Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
“You’re Eddie, right?” Vicki asked with a smile.
Eddie nodded with delight. “Yeah, I’m Eddie.”
Eddie hadn’t expected Vicki to remember him.
A warm, sweet feeling rose in his chest/
He’d figured that with so many people at the wedding, there was no way Vicki would have even noticed
Vicki smiled and said, “What a coincidence! What brings you here?”
Eddie was at a loss for words.
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‘Why am I here?’ he thought to himself, ‘Of course, it’s to see you.’
But he couldn’t bring himself to say that aloud.
So, Eddie blurted out a lie without even blinking. “What a coincidence! I just bought a house nearby. I didn’t know that you also lived around here.”
“In this case, I should get a place nearby,” he mused silently. “Otherwise, she’ll find out I lied.”
Vicki’s smile was pure and bright. “That really is a coincidence.”
Eddie’s eyes landed on her elbow. “Ms. Shaw, your elbow’s bleeding. You should really get it checked out at the hospital.”
Vicki said with a smile, “It’s okay, Eddie. My family doctor will help me bandage it up when I get home.”
“Oh my god! Eddie! She called me that so affectionately?!’ Eddie screamed inside his head.
A wave of sweetness surged through his heart.
Almost without thinking, Eddie pulled out his phone and called his younger brother, Damian, who was a doctor. “Dame, where are you?”
Damian asked, “Eddie, what’s up? I’m in Regalburg.”
Damian was raised by his grandfather since childhood, and his grandfather had settled permanently in Regalburg.
No matter how busy he got, Damian always made time every month to come to Regalburg and spend some time with his grandpa.
And luckily, he just happened to be in Regalburg today.
Eddie’s face lit up with delight. “Dame, can you come over to the Shaw family’s home right now?”
“The Shaw family? What’s up?” Damian asked, confused.
Eddie said, “Ms. Shaw got hurt. Can you come take a look at her?”
“No, not so serious…” Vicki quickly protested.
At first, Vicki was confused – why had Eddie suddenly left their conversation to make a phone call? She hadn’t expected that he was actually calling Damian.
‘That’s Damian Saunders! The world-renowned genius doctor! He could diagnose patients at the age of twelve! I just scraped my elbow, and Eddie wants him to come treat me? That’s crazy!’ Vicki thought, waving her hands in protest.
But Eddie ignored her and spoke into the phone, “Dame, I’ll send you the address right now. Hurry over.”
And with that, Eddie hung up.
He lowered his head and quickly sent the address.
Vicki was speechless.
After sending the address, Eddie looked up at Vicki. “Ms. Shaw, you just took a fall. Even if it’s just a scraped elbow, what if there are any aftereffects? Damian is a doctor, and he just happens to be in Regalburg. He’ll be here soon.”
Vicki didn’t know what to say for a moment.
She said, “Thank you, Eddie. You can just call me Vicki. So, should we go back to my place and wait for him?”
Eddie smiled, “Alright.”
Vicki was about to bend down and pick up the flowers that had fallen all over the ground.
Eddie quickly stopped her. “Stop, you’re hurt. Let me get them for you.”
Vicki was speechless again.
Eddie bent down to pick up the flowers, then set the bike upright again.
Pushing the bike along, he asked, “Ms. Shaw, can I walk you home?”
Vicki said with a lively, playful smile, “Eddie, just call me by my name. ‘Ms. Shaw’ just sounds too distant.”
Eddie nodded. “Alright, Vicki.”
‘What a beautiful name. It really suits her. Honestly, she is even stronger than Victoria,’ Eddie couldn’t help but think.
Inside the sprawling Shaw family estate, aside from Vicki, there were only about a dozen servants.
Vicki had just one brother, and he was a total workaholic. Most of his time was swallowed up by work, and whatever little was left, he split between Vicki and his fianc?e.
Therefore, Vicki was pretty lonely.
Her brother kept her so sheltered that she barely ever got to see the outside world, so she didn’t really have any friends.
With Eddie there, Vicki couldn’t help but feel genuinely happy.
She personally made Eddie a cup of coffee.
Eddie kept fussing over her elbow injury, but Vicki, on the other hand, couldn’t have cared less.
Holding the cup of coffee Vicki had personally made for him, Eddie felt like he was dreaming.
Just last night, he’d been feeling down, thinking he might never even be worthy of showing up in front of Vicki in this lifetime.
But after being inspired by Bradley’s unwavering attitude toward love, he rushed over first thing this morning, no matter the cost.
Not only did he actually get to see Vicki, but now he was even sitting in her house, drinking coffee she’d made just for him.
Not even in his dreams did Eddie dare to hope for something like this.
Vicki smiled and said, “Eddie, give it a try.”
She didn’t have a job. Her brother wouldn’t let her work – the Shaw family was wealthy enough that she didn’t need to earn money anyway.
She spent her days tinkering with random things, and sometimes, she’d brew dozens of cups of coffee in a single day, just taking one sip before throwing them away.
Eddie snapped out of his thoughts and quickly took a sip. He said with a smile, “It’s sweet really sweet.”
Vicki looked at him skeptically. “Sweet? But I barely put any sugar in.”
It shouldn’t taste sweet.
Eddie froze for a second.
‘I meant my heart feels sweet, not the coffee,’ Eddie thought helplessly.
As for the coffee…
Eddie took another slow sip, a smile spreading across his face. “You went with two-thirds coffee and one-third milk classic cappuccino ratio. Add just a bit of sugar. Not too sweet, not too acidic – honestly, it tastes great.”
Hearing that, Vicki’s eyes sparkled. “Eddie, you’re awesome! You figured it out just from a single sip? Seriously, that’s amazing!”
Eddie grinned, “I make coffee for myself sometimes.”
What does it feel like to be looked at by the girl you like, with a gaze so pure and admiring? Eddie didn’t know about others, but he felt so happy he could float away.
‘This must be what happiness feels like,’ Eddie thought to himself.
Back then, he’d been all about chasing after reckless/physical thrills.
But only now did he realize – the real happiness was all in the heart.
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Vicki’s eyes sparkled. “Eddie, I heard you’re also an amazing psychiatrist. Seriously, you’re incredible. The Saunders family .js really packed with talent!”
She shot Eddie a big thumbs-up.
