The sunny boy in Cardcaptor Sakura

Chapter 575: Valentine's Day

February 2th is a special day. It is the day to tell your favorite person "I love you" and the day to send your love along with chocolates.

Birthdays are the most important, New Year's is the most popular, Christmas is great too, but the most important day for gift giving is February 2th - Valentine's Day.

2 month 13 day.

Early morning at the Kinomoto family.

Sakura's room.

"Well, what should I do..."

A mumbling sound came from the arched quilt.

"What's wrong? Sakura?"

Hearing this mumbling that sounded like a dream, Xiao Ke flew over the quilt and poked the bulge in the quilt: "It's already so late, why are you staying in bed all the time?"

While asking the question, Xiaoke flapped his little wings to help Sakura lift the quilt, and then he saw Sakura kneeling on the bed with a closed book in front of her.

Seeing this, it curiously leaned over to take a look: "How to make a pleasant handmade chocolate?"

After reading the name on the book cover, Xiao Ke was instantly delighted and cheered: "Wow - Sakura, do you want to make chocolate?"

ヽ(*▽*)ノ

"Yeah, but I haven't decided what kind of chocolate to make yet."

"Isn't that easy? Of course, I have to make delicious chocolate~ Chocolate~ Delicious chocolate~"

Seeing Kero spinning around in joy, Sakura puffed up her cheeks and retorted, "That kind of chocolate won't do."

"Eh?"

Xiao Ke was startled. Xiao Ying held the book on the bed in her arms, her eyes sparkling with longing, and said, "Because it's chocolate prepared for Valentine's Day."

"Valentine's Day?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ke mentioned this festival curiously and asked, "Who do you want to give it to, Xiaoying?"

"Well……"

Being asked this question suddenly, Sakura subconsciously imagined a person wearing glasses and having a very gentle smile.

As she thought about it, Sakura's cheeks gradually turned red. She covered her face with her hands and said shyly, "Really? How can I say this answer so casually?"

As she spoke, Sakura threw the book in her hand away, got up shyly, changed her clothes, and ran downstairs.

Looking at the door that was slammed shut by Sakura, Xiao Ke scratched his head in confusion: "Strange, what's there to be shy about, but Valentine's Day chocolate? People who fall in love are really hard."

Just after saying that, Xiao Ke suddenly remembered that Sakura would definitely not succeed in making chocolate in one go, and those experimental chocolates would definitely belong to her.

Thinking that it could eat all the chocolate today, Xiao Ke couldn't help but spin around and cheer, "Chocolate~ Delicious chocolate~"

……

"Good morning!"

Sakura, who had just come downstairs and washed up, greeted her happily. Touya, who was eating breakfast, supported his face with one hand and smiled when he saw Sakura coming.

"Why are you up so late today, monster?"

"Sakura is not a monster!"

Sakura made a face at Touya and quickly walked to her seat and sat down.

Fujitaka in the kitchen saw Sakura coming down and brought Sakura's breakfast over. He placed the breakfast in front of Sakura and spoke.

"By the way, Sakura, you're going to use the kitchen today, right?"

"Yeah, okay?"

"Of course, but be careful."

Hearing the conversation between father and daughter, Touya looked at Sakura curiously and asked, "What are you going to use the kitchen for today?"

Sakura blushed slightly and lowered her head shyly: "Ah, that..."

"Now I remember, tomorrow is February 2th, so you're going to make your own chocolates for Valentine's Day, right?"

Seeing that her brother had already said it, Sakura nodded and said, "Yeah, let's do it together with Tomoyo."

"Then be careful."

"I'll be careful when I use fire."

"I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about the person who receives your chocolate." Toya raised the corner of his mouth slightly, supporting his face with one hand and looking at Sakura.

"Huh?" Sakura blinked, not understanding what this meant.

"Won't the chocolate you made put the lives of those who ate it in danger?"

"What did you say!!"

Sakura looked at Touya with her eyes wide open, thinking he was so mean, she was ready to glare at him.

