Chapter 146: You Are Now My Legitimate Pursuer After My Final Judgment
What? I’m going to walk him home?
Lin Yibai started to question her actions. Was this really the right thing to do?
Especially after being ambushed earlier and losing her first kiss. Her mood and reactions didn’t seem right either.
Lin Yibai thought, ‘At least I should have resisted, gotten angry, or panicked! Even if I didn’t call the police, I should have hit him! But... why did I do nothing?’
That annoying rival dared to kiss me. What’s next? Is he going to secretly have kids with me when I’m not looking?
First, he dares to steal a kiss, next he’ll probably try to… ahem…
Lin Yibai’s mind was still a bit confused, but she grabbed her little folding umbrella and went out to chase after him. Xia Changyu was already smiling victoriously.
He stopped and, with a curious look, asked, “Do you still have something to say?”
Lin Yibai repeated what she said earlier, muttering, “Just walking you home.”
Xia Changyu asked, “Aren’t you scared?”
Lin Yibai answered, “It’s broad daylight, what should I be scared of?”
Xia Changyu replied, “But right now, it’s a typhoon.”
Lin Yibai: “......”
The two of them walked through the old neighborhood in the rain. They passed big maple trees that had probably been standing for many years. The sky was dark and cloudy, and Lin Yibai’s footsteps splashed in the puddles.
Young people usually like modern, new neighborhoods. But now Xia Changyu felt that this old neighborhood had a unique charm, a kind of beauty created by the passage of time.
And most importantly, having her beside him made him feel satisfied. Even the bad weather seemed to become more beautiful.
Lin Yibai seemed to still be feeling embarrassed and upset about what had happened in the room earlier, and about what her rival had said. After thinking for a while, she finally spoke up.
“Anyway, I’m sure you’re not such a bad person at heart. And about what happened before, can’t we just pretend it didn’t happen?”
Xia Changyu, hearing this, finally became serious and said, “I don’t really understand. What do you mean?”
Lin Yibai, still upset, replied, “What do you mean? I just want to pretend it didn’t happen. We can still be friends, it’s that simple. Don’t you understand?”
So, she was still tangled up in this issue?
Xia Changyu could have agreed easily. It was a good deal for him. But after what had happened in the room earlier, could they really just pretend it never happened?
Could his feelings be ignored like that?
Once you back down, moving forward becomes difficult. As they say, you need to know when to act and when to let go. At least, when it comes to pursuing his own happiness, he needed to have his own opinions, or else he wouldn’t deserve to be happy with her.
Xia Changyu thought for a moment before saying, “We’re definitely good friends, no doubt. What happened earlier was my fault for being impulsive. If it’s bothering you...”
Before he could finish, Lin Yibai quickly interrupted, “Yes, yes, it’s bothering me a lot! So let’s just pretend it never happened. That would be best for both of us, don’t you think?”
Xia Changyu said, “We can pretend it didn’t happen, but...”
Lin Yibai asked, “But what?”
Xia Changyu took a deep breath, his tone growing more serious, “About the fact that I like you... you have to admit it... And you can’t deny that I like you. How about that?”
He really made it complicated!
Lin Yibai scratched her head, confused. She didn’t know how to respond. The impact of what had happened earlier was still greater for her. As long as he didn’t bring it up, everything would be fine!
So, she fell into a big trap. Her annoying rival had set a trap and she jumped into it, saying, “Fine, I’ll admit that you like me, but only if you forget everything that just happened.”
Xia Changyu swore that if he didn’t have to stay serious and couldn’t let his feelings show, he would have been laughing uncontrollably by now.
Because he had dug a big hole. And the girl jumped right into it, burying herself.
What Lin Yibai was doing right now was basically like admitting everything... it was as if Lin Yibai had officially declared, ‘Xia Changyu, you are now my legal pursuer.’
If chasing Lin Yibai was like fighting through levels, then Xia Changyu had just gotten the official pass to move forward.
Now, no matter what reason Lin Yibai gives to avoid him, it won’t work.
He’s her legal pursuer, so she can't refuse him like she would anyone else!
The wind seemed to get stronger.
It was only a short distance out of the neighborhood, but the heavy rain was coming down like a waterfall.
The small folding umbrella could barely hold up against the storm, but Xia Changyu still didn’t care.
Didn’t he feel sorry for the girl he liked, seeing her getting blown around by the wind and rain?
Of course, Xia Changyu felt bad, but when you’re aiming for something big, you have to stay strong.
Only when they got to the parking area outside the neighborhood did Xia Changyu show his true intention and said, “The rain is too heavy. Let’s get in my car and wait for a bit. What do you think?”
Lin Yibai was almost stunned by the wind and rain, and immediately replied, “I think you’re right, stupid typhoon... I just changed into this dress and skirt!”
And now she was getting in his car and thinking she could just get out easily?
Xia Changyu had already checked the weather forecast, and the heavy rain wouldn’t stop for a few hours.
Of course, he still needed to pretend. He couldn’t let her get into the car and immediately see his true intentions.
In fact, Xia Changyu himself had gotten half-soaked. He turned on the car’s heater to warm things up.
Looking at Lin Yibai sitting in the front seat, her calves and thighs were covered in water droplets. Her skirt was soaked halfway through.
Her upper body didn’t look much better. And it was... very tempting?
Even though Lin Yibai was very careful to protect her privacy, her skirt was still well in place, and no one could see what was under it.
But this action made Xia Changyu suspicious, and he began to remember something, what exactly had his knee touched earlier?
It felt like something warm...
Hiss~~
The more Xia Changyu thought about it, the more something didn’t seem right.
And because Lin Yibai was cold from the rain, he decided to put his doubts aside for now and said, “I don’t think the rain will stop anytime soon. I don’t feel comfortable with you running back in this weather. How about we go to my house for a bit?”
Lin Yibai didn’t really understand.
How did sending someone out turn into her being sent to his house?
But the rain outside was just too heavy. Her wet body was really cold, so after hesitating for a moment, she agreed.
Xia Changyu lived near the pedestrian street. The rain made the visibility poor, but he still managed to drive back. The car parked in the underground garage.
On the twenty-third floor, a 160 square meter apartment.
Xia Changyu took a set of women’s yoga clothes and explained, “Before, Gu Xiaoxue said she wanted to do yoga. She even said she was doing it for me or something. She only wore this once before saying she didn’t want to do yoga anymore. I hope you don’t mind that it’s been worn by another girl... I mean...”
Lin Yibai quickly grabbed the clothes and muttered, “You talk too much. Even if there’s no yoga clothes, I was thinking that if it doesn’t work, I can just wear yours.”
Xia Changyu: “...”
Was he losing or winning?
But it didn’t matter, right? Xia Changyu quickly took a shower in another bathroom. Meanwhile, from the other bathroom, the sound of water continued.
Left alone, his mind couldn’t stop thinking about what exactly his knee had touched earlier.
Xia Changyu shook his head, scolding himself, “I’m crazy. What could be under her skirt? It must be something cute, not like there’s something hidden like a trap, right?”
So it wasn’t Lin Yibai who was wrong.
It was his own knee and the strange feeling he got. And in the end, whether there’s something or not, he would know soon enough.
Yoga shorts... those who know, know. They don’t hide anything.
The answer would eventually come.