Chapter 83: Determined Feelings

She walked up to the counter and spoke with the staff.

Tang Wulin stared blankly at her, his thoughts in turmoil.

If what Bei Bei just said is true, then he undoubtedly likes Huo Yutong, or rather likes her as the opposite sex.

And when he took that answer as a premise and began to think why he liked her, he suddenly realized he seemed to have no reason not to like her.

She is cute, sensible and hardworking, has an excellent temperament and rarely gets angry, her cooking is good, and she is thrifty and manages the household well; every point makes her utterly lovable.

Moreover, she wholeheartedly considers him; it can be said that she is rare in this world as someone who treats him well without any ulterior motive. Thinking this way, it's completely normal for him to develop feelings for her.

No wonder Zhou Sichen keeps teasing, calling Huo Yutong "big sister-in-law" and treating them as a couple; perhaps to outsiders they are already no different from a real couple.

Thinking of this, Tang Wulin's feelings were a mixed bag.

Huo Yutong finished her business, looked up and saw Tang Wulin's complex expression, startled, she quickly grabbed his hand and asked, "What's wrong, Wulin? Did something happen?"

"Nothing."

Tang Wulin slowly shook his head, and without changing his expression, he gently pinched Huo Yutong's small hand.

Before, when they held hands, he only felt her hand was soft.

But now, after his mindset changed, holding her hand again gave him many more impressions.

Besides the boneless softness, Huo Yutong's palm is also small; he could completely envelop it if he wanted, and due to her Ice Snow Girl Martial Soul it is extremely cold, making him reluctant to let go when he pinches it.

"Really..."

Huo Yutong didn't know what had happened; she thought Tang Wulin just didn't want her to worry, so she earnestly said:

"Wulin, no matter what happens, I will definitely stand by your side, so if anything really happens, be sure to come talk to me."

Although she wants to help Tang Wulin, if he himself doesn't want her to intervene, she will respect his wishes.

The only one who knows the truth, Bei Bei, is almost going crazy at this moment.

As someone who has been through it, he is the person present who understands Tang Wulin's current mental state the most, even more than Tang Wulin himself.

Thus he knows best what should be done now.

He patted the shoulders of the two little ones.

"Do you know? Today is the last day of the Shrek City Opening Festival; tonight there will be a fireworks display, and from the fourth-floor balcony of the Treasure Pavilion you should be able to see a beautiful view. In about ten minutes it will start—why don't you go watch?"

Tang Wulin instinctively countered:

"And what about you, Senior Bei Bei?"

Just the two of them going up and leaving Bei Bei behind would be inappropriate no matter how you think about it.

Bei Bei snorted.

"You don't need to worry about me; I'm not that interested in fireworks. In past years I always watched them with Xiao Ya, but this year Xiao Ya has something on and can't accompany me, so I won't watch. After all, fireworks are best enjoyed with the person you like."

Hearing his last words, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong subconsciously glanced at each other, their faces instantly turning a bit red.

Both are smart; it's not hard to understand the implication of Bei Bei's words, and they immediately got it.

However, this time they were in perfect agreement and didn't rebut; they simply nodded together, followed Bei Bei's guidance to find the stairs up, and climbed.

Watching their backs, Bei Bei narrowed his eyes somewhat emotionally.

"I didn't expect Wulin to realize this so early, but that's good; they're both well-behaved kids and will surely get along well."

At that moment, he suddenly felt a killing intent coming from behind and instinctively turned his head to look.

Xu San Shi was standing behind him at some point, his expression twisted. Bei Bei was startled.

"Eh, Shi Shi, what's wrong with you? Did you eat something bad just now and upset your stomach?"

"Get lost, what image do I have in your heart!" Xu San Shi said angrily: "Bei Bei, I saw everything just now; since you're so good at assisting, why don't you help me out?"

Bei Bei gave a light snort.

"Hmph, I help those two because they have mutual affection; a man and woman who love each other are naturally a match made in heaven. I'm just giving them a push from behind to speed things up, but Nannan seems still not to accept you, so I naturally have no good way."

"You—!" Xu San Shi exclaimed in anger, but eventually he sighed: "Well, forget it; I indeed have a heavy burden on my side, I only hope things go smoothly for Wulin and Yutong."

He knows full well why Jiang Nannan dislikes him; he has no good solution, so he can only wear her down with time.

However, after being lectured by Tang Wulin at the start of the previous semester, he realized that pure entanglement is not good; sometimes one needs to learn to let go.

Lately he also occasionally feels that perhaps he should give up this relationship, letting each other go would be good for both.

At this moment, Tang Wulin had already gone up to the rooftop together with Huo Yutong.

Now there are less than two minutes left before the fireworks are launched.

Huo Yutong stared fixedly at the dark sky, then suddenly said:

"It's been a year already."

"What?"

Tang Wulin instinctively asked.

Huo Yutong said with a smile:

"I'm referring to the assassination incident; weren't we also attacked during the opening festival a year ago? I never expected that in the blink of an eye a year has passed—time really flies."

"Yeah."

Upon her saying that, Tang Wulin also felt a bit sentimental.

The events of that time are still vivid in memory; back then their relationship was far from as close as it is now. Upon careful reflection, that assassination played a crucial role in developing their relationship; one could even say that without that assassination there would be no them today.

"Wulin."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing Huo Yutong's call, Tang Wulin looked at her.

Just then the time arrived, fireworks shot up into the sky and burst open.

Huo Yutong's expression, colored by the multicolored fireworks, looked somewhat unreal; she earnestly said: "Perhaps my life has been very unfortunate, I've encountered many sad things, but meeting you is absolutely fortunate; thank you for meeting me, and please continue to guide me in the future."

Saying this, she reached out her hand toward Tang Wulin, the boy who changed her life.

Tang Wulin blinked, then let out a light laugh.

He firmly grasped Huo Yutong's outstretched hand, and equally seriously said, "Mm, I feel the same; I should be the one saying this."

He likes her, and his possessiveness is strong; since he has already caught her, he will absolutely not let go.

By the way, I suddenly realized that most of the romantic descriptions written so far are about Tang Wulin pursuing Xiao Huoniang, while Tang Wulin's own feelings toward Huo Niang are hardly described.

This won't do; love is a two-way process, especially in pure love works.

So today's topic is Tang Wulin's emotional changes; now the two can be considered mutually in love, and as for when to make their relationship clear... within two years in the story, after one more match.

(End of chapter)