Facing Sakura's eye attack, Touya smiled, stood up, took his backpack and waved, "I'm done eating, it's time to go to work, see you in the evening."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Fujitaka responded with a smile.

"Brother, you are such a bad person!" Sakura stuck out her tongue and made a face at Touya.

Click!

As the door of the house closed, Sakura's angry expression disappeared and she couldn't help but say, "Brother really is working part-time all the time."

"After all, that's who he is."

Fujitaka smiled back helplessly, and stood up and said, "Then I'll be out too, Sakura, you should be safe at home."

"Yes!"

After saying goodbye to her father, Sakura finished her breakfast in a few bites, then washed the plate and put it away, and began to study how to make chocolate.

A few minutes later, the doorbell rang.

ding dong~

"right away."

As Sakura responded, she quickly walked towards the door and opened it. The person she had agreed to meet with appeared in front of the door.

"Good morning, Sakura."

Tomoyo was wearing a long dress, carrying her bag in her hand, and greeted Sakura with a smile.

"Good morning, Tomoyo, come in."

"Sorry to bother you then."

After entering the house, Tomoyo hung up her bag and asked, "Xiaoying, are the ingredients for the chocolate ready?"

"I have most of the ingredients we need at home. It should be enough to make chocolate for both of us." Sakura replied with a smile as she pulled Tomoyo towards the kitchen.

"I also brought various props with me."

“Yo—Tomoyo!”

(≧ω≦)/
Suddenly, Xiaoke came flying from the stairwell, waving his hands and greeted Zhishi loudly.

"Xiao Ke."

Tomoyo looked at it happily, but couldn't help but ask with a little worry, "Is it okay not to stay in Sakura's room?"

"It's okay, because dad and brother are out today." Sakura explained.

"That's right, so I came down to help you make chocolate!" Xiao Ke flew to the two of them, crossed his arms, and spoke righteously.

"It's obvious that you just want to cheat." Sakura looked at him with empty eyes and mercilessly exposed Xiaoke's true face.

"No!"

"Obviously, you were planning to take advantage of us not paying attention and eat it secretly."

Facing Sakura's distrust, Xiao Ke retorted loudly: "I was just helping you taste it. After all, you won't succeed in making chocolate in one try, right?"

"Well……"

Faced with this, although Sakura wanted to refute it, she had to admit that Xiaoke was right, because they would not succeed in one try.

"Hmph, I'll let you go for now."

Sakura snorted and pulled Tomoyo to continue walking towards the kitchen: "Come on, Tomoyo, let's make chocolate."

"Ah."

When they arrived at the kitchen, Sakura had already taken out all the ingredients needed to make chocolate, and Tomoyo also took the tools she brought from her bag.

When everything was ready, Tomoyo asked, "Sakura, have you decided what kind of chocolate you want to make?"

"Well, I thought about it all day yesterday. It's rare to make chocolates for Valentine's Day, so I wanted to make them myself."

Sakura took out the chocolates she had bought with a silly smile, scratched her head and said, "But it's too difficult to make chocolates from scratch, so I bought some chocolates and planned to make them into the shapes I like."

"But melting purchased chocolate and making it into your own chocolate... that doesn't count as making your own chocolate, does it?"

Tomoyo tilted her head slightly, and Sakura said sheepishly, "But making chocolate from scratch is too difficult, and if you make the slightest mistake in the steps, the chocolate will taste terrible."

"That's right."

Chishio was sympathetic and said, “It’s actually okay to melt purchased chocolate to make your own chocolate, because the main point is the design and decoration of the chocolate.”

"As long as these two points are made with love, then it can be considered handmade chocolate!"

"That's right!" Sakura immediately became excited when she heard that.

Listening to the two talking back and forth, Xiao Ke, who couldn't wait to eat chocolate, crossed her arms and urged them, "Instead of discussing it here, why not do it quickly?"

"Ahh, that's right!"

Sakura panicked and hurriedly took out the chocolate she bought. Seeing this, Tomoyo came forward to help with a smile.

As she brought the container of melted chocolate over, she said, "I remember that melting chocolate requires heating over water, right?"

