Chapter 8: Reconciling with Childhood Sweetheart
Story: Dating childhood sweetheart Author:Velvet Verity Novels words:7390 Update time:2023-07-14 14:56:12
"I used to think that as long as I could watch you from afar, I would be content. But slowly, I realized... I became more and more tormented. It's really as the books say, it's better not to meet than to meet and part. So I plan to talk to my mom about transferring to my uncle's place to study in a few days. That way, you won't be able to see me anymore, and you should feel happier."
"The person who begged me not to leave was you, so why is it now you who chooses to leave? What does it mean to feel more and more pain because of seeing me? Can it be more painful than what I feel?"
"I'll go first," Yang Xuan put on his coat, picked up his backpack, stood up, and took a few steps away from the table. But he turned back and said, "I don't know if I'll fall in love with someone else in the future, but I want you to know that from the moment I met you eight years ago until now, you are the only person I've ever loved, Xiao Ya. I love you, goodbye."
Liu Yachen was startled when he heard this, and he looked up at Yang Xuan in astonishment. He stared blankly at Yang Xuan's gradually receding figure, his body trembling slightly.
"The person I love the most is me? Then... what about that girl?"
No! I won't allow him to leave like this without getting clear and concise answers!
Liu Yachen immediately put down the chopsticks in his hand, not even bothering to take the coat next to the chair, and dashed out of the barbecue restaurant like an arrow leaving the bow.
Snowflakes drifted down from the sky as Yang Xuan walked and raised his burning eyes to look at the sky. He reached out his right hand and caught a few cold snowflakes. "It's snowing," he said, finally speaking out the thoughts he had in his heart, feeling a sense of relief.
Although Xiaoya finds me disgusting, I have been wholeheartedly loving her for the past eight years. I probably won't be able to fall in love with anyone else again.
"Yang Xuan!!!" Suddenly, Liu Yachen's loud voice came from behind.
Xiao Ya? Yang Xuan stopped in his tracks, about to turn around and look behind him, when suddenly his back was heavily kicked. He involuntarily staggered a few steps forward. Did what I just said really make him so disgusted that he chased after me just to give me a flying kick?
Yang Xuan reached back to hold his throbbing back. Just as he turned around, Liu Yachen rushed up to him and tightly grabbed onto his collar, yanking it downwards. Their noses were only about a centimeter apart.
"Xiao Ya?"
"I'm asking you, do you really like me?" Liu Yachen shouted angrily.
The pedestrians on the street all stopped in their tracks, curiously watching the two of them.
Yang Xuan naturally felt the strangers' curious gazes, but he didn't hesitate to reply, "It's not just liking, it's love."
"Why did you kiss that girl that day?" Liu Yachen's heart pounded as he finally voiced the burning question that had been weighing on his mind.
Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then finally understood the true reason why Liu Yachen was angry. His heart couldn't help but feel somewhat excited. Perhaps... maybe... Xiao Ya also liked him? "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go somewhere else and have a good chat." After all, there were too many onlookers around.
After finishing speaking, Yang Xuan reached out and held Liu Yachen's hand. "Wow! Yaya, your hand is so cold!" Only then did he notice that Liu Yachen was only wearing two thin pieces of clothing and hadn't even put on a coat. He quickly took off his own coat and let Liu Yachen put it on. Then he extended his right hand and tightly held Liu Yachen's left hand, placing both hands into the left pocket of the coat.
"Where are we going to talk?" Liu Yayin asked, gripping Yang Xuan's hand tightly as he spoke. He was wearing Yang Xuan's jacket, which still carried his warmth, making it feel as if he was being tightly embraced by him, bringing a sense of warmth and comfort.
"Follow me," Yang Xuan led Liu Yachen to a nearby wooden bridge. As the lighting was dim, there were not many people walking on the bridge after dark. "Alright, now we can have a proper conversation here. Before I explain to you, you have to answer me honestly. When we made physical contact, did you really feel disgusted?"
"...No, that was just me venting." Liu Yayun answered honestly, as she lowered her head to look at the moon reflected in the creek.
"So...you also like me, right?"
"...I'm not sure."
Huh? How could it be uncertain?! Yang Xuan couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Then why were you mad at me?"
Because you kissed that girl!" Liu Yachen becomes angry at the thought of that scene.
"You misunderstood, at that time we were rehearsing alone, we were just simulating a kiss without actually kissing." Yang Xuan explained.
"What?!" Upon hearing that it was just a temporary position, Liu Yachen heaved a sigh of relief amid his astonishment. So, it turned out to be just borrowing a spot!
"Do you feel relieved when you hear that I haven't kissed anyone else? Then why do you get so angry when you see me kissing someone else? If you don't love me, you wouldn't be sad or jealous, right? So, deep down, you actually like me, don't you?"
"Maybe... that's the case, but I'm still not sure if I just care about you or if I like you." Liu Yashen hesitated for a moment before answering. Although he didn't want to see Xiaoxuan, the fool, with someone else, and the first time he had a wet dream was because of him, perhaps it's because I've never had any other friends around me, nor have I ever had any contact with girls, so Xiaoxuan, the fool, became a special existence in my heart..."
"No problem, since you're still not sure now, I'll slowly make you certain. However..." Yang Xuan suddenly held Liu Yachen's hand, "Can you promise to date me first?"
"Huh? Why should we be in a relationship? What's the difference from before?" Besides, the interaction between guys shouldn't be as melodramatic and annoying as the romantic relationships portrayed on TV, right?"
"Although there isn't a significant difference, but if you agree to be in a relationship, I can boldly and openly do whatever I want to you."
"Do whatever I want? Liu Yachen's face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head, feeling a bit shy as she said, 'If you put it that way, who would be foolish enough to agree to be in a relationship with you!'"
"Xiao Ya," Yang Xuan exerted force to pull Liu Yachen into his arms, tightly wrapping his hands around his waist. His mouth pressed against Liu Yachen's ear as he said, "Do you know? The first time I experienced nocturnal emission was on the first day of the Lunar New Year. In that dream, the subject was you. Can you understand how I felt?"
Liu Yachen couldn't help but recall the scene he had dreamed of when he had nocturnal emission. His heart was pounding incessantly, and now I can understand it.
Since then, I have come to find you more and more adorable. Each day, I view you through colored lenses, constantly yearning to be with you. I cannot fathom a life without you. Those words I said earlier about wanting to distance myself from this town while we were at the barbecue restaurant were all lies. I truly, truly do not want to leave you!
In the end, are you truly fond of me or just interested in doing those things?" Liu Yazhen asked with her head buried in Yang Xuan's arms.