Chapter 233: But, I Accept Your Confession
It was… a strange feeling.
Lin Yibai racked her brain but still couldn’t believe it. After turning into a girl, she was the one reminding the guy who liked her that he should just hurry up and confess already.
Love… doesn't really need so many rules and steps.
All that stuff about “ceremony”…
All those so-called “unforgettable memories”…
With her mind no longer bound to a purely male perspective, Lin Yibai honestly didn’t care about any of that anymore.
Instead, watching her love rival Xia Changyu act all shy and hesitant, made her feel uncomfortable too!
So now, she waited quietly for the big moment. But even then, she still felt unsure. She was worried her rival would back out last minute.
She glanced off into the distance and said softly, “If you want to say something, just say it. But I’ll say this first… Ah, no, it’s nothing. I just suddenly thought of something kind of typical…”
“...You know those guys who insist on becoming super successful before they confess to the girl they like? They think only after becoming ‘good enough’ they’ll have the right to say it? Ugh, why am I even talking about this… I mean, I know you’re not that kind of person, right? Hehe~”
Hehe?!
Are you really that eager to force the guy to confess to you?
Wait, no, maybe “force” isn’t the right word.
Lin Yibai just felt this way. We’re both guys deep down, so let’s stop being so awkward. Just say it already!
Xia Changyu gave a helpless smile. He was clearly the guy here. Yet somehow, he felt like he was the one being confessed to.
If he kept delaying, even he would start to feel like he was being too dramatic.
Thinking this, he took a deep breath and said, “Baiyi, do you still remember the first time we met?”
Hearing that, Lin Yibai’s face froze. It felt like someone just brought up a cringe moment from her past.
Ugh!
That was right after she got dumped by Gu Xiaoxue.
She turned her head and gave a cold “hmph,” then replied, “I only remember that I went to a restaurant to eat, and ran into a group of people with zero manners, including you!”
Xia Changyu: “Uh?!”
Aaaahhh!!!
So whose embarrassing memory is it now, huh!?
His own bad memory came flooding back. He would never forget that night in the restaurant, when everyone there gave him judgmental looks.
Including the girl now standing in front of him.
But fate works in mysterious ways, doesn’t it?
Who would’ve thought the same girl who once saw him at his worst would be the one he’s now trying so hard to win over?
He quickly shook the memory off and continued, “Okay, okay, let’s not talk about the restaurant! How about the time we went on that trip to the seaside? That’s when you really caught my eye, and maybe even hit my heart too.”
Lin Yibai: “Hmm?”
Xia Changyu smiled. “It was like a lightning strike. Suddenly, I knew exactly what I wanted. And exactly what kind of girl I liked. After you stepped into my heart, you never left. I’ve been thinking about you ever since. Hoping, one day, you’d echo those feelings back.”
After that, his feelings only grew stronger each day.
Little by little, he noticed how wonderful she was in everyday life. With each passing day, he liked her even more.
At some point, that liking turned into a secret crush.
Until finally, he couldn’t help but want to get closer and closer.
And now, after such a long time… He was finally ready to confess.
This wasn’t some grand performance on a stage, no flashing lights or loud applause as he stepped forward.
There were no rose petals scattered across the ground, no candles set up for a big surprise.
It was just the corridor of a school building.
Sunlight filtered in through tall windows, as golden and soft as always. A breeze rustled past, carrying the warmth of early autumn, as if the world itself had paused, just for this moment.
Standing there in the quiet, his figure outlined by the gentle light, Xia Changyu looked at her and spoke, his voice soft but unwavering.
“I love you. Maybe it began with that first glance, that one unforgettable moment when I saw you and the world felt different. I searched my heart, and again and again, it pointed to you. The one who brightens my days simply by being near, who makes even the ordinary feel extraordinary. So... I won’t stall, I won’t hesitate. Lin Baiyi, will you be mine? Not just today, not just for a little while… But from now on, and for the rest of our lives. So, will you let me be part of your everyday?”
He reached out, slowly, sincerely. His hand trembled just slightly, a testament to how much this meant.
Lin Yibai’s lips parted slightly, her cheeks tinted the color of rose petals.
She had imagined herself saying so much at a moment like this. Maybe tease him, joke with him, or make it hard for him on purpose?
She had even asked herself before. Did she really want to become someone’s girlfriend?
After all, she used to be a guy! Wouldn’t that feel a bit weird?
But the more she thought about it, the clearer it became.
Xia Changyu had been chasing her for quite a while. And the so-called “man’s heart” she once had? It had long since melted away under his gentle persistence.
But there was one thing Lin Yibai was completely sure of. She wasn’t someone stuck in the middle.
A long time ago, she had already said. She would never accept being “half-boy, half-girl.”
You’re either a boy, or a girl.
She had chosen her path. And now, she was ready to choose him.
She accepted him, not as someone confused or uncertain, but as a girl who knows what she wants.
So… was she ready to give him her answer?
Lin Yibai took a deep breath. To her own surprise, a shy, girlish look appeared on her face. She lowered her pretty face, then softly opened her lips and said,
“Then… let’s try it. Let’s try this future. Together.”
BOOM!
Her words felt like thunder.
Even though her voice was soft and sweet, in Xia Changyu’s ears, it exploded like fireworks.
She… really said yes?
Xia Changyu always thought of himself as calm and well-mannered. But now he just wanted to laugh, to smile like a fool, to dance, even to run up to every passing student and shout the good news.
Even though he had dreamed of this moment countless times, he still couldn’t believe it was real.
In the end, all of his joy and disbelief poured into one action. He stepped forward and gently wrapped his arms around her, holding her close like something more precious than the world itself.
And he whispered, in a voice thick with emotion, “You said yes... I can’t believe it... This is amazing… I’ve been waiting for you to say that.”
Lin Yibai was a little overwhelmed too. Becoming someone’s girlfriend, just like that. It felt like she’d stepped into another world.
But right now, she was now his girlfriend. And that realization made her heart flutter.
With a gentle smile, she slowly raised her arms. Finally, she wrapped her arms gently around Xia Changyu’s waist.
It wasn’t much, but it was her way of saying yes.
She whispered softly, “Mm-hmm.”
So this is what it feels like… to belong to someone.
To love.
To be loved.
And even if she couldn't call him her "love rival" anymore. She was okay with that.
Because now...
She was his.
And he was hers.