Imposter Young Master
Chapter 632 - 635: A Wish Under the Christmas Tree in Memories_1

Chapter 632: Chapter 635: A Wish Under the Christmas Tree in Memories_1

Yang Gang grew up in the mountains, where there was no Christmas.

He experienced his first Christmas seven years ago, when he was thirteen and hadn’t yet ventured far from home.

The girl who was with him was named Gu Xiaorou.

On Christmas Eve, she held Yang Gang’s hand, and the two sneakily ran down to the small town at the foot of the mountain.

There was a Christian church in the town that held prayer and charity fundraising activities every Christmas Eve.

Of course, the two of them did not go to donate money, nor did they have any to donate. They went for the charity banquet.

There were guards at the gate, and Yang Gang was ready to chicken out. But Gu Xiaorou took Yang Gang’s hand and confidently followed a middle-aged couple.

Her long dress fluttered, her hair flew in the wind, and her expression was tranquil. Her demeanor was elegant and luxurious, like a princess in a fairytale castle.

Inspired by her confidence, Yang Gang was no longer nervous and similarly straightened his back as he followed the middle-aged couple.

The guards assumed the two were the couple’s children, so they did not stop them.

That was the first time Yang Gang saw Santa Claus, a sweet and friendly old man.

And the Christmas tree, adorned with colorful lights.

Gu Xiaorou said, "You can make a wish to the Christmas tree."

"Oh, then I wish for Gu Xiaorou to be happy every day." Yang Gang said.

Gu Xiaorou blushed slightly: "Silly! If you say your wish out loud, it won’t come true!"

Then, she stood before the Christmas tree, closed her eyes, and began to make a wish with a devout expression.

When she opened her eyes, Yang Gang curiously asked, "Xiaorou, what wish did you make?"

Gu Xiaorou smiled playfully: "Hehe, I won’t tell you."

Yang Gang did not continue to inquire at that time.

However, as time went on, Yang Gang became increasingly curious.

But each time he asked Gu Xiaorou, she would dodge the question.

That night, after having their fill at the charity banquet, Yang Gang and Gu Xiaorou quietly left the church.

On their way home, while walking down the street of the small town, Gu Xiaorou suddenly stopped in front of a storefront with a glass cabinet. Then she turned back to Yang Gang, her hands behind her back, smiled and said, "Gang, do you know? Girls feel extremely happy when they receive gifts on Christmas."

"Wait for me here for a moment."

After Yang Gang finished speaking, he went straight to the counter, where there was a unique hairpin that cost two yuan.

Yang Gang reached into his pocket, and pulled out all his money, a total of one yuan and fifty cents.

How embarrassing.

The shopkeeper saw Yang Gang’s dilemma and handed him the hairpin with a faint smile, "Here, it’s free. You can give it to your little girlfriend."

Yang Gang scratched his head: "She’s not my girlfriend."

Still, he accepted the hairpin, nodding slightly in thanks: "Thank you."

The shopkeeper patted Yang Gang’s head and chuckled: "You’re welcome. But, you have to treat that girl well. I can tell, that child seems to have suffered a great deal of emotional trauma, don’t make her sad anymore."

"Mhm, I promise." Yang Gang pledged solemnly.

Subsequently, Yang Gang handed the hairpin to Gu Xiaorou, saying, "Merry Christmas."

Gu Xiaorou’s eyes were filled with joy. She took the hairpin, put it on, spun around, and blinked playfully: "Gang, does it look good?"

"Yes, very beautiful."

Gu Xiaorou paused, walking straight to Yang Gang.

Blushing, she looked at Yang Gang, and then stood on tiptoe.

To Yang Gang’s shock, Gu Xiaorou gave his left cheek a gentle kiss, then hopped back, playfully saying, "This is my Christmas present to you. Gang, Merry Christmas."

Then, Gu Xiaorou started running towards the mountain.

Yang Gang returned to his senses and chased after her.

The laughter from their merry chase echoed throughout Lanshan.

This was Yang Gang’s first Christmas Eve. Soon after, Yang Gang formally stepped into the Bounty World. However, for the next seven years, no matter how busy he was or whatever happened, every Christmas Eve, Gu Xiaorou would always accompany Yang Gang.

