Chapter 260

"I have sight phobia."

"……"

"If more than three people stare at me at the same time, I find it hard to stay calm, let alone sing; I can't even hold a normal conversation for long."

Diao Xingyuan chewed the food in his mouth and said nothing.

"But there is something I must do, something I should have done long ago but have delayed. To do this, I must first try to overcome my phobia. So, I’m sorry to disturb you, but if possible, please... please allow me to stand beside you."

Diao Xingyuan suddenly froze. After a long while, he swallowed the cold rice in his mouth, glanced at He Le, took the warm black tea from her hand, opened it, and drank it in large gulps.

Please allow me to stand beside you.

The first girl who said this to him—who knows when she would be able to stand beside him again! Diao Xingyuan looked up at the hospital across the pedestrian bridge, finished the cold rice in his bowl fiercely, and then looked at the lunch box on the ground.

"Aren't you eating?"

"Ah? Oh, I’ve already eaten, I bought these all for you." He Le explained hurriedly.

Diao Xingyuan packed up the lunch box and started counting money. "How long do you want to practice?"

"At least five more days, maybe longer."

"One hundred a day."

"Uh..."

"If that doesn't work, go somewhere else!"

"Okay! Okay!" He Le took out the money decisively.

Diao Xingyuan stared at the money in her hand. "You’ve already paid for today, pay when you come next time!"

"Mm! Okay! Thank you!"

Diao Xingyuan looked up; the girl’s smile was as warm as the morning sun.

Not far away, Shentu Mo in the car looked at that somewhat unfamiliar smile, his chest feeling inexplicably stuffy.

Author's Note:

Afraid that the girls will overthink~~ I’ll state first~~ Diao Xingyuan is just a prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf and is earning medical expenses for his lover~~ The male lead of this book is five plus one~~ There won't be any more~~

Sorry to keep you waiting, girls~~

Shentu and L are both guys with absolutely no dating experience~~~ Hehe~~~ How will it develop?

☆, (9 Fresh Coins) Chapter 288: Not Even as Good as a Flower

On the bus.

"Sister Lele! We passed! We passed!"

Holding the phone and listening to Rong Qingya’s excited and joyful voice, He Le asked with a smile, "The second selection on the 16th, are you coming back?"

"Uh... it might be a bit... I’ll participate! I will definitely participate! I’ll be there by the evening of the 15th at the latest!" Rong Qingya hesitated for a while before answering very decisively.

"Mm, then I’ll wait for you. Is there anything you need me to prepare for you?"

"Do I need to prepare anything special? I was too happy when I received the notification call just now, I didn't pay attention to anything else."

"Then I’ll email you the precautions, remember to take a look!"

"Mm-hmm! Thank you, Sister Lele!"

"How are things... over there?" He Le thought for a moment and asked.

"Mm, it’s quite good, just like a balloon being pulled here and there every day."

After a few seconds of silence, looking at the advertisement sticker on the back of the seat in front, He Le spoke in a low voice. "What about Cui Yaran?"

"……" Rong Qingya also paused for a long while on the other end. "Sister Lele, between you and Lilith, maybe it really is a misunderstanding. Why don't you talk it out properly?"

He Le closed her eyes and sighed. "What did she tell you?"

"Lilith didn't say much, she just said... you’re a good girl, and she regrets not having the courage to stand up and help you when you were wronged back then, so it’s only right that you blame her."

"……"

"Sister Lele?"

"Qingya, the matter between her and me can't be explained in a moment. I can only say that for me, she is a shameless and evil existence to the extreme. However, I don't know if her friendship with you is true or false, so you have to see clearly for yourself and don't give anyone with evil intentions a chance to hurt you!"

"……Mm, I understand. Then, what about you and that gentleman from last time?" Rong Qingya’s voice got smaller and smaller. "Should I not have asked?"

Last time... ===== CHAPTER 349 =====

He Le knew Qingya was concerned about her, so she didn't want to deliberately hide anything. "He’s a good man, but I can't give him happiness, so, it can only be like this."