"Yes, this is written in the book I bought yesterday."

Sakura nodded in response and crushed the chocolate in her hand: "And you have to crush the chocolate so it melts faster."

"Oh oh - I saw this too, let me help!"

Seeing Sakura crushing the chocolate, Xiao Ke quickly flew over and started to help while stuffing the crushed chocolate into her mouth.

"Xiao Ke! Why are you eating now!?"

"Oh, I just wanted to try the chocolate you bought to see if it was delicious."

Xiao Ke laughed and picked up a piece of broken chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth: "Woo woo yummy! The chocolate you make will definitely be delicious like this, Xiao Ying."

"Well……"

Sakura, who was about to throw Xiao Ke away, subconsciously touched her index fingers together when she heard this and whispered, "Is it going to be delicious? Then I must work harder."

Chiyo on the side watched the scene with a smile on his face, his hands never stopping. After a while, the two men and the beast crushed all the chocolate and put it into the glass bowl.

Then he heated the glass bowl in water, and while the chocolate was melting, Tomoyo put his hands behind his back and looked at Sakura curiously.

"By the way, Sakura, what shape of chocolate do you want?"

"Hmm... After all, Valentine's Day requires heart-shaped chocolates."

"Are you planning to give it to Brother Yuecheng?"

"Eh?"

Hearing Tomoyo's sudden question, Sakura blushed slightly for a moment, but still nodded and whispered: "Well... I hope Yukito-san will like it."

"Don't worry, Sakura."

Seeing that Sakura was still a little nervous, Tomoyo reached out and held Sakura's hands, encouraging her: "That's the only chocolate in the world that you made yourself, Sakura. I'm sure the person who receives it will be very happy."

"Tomoyo..."

Sakura was touched by Tomoyo's comfort, and Xiaojian beside her couldn't help asking, "By the way, Tomoyo, who are you going to give the chocolate to tomorrow?"

"Eh? Me?"

Tomoyo was slightly startled, but when Xiaoke asked her curiously, her eyes softened and she said softly, "Of course it's for the person I like." "Ah? Who is who?" Sakura became interested instantly when she heard that and kept asking questions.

Facing Sakura's question, Tomoyo smiled and said, "Sakura, you can guess. I'll give you a hint. You know him."

"Eh? Do I know him?"

Sakura was stunned. She knew so many people, who could it be?

"Ah—the chocolate is melted."

Chishi suddenly looked at the chocolate chips in the glass bowl, which had now changed from solid to liquid.

Hearing Tomoyo's voice, Sakura quickly retracted her attention and quickly brought the mold over: "I have also brought the mold over here, so let's start shaping the chocolate."

"Ok!"

After carefully laying the mold flat, Tomoyo put on gloves and picked up the glass bowl and poured the liquid chocolate in the bowl into the mold.

After pouring the chocolate into all the necessary molds, Tomoyo put down the glass bowl in her hand and happily watched the chocolate cooling and shaping with Sakura.

“It’s turned into a beautiful heart shape.”

"Yeah, great."

"Oh - it looks quite delicious!"

Xiao Ke looked at the chocolate that was solidifying and rubbed his hands together. Seeing this, Xiao Ying quickly stopped him and said, "Xiao Ke, you must not eat it now!"

"Really? What kind of image do you think I have in your eyes?" Xiao Ke heard this and crossed his arms in dissatisfaction: "I won't cheat."

"Sakura, let's decorate the chocolate now." Tomoyo had already put the melted white chocolate into the piping bag and handed it to Sakura.

"Ah."

Sakura took a deep breath and nervously took it over: "I'm so nervous."

"As long as you think about the person you like, you won't be nervous."

"I will work hard!"

Sakura looked at her piece of heart-shaped chocolate and took out the piping bag in her hand to squeeze out the melted white chocolate inside to decorate the whole piece of chocolate.

After finishing the decoration, she used white chocolate to write a blessing in the empty space in the middle.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Snow Rabbit--from Sakura."

Sakura wrote these words while reciting them. When she finished, she breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "Great, it worked!"

