Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Lu Xing held Shen Qingyi's hand tightly.

Her hands were soft, and her fingertips were slightly cool.

It felt like being blown by the night wind, or perhaps it was inherently a little chilly.

She did not break free from Lu Xing's grasp.

Shen Qingyi simply curled her fingers slightly, as if in response to his nervousness.

Then, her fingertips slowly dug into his palm.

The two are connected by their ten fingers.

The dim yellow light from the streetlights cast long, close shadows on the ground, making the two people's shadows appear even closer together.

Lu Xing looked down at their clasped hands.

The panic I felt just now seemed to be slowly suppressed by this handshake.

He raised his head and looked at Shen Qingyi.

This time, Lu Xing did not avoid her gaze.

With his beloved girl right in front of him, of course he had to look at her carefully.

Shen Qingyi also looked at him.

The girl's eyes still held a hint of a smile, as if she had deliberately teased him earlier.

But that smile quickly faded and turned into seriousness.

She neither urged him nor spoke.

He simply stood there, quietly waiting for Lu Xing to continue.

Lu Xing took a deep breath, but his chest still felt tight.

"Shen Qingyi".

"Um."

Shen Qingyi responded softly, but clearly.

Lu Xing looked into her eyes and said, word by word:

"I like you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Qingyi's eyes widened slightly.

I had already guessed he was going to confess his feelings.

She had guessed it from the moment he took an unusual detour tonight.

But when I actually heard him say it, my heart still pounded.

boom……

bang bang.

He confessed his feelings to me again...

Shen Qingyi's lips moved slightly; for a moment, she almost wanted to agree to his proposal immediately.

But the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she quietly swallowed them back.

She wanted to hear him finish.

I want to hear Lu Xing, who hasn't grown up yet, earnestly and clumsily tell her about his feelings of affection, little by little.

In the end, she just hummed in agreement again.

Lu Xing looked at her, and could feel the girl's warmth in his palm.

After finally confessing my feelings, that belated nervousness gradually welled up inside me.

However, he still didn't look away, and continued speaking:

"At first, I... didn't actually intend to get involved with you."

He paused for a moment after saying this.

Shen Qingyi blinked.

Lu Xing looked at her, his tone tinged with helplessness:

"Because you are so beautiful."

When Lu Xing said this, he neither joked nor tried to flatter him.

He simply stated his thoughts at the time very seriously:

"So beautiful that I feel we probably don't belong to the same world."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and pursed his lips:

"So at first, my subconscious thought was to stay away a little."

"I'm afraid of getting too close, and I'm also afraid that I'm overthinking things."

There are no fancy embellishments or fancy words.

But it was precisely this straightforwardness that softened Shen Qingyi's heart.

Still so silly.

She looked down at their clasped hands and gently squeezed his hand with her fingertips.

"Don't say that."

Shen Qingyi raised her head and looked at him intently.

"How could that be?"

She said softly:

"You're handsome too."

Lu Xing: "..."

His throat moved, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Shen Qingyi saw him suddenly stop, and a smile appeared in her eyes.

Lu Xing's ears felt hot from her gaze.

He looked away for a moment, then quickly looked back.

"later……"

Lu Xing paused for a moment, then spoke again:

"We're in touch more and more often."

"Eating, taking a walk, chatting..."

As he said this, his voice gradually lowered.

Those small images kept flashing through his mind.

She sat opposite me in the cafeteria, biting the tip of her chopsticks.

She stood behind him with mosquito repellent, laughing and teasing him.

And the way she ate noodles, the way she teased him with a beaming smile...

Playful, gentle, and exceptionally understanding.

Unbeknownst to him, Shen Qingyi gradually filled his life, to the point that he could hardly bear to lose her presence.

Lu Xing wanted Shen Qingyi to be a part of his future.

Sometimes when I don't see you, I feel like something's missing, and I feel empty inside.

Lu Xing gently squeezed her hand:

When I came to my senses, I realized that my heart was already filled with you.

Shen Qingyi did not look away.

A pair of bright eyes watched the boy quietly, as if trying to memorize every expression he made at that moment.

"kindness."

Lu Xing felt his ears burning even hotter under her gaze.

He paused for two seconds, then looked directly at Shen Qingyi and said:

"I've never been in a relationship before, and I don't really know anything about relationships."

"I'm not good at saying those kinds of things either..."

He considered his words carefully:

"Nice words."

Shen Qingyi looked at him, her lips twitching slightly.

He was quite eloquent later on, and he even managed to trick her into coming to his house.

Lu Xing continued:

"I don't know what it's like for other people to be in a relationship, and I don't know what it takes to be a good boyfriend."

He spoke very seriously, even to the point of being a little clumsy.

"But I will learn."

Shen Qingyi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Lu Xing paused for a moment before finally getting to the most important point.

"What I can absolutely guarantee is that there will only be one person in my heart."

After saying those words, his palm unconsciously tightened a little.

He really couldn't make grand vows, nor was he good at expressing his feelings in flowery terms.

For Lu Xing, what he could say was the thing he was most certain of right now.

He loves Shen Qingyi; she is the only one in his heart.

This is how it is now, and it will be this way in the future.

Shen Qingyi looked at him quietly.

The streetlights fell into her eyes like shattered light.

But the next second, Lu Xing noticed that the light in her eyes flickered slightly.

That wasn't shyness, nor was it simply happiness.

It was as if some deeper emotion was slowly surfacing in her eyes.

A bittersweet feeling, a sense of nostalgia, and an almost irrepressible tenderness.

The two were close enough that Lu Xing noticed them almost immediately.

His heart tightened, and the composure he had managed to maintain was instantly shattered.

"Well……"

Lu Xing looked at her, his tone somewhat flustered:

"What's wrong with you?"

Shen Qingyi did not answer.

"...Did I say something wrong?"

He subconsciously began to recall what he had just said.

Shen Qingyi simply shook her head.

The next second, she suddenly moved forward.

Before Lu Xing could react, a soft warmth enveloped him in his arms.

Shen Qingyi leaned forward and hugged him tightly.

She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his chest.

Lu Xing froze for a moment.

The girl's faint fragrance wafted to my nose, and her soft touch nestled close to me in my arms.

The hug came so suddenly that Lu Xing's mind went blank for a moment.

Shen Qingyi did not look up.

She simply nestled in his arms, taking a deep breath of that familiar scent.

Lu Dashan, even his confession lines are exactly the same...

Silly.

Shen Qingyi closed her eyes, her voice muffled against his chest.

"I didn't say anything wrong."

Lu Xing looked down at the girl in his arms.

Shen Qingyi said softly:

"Besides, I believe in you."

"There will only be me in your heart."

Lu Xing hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand.

The movements were somewhat clumsy.

But soon, he put his arms around Shen Qingyi from behind and gently hugged her.

She seems a bit thin.

When he held her in his arms, Lu Xing could even feel the subtle rise and fall of her shoulder blades.

The night breeze rustled through the leaves along the path.

Lu Xing lowered his eyes, his hand resting on her back, without making any sudden movements.

The two embraced, savoring this precious moment.

and so……

Does this mean she's accepted the confession?

Lu Xing was happy, but he didn't feel exaggeratedly excited.

It's more about caring about the girl at this moment.

He could sense that Shen Qingyi's emotions seemed a bit off at the moment.

Lu Xing opened his mouth, about to ask her what was going on.

Before he could say anything, Shen Qingyi hugged him even tighter.

She still didn't look up, her voice muffled, yet clearly reaching Lu Xing's ears.

"I love you, Lu Xing."

I have always loved you, Lu Xing.