Chapter Seventy: Confession Under the Night Sky

  Unconsciously, night had fallen, the twilight shrouded the entire sky, and the stars were already twinkling in the night sky. Zi Yue sat quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, completely forgetting Ling's invitation.

  Ling stood on the beach, feeling extremely nervous. Tonight, he planned to confess to Ziyue, a day he had been waiting for a long time. However, Ziyue was late, and Ling felt a thread of anxiety, fearing that she would reject him. After all, it was always girls who surrounded him, not the other way around, where he had to put in effort to pursue one.

  Time passed bit by bit, and Ling couldn't wait any longer. He rushed up to the fourth floor, knocked on the door of 1428, and Zi Yue's familiar face appeared before his eyes. Zi Yue looked at the boy in front of her who was panting heavily and felt a twinge of guilt. "Sorry, I just forgot about our appointment."

  Ling smiled and said, "Let's go then." His gentleness was only shown to Ziyue.

  On the beach, two people walked slowly, Zi Yue had not spoken a word, and Ling was very respectful of her company. The sea breeze blew against them, blowing Zi Yue's long hair up into the night sky. Her hair lightly brushed against Ling's face, the fragrance wafting through the air, intoxicating him. Ling carefully picked up a strand of Zi Yue's hair and placed it on his nose tip, the scent spreading outwards. This small action did not startle Zi Yue, who continued walking forward, lost in thought.

  Ling Shen took a deep breath and walked up quickly, he decided to confess. Zi Yue was startled by his rapid pace, stopped and stared at her in a daze.

  "Zi Yue, I want to tell you that I like you, really really like you. Will you be my girlfriend?" Ling finally spoke up.

  Zi Yue's heart skipped a beat, and she was slightly stunned. She admitted that the handsome boy in front of her was excellent, but the pain Xī brought to her was too deep, and she had always deeply loved Xī.

  "Me..." Zi Yue wanted to refuse him, but also had a thread of reluctance.

  "Zi Yue, your aloofness is your protective shell. I hope you can shed that shell for me and truly accept me because I really like you. Will you tell me your story? I'm willing to share the burden with you." Ling said emotionally.

  "Sorry, Ling, I just can't accept you..." Zi Yue finally said it out loud. She really didn't want to hurt Ling; she knew he was a very passionate boy, it's just that his superficial disguise was unbearable.

  "Can you tell me the reason?" Ling's eyes dimmed, his pupils lost their luster, and a thread of pain flashed through his heart.

  I have someone I like now.

  I have someone I like, I have someone I like, I have someone I like...... This sentence echoed in Ling's ears, lingering for a long time, it was like a sharp dagger, deeply stabbing his heart, the pain spreading throughout his body. Ziyue was also in pain, this confession brought back unpleasant memories, and she didn't want to hurt the man in front of her who had deep feelings, after all, prolonged suffering is not as good as brief pain, Ziyue sighed helplessly.