The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Making a wish, blowing out candles, cutting the cake, singing the birthday song... After the whole process, it was already past six o'clock, and the sky had darkened.

The party didn't last very long, after all, they weren't adults. Birthday parties don't involve singing karaoke all night or drinking recklessly and ending up with a hangover.

At their age, singing a birthday song and eating cake would be enough to wrap things up.

The small birthday party came quickly and ended just as quickly.

Chapter 132 The only constant is the bright moon

Dusk, outside.

"See you tomorrow~"

See you tomorrow, Xia.

After saying goodbye to the departing people, Xia Yu withdrew his hand and stood still outside the house, not going back immediately.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly walked to the steps and sat down. Then he looked up at the horizon. The sky was not completely dark yet, but the shadow of the moon could already be seen.

As expected of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is indeed round. If it were midnight, it would probably be even brighter.

Xia Yu recalled everything that had happened today and still felt a little dazed. It was supposed to be an ordinary day at first, but somehow it turned out like this.

"Huh? Xia, are you looking at the moon?"

Just then, a soft voice came, and then a figure sat down next to him. Xia Yu turned his head slightly and glanced at it, asking curiously, "Aren't you going back? Tomoyo."

Tomoyo gently shook her head and explained, "Mom has something to do at her company, and Dad is abroad right now, so I'm usually home alone. It's okay if I go home a little later."

"It must be really tough."

Xia Yu sighed inwardly. This was just like a left-behind child. But compared to the real left-behind children, Zhi Shi's situation was much better. At least her parents could come back to be with her anytime they wanted.

"But how did you know I was looking at the moon? The moon isn't even that noticeable right now."

Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little curious. Although they could see the moon now, they could also see the last rays of the sun. Compared to looking at the moon, most people would probably think he was watching the sunset.

"The butler told me."

Tomoyo smiled, her eyes crinkling, and asked, "The butler said that you always go to the rooftop alone to admire the moon on your birthday. Is there a special reason for that?"

When Zhi Shi first heard the housekeeper say that, her first thought was that Xia Yu was homesick. In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the main cultural connotation of "family reunion", and this day is also the time when Chinese people feel the strongest homesickness.

But the next moment, Zhi Shi overturned this idea, because Xia Yu was in his hometown when he was admiring the moon, so he shouldn't have been homesick.

Hearing Zhi Shi's question, Xia Yu remained silent. He had originally wanted to brush it off with a simple "I am absorbing the essence of the moon to temper my immaculate body," but when he thought about what had happened today, he felt that it was not a good idea.

People treat him sincerely, but he doesn't reciprocate with sincerity, which makes him seem ungrateful.

A few seconds later, he sighed softly: "There's no particular reason, just a feeling of nostalgia and nostalgia. The only thing that remains unchanged is this bright moon."

"Xia... are you missing your hometown?"

Zhi Shi asked softly. Although she had already rejected this answer, judging from Xia Yu's expression and words just now, this was the most fitting answer.

"Yes."

Xia Yu readily admitted it, since his birthday falls on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although he had never cared much about birthdays, it wasn't something he could simply ignore.

Whenever he sees the bright moon hanging high in the sky, he thinks of everything from the past. Although his memories are blurred, those feelings have never disappeared. Instead, they remain in a corner of his heart and will come to him unexpectedly.

This may also be the reason why poets in ancient times created poems about the bright moon.

"Why doesn't Xia go back and visit during the holiday?"

To this, Xia Yu simply smiled and shook his head gently: "There's no going back."

"Everything I knew is gone forever."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Shi fell silent. She didn't know what Xia Yu meant by "can't go back," but she could hear the loneliness in Xia Yu's tone.

She wanted to comfort Xia Yu, but she didn't know where to begin.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about these things anymore. My experience is one in a million, a kind of luck that many people can't even encounter."

Xia Yu chuckled, breaking the somewhat silent atmosphere. Wasn't he lucky to have come into this world?

Life is only a few decades long. He was able to come to this dreamlike world and possess powers that he could only imagine before. Why is he still here lamenting the passing of spring and the coming of autumn?

If his past self met his present self, he might slap him across the face and yell, "Try being dramatic again! You're still not satisfied?!"

"Thank you, Tomoyo, thank you for listening to me."

Xia Yu let out a breath, feeling a little relieved of the knot in his heart.

Even though he was being dramatic, it's a rare stroke of luck that someone is willing to listen to his troubles.

"It's nothing. Didn't I already say that if Xia needs someone to listen to her troubles, I'm always happy to help?"