"As expected of Sakura." Tomoyo looked at the decorated chocolates and applauded Sakura.

"It's really good." Xiao Ke also gave his comments.

"Hey hey~"

Sakura felt a little embarrassed when she heard that, and quickly handed the piping bag in her hand to Tomoyo: "It's your turn, Tomoyo."

"Eh? Should I write too?"

Tomoyo was surprised, and Sakura nodded seriously: "Since it is given to someone you like, you must also write blessings on it, right?"

"This one……"

Seeing that Tomoyo was still a little hesitant, Sakura asked in confusion: "Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem."

Tomoyo shook her head, took the piping bag from Sakura, and looked at her own chocolate: "Let me think about it, how should I write it?"

After a few seconds, Tomoyo finished decorating the chocolates before writing her blessing in the center.

Sakura also looked at the blessing written by Tomoyo and read it word by word: "Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you can always be happy and relaxed."

Seeing that Tomoyo stopped writing after finishing this sentence, Sakura asked in surprise: "Is this all? Tomoyo, aren't you going to write your own name?"

"No, this is fine."

Chiyo shook her head slightly, smiling, and said, "I just want to see the smile of the person I like, so I give my chocolates away, not to say "I like you", but I just want the person who receives the chocolate to be happy forever."

"Tomoyo, you are amazing."

Sakura blinked in surprise. Was Tomoyo's view on love so profound? She didn't even need to express her love, she just wanted to make the person she loved happy?
In the face of Sakura's surprise, Tomoyo just smiled back calmly. Her views on feelings have never changed from the beginning to the end.

It’s just that the previous relationship was a hopeless end, but now the new relationship has already brought the dawn of happiness.

……

The next day.

February 2th, Valentine's Day.

"Strange? Why do they suddenly all bring chocolates to the classroom? Is today some kind of candy festival?"

Early morning, classroom.

Xia Yu supported his face with one hand and looked at his classmates who were walking into the classroom one after another in confusion.

The classroom, which originally had fresh air, was gradually filled with the sweet aroma of chocolate as students arrived one after another.

The smell of these sweet things made him feel a little greedy.

Before he could grab a classmate to ask, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Li Xiaolang who walked into the classroom in shock.

When Li Xiaolang walked into the classroom, he immediately noticed Xia Yu who was looking at him with shock. He paused, tightened his face, and walked towards his seat ignoring Xia Yu.

Then Xia Yu kept his eyes on him, and didn't move away from him until he sat back in his seat.

Li Xiaolang: “…”

"Why are you staring at me?"

Li Xiaolang had no choice but to frown and ask. Xia Yu rubbed his eyes and asked bluntly: "I was wondering why even you brought chocolate to the classroom? What day is today?"

"!!!"

"What chocolate! What are you talking about!?"

In an instant, Li Xiaolang's expression became very interesting. His face flushed and he stammered, "Don't talk nonsense. How can I..."

"Alright, alright, there's nothing to hide."

Xia Yu waved his hands and said softly, "I can smell the chocolate in your schoolbag? Do you have to let me take it out for you before you admit it?"

"…Are you a dog?"

Li Xiaolang choked. He put it so tightly that he could still smell it. Moreover, the chocolate fragrance in the classroom was so strong, how could he smell the chocolate in his schoolbag? What kind of sense of smell does this guy have!
"Don't talk nonsense. Dogs can't eat chocolate."

Xia Yu retorted casually, then asked curiously: "So why do you bring chocolate?"

"..."

Li Xiaolang's face flushed. What should he say? He didn't know why he was so obsessed with bringing chocolate to school.

Who could he give it to? That guy?
Sakura's smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind. Li Syaoran's face turned red again and he shook his head vigorously.

"Why did I suddenly think of that guy again!?"

"That rascal?"

Looking at Li Xiaolang's strange behavior, Xia Yu frowned and discovered his blind spot.

"Humph!"

Li Xiaolang snorted coldly and did not answer.

However, at this moment, a noisy voice suddenly came: "Little Wolf! Why don't you wait for me again!"

