One evening, on the way home, Su Wan mulled over her thoughts for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to say something.
“Li-Li-Li-Li-Li…”
Li Chengran turned to look at her.
Su Wan’s face instantly flushed. She hesitated for a long while, but no follow-up words came. Eventually, Li Chengran turned back and continued walking. Panicking, Su Wan blurted out, “Li Chengran!”
“Hmm?”
“Why… why have you been waiting for me to go home these past few days?”
Li Chengran didn’t answer. He simply turned and continued walking forward.
Su Wan, no longer concerned about embarrassment, quickly stepped forward to catch up. “Li Chengran… Li Chengran!” she called out urgently, grabbing his shirt in a moment of desperation. Realizing what she had done, she hurriedly let go. But almost immediately, she felt reluctant, her hands reaching out to grab him again.
It was just like the past half year—grasping and fearing, releasing and regretting.
Finally, Li Chengran turned to look at her.
Su Wan lowered her head, still hesitating between holding on and letting go, when suddenly a hand reached out and firmly clasped hers.
“You ask so directly—aren’t you afraid the person being asked will feel shy?” he said, though there wasn’t a trace of shyness on his face. Instead, his calm demeanor left Su Wan dumbfounded, as if she couldn’t understand his words. “Besides, with actions this obvious, do you really need me to spell it out for you?”
Spell it out? Su Wan thought. She had asked precisely because she didn’t understand.
Li Chengran shot her a sidelong glance. “You’re so clueless.” Then his expression turned serious. “Su Wan, do you remember that time you called me and said you liked me?”
Of course, she remembered. She remembered it too clearly—her confession that didn’t even get a proper rejection. How could she possibly forget?
“That confession—does it still have an expiration date?”
“Confessions can have expiration dates?”
“Does it still count?”
Su Wan wasn’t stupid. Her face flushed red as she quickly said, “It counts! It counts!”
Li Chengran then pulled out his phone. Moments later, Su Wan’s phone started ringing. Staring at the screen, she blankly answered the call, only to hear his voice from both the phone and directly in front of her:
“Su Wan, me too.”
Tears immediately welled up in Su Wan’s eyes. “What… Why are you only answering me now? Why only today?” she cried.
Li Chengran looked up at the sky. “I said I’d call you at night to give you an answer.”
He didn’t say which night…
And besides, during senior year, shouldn’t you be focusing on studying? Why worry about something so trivial?
[The End]
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