Tomoyo smiled back. It seemed that Natsu had figured things out on her own. That was wonderful.

She wondered if it was just her imagination, but Xia's aloofness seemed to have diminished a bit.

"Haha, since you put it that way, then if I have something on my mind again next time, I'll just come to you directly."

"Then I will welcome you with open arms."

Upon hearing this answer, Xia Yu turned his head and looked at Zhi Shi's small face, which seemed to be faintly glowing in the twilight. Suddenly, an indescribable feeling rose in his heart, a warmth that felt like sunlight shining in.

"By the way, Xia, you've probably already guessed the surprise at the birthday party, haven't you?"

"Hmm? You noticed that?"

Xia Yu looked at Zhi Shi in surprise. This wasn't right, was it?

This keen observation... Are you really a child? Or do you have a mature soul inside him, just like him?

"So Xia really did guess it..."

"So, you were just bluffing me?"

Xia Yu couldn't help but twitch his lips. Good heavens, Zhi Shi had actually been bluffing him, and he had exposed himself.

"No, I only have a guess, but I'm not sure."

Tomoyo shook her head slightly and chuckled, saying, "Because Xia's body language was a bit exaggerated back then, like she was performing, um... kind of like Xia's performance in PE class."

It turns out the performance was over the top...

"Even though Xia guessed it, she was still willing to perform. She's really kind."

Goodness, it's quite surprising that he can be praised as a good man.

"By the way, the birthday party was actually Mr. Butler's idea, Xia. Mr. Butler really cares about you. You're never alone."

Chiyo said that she could feel the care that the servants, led by the housekeeper, had for Xia, but it seemed that Xia herself was unaware of it.

Perhaps because she empathized with him, she wanted to tell Xia Yu these things, because Xia Yu reminded her of her past self. Before she transferred to Youzhi Elementary School, her parents were often busy with work, and she was accompanied only by servants in their huge house.

To her, those servants had long since become like family.

Hearing Zhi Shi's words, Xia Yu pursed his lips and remained silent. Although it sounded somewhat heartless, he had always regarded those servants as NPCs because he knew in his heart that those people were attached to the identities he purchased from the system.

Even though those servants could bring him sunshine points, he would always remember when chatting with the system that those people, like him, did not exist in this world at first. It was because of him that those people appeared.

Chapter 133: Undecided in times of trouble

"I see."

Xia Yu let out a breath; perhaps he had been a bit too self-righteous all along.

On second thought, even if those servants didn't exist at the beginning, haven't they left traces in this world now?

Moreover, when he purchased the identity from the system store, the system explained to him that the accompanying servants were flesh-and-blood, living people with their own thoughts and perceptions. Perhaps their appearance was related to the system, but they were still independent individuals.

Looking back now, the idea of ​​treating others as NPCs was quite selfish and arrogant, after all, life should not be despised or ignored.

Recalling what the system had said, Xia Yu turned to Zhi Shi and smiled, "Thank you for telling me this. If no one had pointed it out to me, I might have kept ignoring it."

Zhi Shi shook her head gently and smiled: "It's alright. As an ancient poem says, 'You can't see the true face of Mount Lu because you are in the mountain yourself.'"

"Hmm? Su Shi's 'Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple'—are you trying to say that those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly? Zhi Shi, you do know something about these ancient poems."

Xia Yu couldn't help but look at Zhi Shi with new respect. Although even elementary school students could recite this ancient poem, since ancient poems are required reading in elementary school textbooks, those were Chinese elementary school students.

"...Xia, I've actually wanted to say this for a while now, my grades aren't bad."

Seemingly sensing Xia Yu's surprise, Zhi Shi sighed helplessly and said, "Besides, I've read quite a few books, such as Tang and Song poetry from your country. I've learned about them. Don't treat me like a child."

Hmm... no wonder she's the young lady.

"Alright, alright, I apologize. Please forgive me, Miss Tomoyo. I shouldn't have underestimated your intelligence." Xia Yu clasped his hands together and bowed to Tomoyo.

It's still a matter of perception. After all, in his mind, elementary school students' knowledge is just so-so, and most of their minds are still focused on playing, just like Sakura.

Therefore, no matter how intelligent Tomoyo appears, she is still a little girl in his eyes.

Now it seems he needs to change his mindset and stop treating Tomoyo like a child.

Well... at least we can't think of it that way.

"Hmph, since you've sincerely apologized, I'll mercifully forgive you."

Tomoyo gave a soft hum, a rare departure from her usual composure, revealing a touch of playfulness.