH WAN AAAAA
Alright I’m somehow more convinced that he believed himself to be the “killer” because he blamed himself for Fang Ke’s death without being actually the cause of it? What if it’s like a suicidal pact situation? where fang ke is the one who’s a bit loco in the head and initiated the accident, planning to die with both the guy and he just has a survivor’s guilt after?
THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED HIS SECOND LIFE AS NG+ PLUS I’M CRYINGG
ughh now i feel like it’s really a huge red herring instead. It’s too clear and obvious
made an account for commenting here, but my current leading theory, considering the premise of the painted veil that was hinted before, his mom had cheated, his dad knew about and gave her a choice. Something to do with her disease and forced her to live in the mountain villa or to divorce, and for the sake of Huo Cheng she just rather go to the villa. They fixed their relationship and either his mom ended up cheating again or her lover is a yandere.
Also another thought is that daisies represent “innocence” which may suggest that his mom is innocent and she was wrongly blamed, either for the cheating or for something else that we don’t have enough information on. Or if still in line with the ‘cheating’ and the painted veil plot, it may suggest that His mom is someone who’s shallow/gullible like the main character of that novel is.
Watch as I’m embarrassingly wrong/this is a red herring thrown in by the author to kick us off guard. This is honestly such an interesting subplot to the fluffy and light-hearted high school romance
um what o.0
p.s. tho its a bottom line, im glad he dont have impure intention toward her
hey! thanks for all the comments c:
i know, he’s so full of nonsense. but i’m glad too!! the ML we all deserve,,
thanks for reading!
when he keep looking at her as if she gonna disappear 😉
you both said whats on my mind. there many possibility for mysteries and im invested
this too cute, i got diabetes 😭
backstory! that explains a lot
AHAHAHAHAH why she is so fixated to maintain image, isnt it tiring
ah ah so sweet
i like how natural he taking care of her .. as if theyre married
Definitely shipping the silly puppy boy and the spunky cat girl!
Being able to deduce the ship-status by what brand of water he buys! She should be detective!
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From this chapter onwards on NU the chapters are incorrectly numbered (10 chapters ahead).
Thank you for the chapter! (*^^*)
this site won’t let me see which chapter it is, but i’ll defs get that checked out, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
thank you for reading! ♡
I think I know why he got stabbed now
Thank you for the chapter!
Gah! I caught up again! Σ( ̄□ ̄lll)
How does one aquire these *shifty eyes* “advance chapters”? Groveling? I can grovel! ┬┴┬┴┤(✧w✧├┬┴┬┴
Also, can we talk about what a smooth criminal Hup Cheng is?! That quiet hug made me blush! (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
HELLO!! i am SO SORRY, i am apparently dinosaur/boomer/dumb dumb and never checked the comments until now, so i am just seeing this! thank you for all your kind comments, they really made my day 🥺 about the advance chapters, if you’re still interested, the best way would be to enquire via the discord server! there is a channel specifically for this book, the link is right up in the header (: if you have any issues, yell @ me! i’ll defs be checking back ;; <3
and oh my god YEAH tell me about it, the amount of squealing that has happened on my end of the computer. embarrassing to say the least. 🙈🙈🙈 there will finally be an update on tuesday, sorry for the wait! i hope you enjoy <3
I’m crying, why he is so sweet? I also want a boyfriend like that…
oh my good lord i am so sorry, like the comment after yours, i also, only just saw this T_T thank you for reading and interacting! i agree, where to find a man like this?!?
there will be an update on tuesday, so sorry for the wait as well!
Waiting for new chapter,😘😘
I finally figured out how to make an account in order to post comments! 😂
I was so confused!
This story is so good! Im totally hooked! 💕
I love your translations! They’re very smooth and comfortable to read even if you don’t read many Chinese novels.
Would this advance release you mentioned be more premium chapters that we’d have to pay for or would it be an early release on Novel Updates?
Most obvious thing is that his mother had an affair, and he ended up dead from something related to it.
Hello, I am new reader. I am loving the novel. Thank you so much for your hard work! And thanks for the new chapter.
About your note, since this novel is short and as far as I can see, is more on the fluffy than anything else, I don’t think the Huo family has anything to do with the ML mother’s death. Maybe one of then did something that stimulated her and thus lead to the cause of her death? But I think must of the reason is because she probably really betrayed ML father… The flowers ML saw are probably from the other man, and maybe he also did something that end up causing the ML mother’s death? Everything about that is very strange. Let’s observe more…
Not related but I just want to say: I really don’t believe the FL was the one who killed Huo Cheng. There must be something fish about his death as well. I trust FL.
Sorry my bad english.
Hey!! Not to be rude or anything but I don’t see any link to a discord server… Can someone please send it to me? Thank you so much!!
Don’t worry you weren’t rude at all. We’re still working on setting up the discord server link though. Thanks for being patient.
Here’s a temporary invite to the server:
https://discord.gg/j77SgVky