We agreed it was just a hug, why did you actually do it?

Su Weile stared at the message for a long time without making a move.

Su Weile has rarely had any worries growing up. He is a cheerful and open-minded person, so he generally doesn't have any troubles.

This was the first time in his life he had been so conflicted. He carefully recalled his interactions with Tang Shaowu and compared them with Tie Tou, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

He couldn't deny how much he valued Tang Shaowu. He couldn't bear to see him in pain or unhappy. He wanted to be good to him. Even though Tang Shaowu had lied to him and tricked him before, he would still forgive him easily.

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, Tang Shaowu and I were really close. We spoke intimate words and did intimate things.

Su Weile didn't know if it was normal for him to treat her this way. He had never been in a relationship with a girl before, so he had no way to compare it to other relationships.

Su Weile couldn't even understand himself, let alone Tang Shaowu. He didn't know what Tang Shaowu considered him? Was he a good friend he'd never met before? Or was it something else entirely?

Oh no, Su Weile was going crazy. He felt like a cat scratching a ball of yarn, things were getting more and more chaotic.

Even after Tang Shaowu went to bed, Su Weile's brows were furrowed into a deep knot.

Tang Shaowu's pleasant voice rang out, "Su Weile, are you asleep?"

"Yes, she's asleep."

Tang Shaowu's laughter was low, and Su Weile thought it sounded nice.

In the darkness, Su Weile turned her head, her big eyes shining as she looked at Tang Shaowu. "Tang Shaowu, you... are... um..."

Tang Shaowu listened to Su Weile's long-winded but incoherent speech.

She spoke coldly, "Su Weile, what I said before about wanting to be good friends with you was a lie. I never wanted to be good friends with you."

Tang Shaowu's words made Su Weile sit up abruptly. "Wha...what do you mean?"

Tang Shaowu stared intently at him in the darkness and said, "Or rather, I don't just want to be good friends with you."

"Su Weile, I like you. It's the kind of liking where I want to be with you."

Su Weile felt a "boom" as a bolt of lightning struck down.

Although he had been guessing all night, Su Weile was still stunned when Tang Shaowu actually said it so directly.

Tang Shaowu didn't say anything, just waited quietly for Su Weile.

Su Weile cleared her throat and said, "I... I like you too. Good friends like each other, otherwise... otherwise how could we become good friends? Who would be friends with someone they dislike, right?"

Tang Shaowu gave a cold laugh, his gaze dark as he spoke.

"The kind of liking I'm talking about is the kind that makes me react to you every night, the kind that makes me kiss you when you're asleep."

It's so good that you'll want more than you can handle, and you'll want what you like.

"Do you understand, Su Weile?"

Su Weile's face was burning with rage; he couldn't stand Tang Shaowu's confession.

He didn't know how to respond, so he could only awkwardly say...

"But, but, we're all men, shouldn't we all like girls?"

Tang Shaowu looked coldly at Su Weile and said...

I like you.

Su Weile began to bite her lower lip. Tang Shaowu watched her quietly.

After a long pause, she sneered, "You can't accept it, can you? You said before that you couldn't accept men liking men."

Looking at Tang Shaowu's smile, Su Weile felt a pang of pain in her heart.

He said softly, "Tang Shaowu, can we... can we still be good friends like before? Just like before?"

Tang Shaowu said fiercely, "I've already said it, I never intended to be good friends with you."

Su Weile's face grew redder and redder, and he himself didn't know if it was because he was angry or because of something else.

"You're always like this, you just say whatever you want? You clearly said we were good friends before, but now you suddenly say we're not. Do you think you get to decide everything?"

Tang Shaowu suddenly pulled Su Weile down onto the tatami mat, not giving her a chance to catch her breath, and kissed her directly.

This was Su Weile's first kiss while he was awake. If we don't count the stolen kiss he had while he was asleep, this was his first kiss in the true sense.

Su Weile was completely stunned at first, and stood there frozen until Tang Shaowu's roughness reopened the wound in her mouth that had already healed.

The pain in her lips and the spreading smell of blood brought Su Weile back to her senses.

Su Weile suddenly pushed Tang Shaowu, who was pressing down on her, away.

Su Weile wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and said breathlessly, "Tang Shaowu, are you fucking crazy?"

Su Weile's heart was pounding. He didn't want to delve into whether the chaotic heartbeat was due to anger or something else.

By the moonlight, Su Weile saw Tang Shaowu, whom she had just pushed away, sitting calmly on the tatami mat, wearing a high-quality silk nightgown.

Because of the movement just now, the buttons should have come undone, and Su Weile could see his white skin that seemed to gleam with a cold light.

Tang Shaowu rested his arms on his knees, rubbed his brow with his hands, and then began to shake his left and right hands alternately.

Looking up at Su Weile, who was a little distance away, she suddenly smiled brightly, "Can't stand it, huh? You feel disgusted when I kiss you?"

Looking at Tang Shaowu's smile and his actions, Su Weile felt a sense of fear rising in his heart. This was the Tang Shaowu that Su Weile was afraid of.

But his words and tone made Su Weile feel a pang of heartache.

He didn't feel that way, nor did he want Tang Shaowu to feel that way. "I didn't feel disgusted, I just..."

Before Su Weile could answer, Tang Shaowu stood up on the tatami mat, walked to him, squatted down, lifted Su Weile's face, and his gloomy voice drifted into Su Weile's ears.

"I told you before, once you've hugged someone, it's impossible to run away."

Su Weile, I'm not afraid to tell you plainly today that I struggled with the decision before, wondering if I should just let you go.

But it really hurts. The first time you said goodbye to me at the hospital, you said, "Let's hug." From the moment you let go of my hand, I made up my mind that I would never let you go again.

Tang Shaowu looked into Su Weile's eyes and continued, "Whether you call me scheming or plotting, I don't care. All I want is a result."

Su Weile, I don't care if you can accept it or not. If you can accept it, we'll be happy together.

If you can't accept it, then we'll be together in misery!

There's only one rule: if you dare leave me, then whatever I do, don't blame me.

PS:

Regarding the comments some readers made in previous chapters that Su Weile was too much of a "good guy," I just want to clarify a little bit!

Lele is a kind and loyal child, but definitely not a pushover. With her fierce, leopard-like personality, Lele is only loyal to her friends. However, even among her own friends, there are different levels of loyalty. Who will be the most fiercely protective person in Lele's heart? Let's wait and see!

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