Rong Qingya sighed with some regret. "No matter what, as long as Sister Lele feels happy, that’s fine."

He Le curled her lips and put away her phone.

Happiness...

She was becoming less and less sure whether she was fortunate or unfortunate.

That day, just as she was immersed in anger and hatred toward Cui Yaran, almost about to accuse Cui Yaran of her actions to Qingya in the most vicious language, L appeared just like that.

She felt as if she could see her own pathetic and crazy reflection in his eyes!

She instantly retracted the curses and accusations that had almost slipped out; she didn't want him to see her looking so pathetic and ugly!

The kind-hearted Qingya noticed the strangeness between her and L and made an excuse to go to the restroom, leaving space for them. But Qingya didn't know that at that time, the person she least wanted to face was him.

"This weekend... are you still going to practice swords?"

As soon as his gentle and affectionate words entered her ears, tears surged from her throat to her nose and eye sockets uncontrollably. Turning her head to the side and blinking to evaporate the thin tears in her eyes, she tried hard to look calm and indifferent.

She shook her head. "I’ve already told Aunt Zeng, I... won't go again in the future." After a slight pause, she added, "I’ve found someone else who is more convenient to teach me."

"……Is that so?" L smiled miserably at the time, a smile that made her heart feel as if it were being entangled by thorns, and if it tightened just a little more, blood would burst out.

She gritted her teeth and tightened the thorns herself. "Ruan Lin has studied ancient martial arts since childhood and is very skilled with both blades and swords."

"……That’s good."

She looked at him in surprise. She never expected that after hearing her words, he would smile and say "good"!

"If you have time, you should still exercise more; your body is the most important thing. If you practice swords, don't be too eager for success, take it slow."

"……" She had no face to face him. Embarrassment and guilt made her anxious. "L... let me go, let me go, I beg you..."

He stroked her hair, and after a while, placed that rosebud in front of her.

"Giving up before exhausting everything, running away before trying the limit—I would regret it for a lifetime." L kissed her forehead. "A flower bud, even without roots and stems, will try its best to bloom as long as it has some water to nourish it. I can't... be worse than a flower, right? After all, you might be the only woman I’ll ever love in this life, what if God doesn't give me a second chance?"

Before leaving, L leaned into her ear. "Also, you still owe me a make-up exam."

L...

He always knew how to pull her out of her low spirits, he was always constantly giving her things she couldn't refuse!

L, if only he had been earlier...

He Le shuddered violently and shook her head fiercely. Stepping onto the bridge of "if only" would only lead to pain and regret. Time would not flow backward, and what had already happened could not be erased into a blank space. The ideal world "if only" created never existed; what she possessed, what she had to face, was only the present!

Recalling her memories, He Le got off the bus and hailed a taxi back to the apartment.

A familiar car was parked in front of the apartment gate, and He Le walked over in confusion.

"Lingyu? Why are you here?"

"Lele."

Walking side by side in the forest with fallen leaves, He Le looked at the sunlight shattered in the forest, turned her head to look at Ren Lingyu, and picked a small piece of residual leaf from her hair.

"Lele, I’m sorry."

"……Mm." He Le responded lightly.

No extra explanation was needed, no polite formalities. One knew she had done something wrong and apologized sincerely; the other understood the other party wasn't malicious and accepted it calmly.

Friends, good friends, are not together because of each other’s goodness. Being together, and being able to stay together, is just because I like all your advantages, just as you like mine, and I accept all your shortcomings, just as you accept mine.

"However, can you really not give Master a chance?"

Author's Note:

Got home too late~~

L has been doing something very difficult, doing what he wants to do without making Lele uncomfortable~~~ Sigh~~

Thinking of a song

Song title: Hard to Say

Singer: Phil Chang

Lyrics: Shi Yilang

Arrangement: Tu Huiyuan ===== CHAPTER 350 =====