At the age of 16, Yang Gang confessed to Gu Xiaorou after accidentally hearing that Su Xiaoxi only saw him as a younger brother, which was a huge blow to him. However, Gu Xiaorou rejected him with a smile.

She said, "I don’t want to be a replacement for Sister Xiaoxi."

Subsequently, Zhang Yu also confessed to Gu Xiaorou, and she accepted his feelings.

Even though such a thing happened, and the relationship between them became very strange and awkward, that year on Christmas Eve, the one who accompanied Yang Gang, was still Gu Xiaorou.

She said, "Zhang Yu has Sister Miao with him, but some silly guy doesn’t have anyone to keep him company."

Yang Gang said, "It’s okay, I have always been alone before I met you, and I am used to it."

She said, "I am also used to accompanying you on this day."

Yang Gang said, "But, you are Zhang Yu’s girlfriend now, he will get angry."

Then, Gu Xiaorou cried. Her tears fell like a string of pearls.

She shouted at Yang Gang, "Gangzi, you are a big fool!"

Then, she ran away.

But, half an hour later, she came back, her tears already dried up.

She said with a smile, "I made a deal with Zhang Yu, I will accompany you til 1 a.m. Then, you will take me to Sister Miao’s place, to be with Zhang Yu and Sister Miao. Sister Miao and Zhang Yu are Christians, they always stay up all night on Christmas Eve."

Yang Gang nodded.

The Christmas Eves in the following four years were like this too.

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"How Can I Forget; your smile, your gentleness, and your stubbornness and tears; as time went by, I could see you more clearly as if you were everything to me, but now, I have lost you. How Can I Forget.."

From the street stores, a local song in Hangcheng started playing, "How Can I Forget" by Moli. This song, written from a man’s perspective, although not widely sung across the country, was a widely loved sentimental love song in Hangcheng.

Moli’s song woke Yang Gang from his memories. He stood still for so long that he was covered in snow, attracting the curious stares of passersby.

"That man has been standing in the snow for almost half an hour, is he okay?"

"Who knows? He seems to be physically fine, but mentally he must be quite troubled."

"Did he get dumped? Poor thing, Christmas is just around the corner."

..

At this time, someone cleared the snow off Yang Gang from behind.

Yang Gang turned around to see Shen Jing dressed in a down jacket and jeans, casually stylish. Around her neck, she wore a silver necklace, the Tiffany necklace that Yang Gang had given her.

"Um, Yang Gang, I know I can’t replace Xiaorou to comfort you, but I hope you can be happier. These days, you’ve always been putting on a brave face, it’s painful for me to watch. I’m clumsy and even though I want to do something for you, I don’t know what to do.." Shen Jing said with a heavy heart, seeing Yang Gang’s exhausted expression.

Yang Gang looked at Shen Jing and gave a faint smile: "Shen Jing, could I borrow your shoulder?"

"Mm-hmm." Shen Jing nodded obediently.

Yang Gang then put his arm around Shen Jing.

The two maintained this position in the falling snow for a full five minutes.

Yang Gang released Shen Jing and gave a faint smile: "Shen Jing, thank you, you truly are my angel."

Shen Jing was shy, rubbing the corners of her clothes: "As long as you are happy, I am willing to do anything."

Yang Gang smiled: "It feels like I owe you again."

Shen Jing’s heart pounded. With her face flushed, she quickly replied, "I, I don’t mind. I just want to be your confidant, nothing more."

Yang Gang took a deep breath, then smiled and said: "Let’s find a place to drink some hot coffee, as it’s rather cold from standing in the snow?"

"Mm-hmm." Shen Jing nodded her head.

Luckily, there was a coffee shop nearby. Yang Gang and Shen Jing went into the coffee shop and found a seat near the window.

"Waiter, two hot coffees, thank you." Yang Gang said.

"Yang Gang?" Suddenly, a head popped out from the neighboring booth.

Yang Gang looked up and gave a slight grimace, "Oh, Feifei, how coincidental. I hope we didn’t disturb your date?"