Li Meiling rushed into the classroom, hugged Li Xiaolang's neck, and shook Li Xiaolang's head hard.

Li Xiaolang also looked helpless. He didn't resist no matter how Li Meiling moved. He tried to resist, but it was useless.

Xia Yu looked at the noisy Li Meiling in front of him, stroked his chin and thought for two seconds, then suddenly asked: "Li Meiling, do you know that your brother is very clever..."

"Raspberry Bell!!!"

Before Xia Yu could ask the question completely, Li Xiaolang seemed to have anticipated something and interrupted him by calling Li Meiling's name.

While Xia Yu was still not reacting, he grabbed Li Meiling and strode out of the classroom: "Follow me."

"Little Wolf..."

Li Meiling's eyes lit up with love at the domineering Li Xiaolang, and she followed him without thinking.

After the Li siblings left the classroom, Xia Yu finally came to his senses and couldn't help scratching his ears: "Why are you yelling? It's just chocolate. What's there to hide?"

"chocolate?"

Suddenly, a gentle questioning voice came from the side. Xia Yu turned around and saw that the person coming was Zhishi who had just arrived in the classroom.

"Classmate Xia, what chocolate did you just talk about? Did someone give you chocolate?" Zhishi asked, seeming a little nervous.

"That's not the case. Wang Xiaoming brought chocolate to the classroom. I asked him why he brought chocolate, and he suddenly started yelling."

At this point, Xia Yu couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "He didn't even answer properly when asked, so he deserved to fail in the trial."

Hearing that no one was sending chocolates to Xia Yu, Zhishi breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "It seems that Student Li has also made up his mind."

"Determined? What do you mean?"

Xia Yu was stunned. Why is everyone acting weird today?

"Huh? Classmate Xia, don't you know what day today is?" Zhishi was stunned, as if he had heard something unbelievable. His eyes were slightly widened with surprise, making him look a little silly and cute.

"…So what day is it?"

Xia Yu asked speechlessly. He did remember today's date - February 2th, but he had no idea what day it was.

He only knew that it was the Lantern Festival a few days ago. The glutinous rice dumplings during the Lantern Festival were very delicious. He personally made a big pot of glutinous rice dumplings for his housekeepers and servants, who all praised the food.

"Oh my, it turns out that classmate Xia really doesn't know." Zhishi covered his mouth and exclaimed in surprise.

"…So what day is it?"

"Well..."

Chishi opened her schoolbag with a smile, took out a box of heart-shaped chocolates and handed it to Xia Yu.

"If Xia can accept my chocolate, I will tell you."

"?"

Xia Yu was stunned when he saw the chocolate handed to him by Zhishi. He then looked up at the smiling Zhishi and asked in confusion: "Why are you giving me chocolate? Is today really Candy Day?"

"Take it and I'll tell you." Chishi blinked, her earlobes slightly red.

"..."

Xia Yu pursed his lips, looked at the chocolate that Zhishi handed over, thought there should be no problem, and reached out to take it.

"OK then."

Seeing this, Zhishi felt relieved, but she did not forget the promise she had just made. She supported the table with one hand, put the other hand on her mouth, and leaned forward closer to Xia Yu.

"Xia, come closer to me and I'll tell you quietly."

Xia Yu really wanted to refuse, but Zhishi didn't do anything out of the ordinary at the moment, so he could only sigh, slowly approached and silently muttered to himself in his heart.

Clear and innocent, clear and innocent, there is nothing between us...

"Today is Valentine's Day~"

"!!?"

Xia Yu leaned back and opened his eyes wide. What did he hear?
Valentine's Day!?

Just as I was about to ask again, Tomoyo had already withdrawn himself and sat back in his seat upright.

Looking at Zhishi's back, Xia Yu pursed his lips, but still resisted the urge to reach out and pat Zhishi and ask again.

He looked down at the heart-shaped chocolate in his hand, and for a moment he felt very complicated. Innocent... Can he really continue to be innocent?

Or... let's just follow Liao Zhishi?

(End of this chapter)