Like a beautiful bubble suddenly pricked, all the romantic moments returned to the cruel reality.
Chi Xu tightened his hand holding the bouquet of flowers. He suspected he had misheard. His voice was hoarse as he asked with difficulty, "Yuanyuan, you... What did you just say?"
At this moment, Jiang Yuan was also feeling awful. She tightly pinched the palm of her hand. The incoming pain helped her stay calm and prevented her from falling into an uncontrollable emotion again and again.
"Chi Xu, you didn't mishear. I don't like you. I've never liked you!"
She had given Chi Xu so many chances.
From the time they reunited until now, more than three months had passed, but Chi Xu showed no sign of wanting to explain his sudden departure back then.
Jiang Yuan was very disappointed and sad. The howling cold wind was like the temperature in her heart.
Even now when Chi Xu wanted to confess his love, he still didn't say anything about his sudden departure back then. There was no explanation at all.
He really regarded her, Jiang Yuan, as an insignificant person and didn't even want to explain.
Right, when she was a child, she always followed him around, which made her love seem cheap and even dispensable.
Chi Xu probably thought she was a very promiscuous person.
If she really agreed to be with him, would Chi Xu leave without a word again, just like back then?
Jiang Yuan was scared. She was an adult now and no longer as innocent and naive as before. She didn't dare to bet on a result with an uncertain future.
A crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the evening wind grew colder.
Chi Xu lowered his eyes and didn't say a word. His red eyes were hidden under the dim yellow light.
This was originally an atmosphere light, but it made him look pitiful and helpless. For the first time, he showed an expression of vulnerability.
A hot and passionate heart seemed to be suddenly filled with cold ice thorns.
Chi Xu didn't understand. He clearly saw the joy and touch on Jiang Yuan's face when she stepped on the rose - petal carpet. How could she suddenly be a completely different person?
"Yuanyuan, are you joking with me?" Chi Xu tried hard to pull at his stiff lips, trying to force out a smile, but instead, he showed a bitter smile.
"This joke isn't funny at all."
Chi Xu continued. From the little things in the past, he had seen Jiang Yuan's flutter and heard her heartbeat.
It was impossible for her to treat him like this suddenly.
Jiang Yuan pinched her palm hard, trying her best to maintain a shred of rationality.
When she saw Chi Xu's vulnerability and helplessness, she admitted that she had an impulse, an impulse to reconcile with Chi Xu without hesitation.
But impulse was the devil. It was harmful to her.
"I'm not joking." Jiang Yuan sighed. "Chi Xu, I don't like you. Really, I don't like you. I didn't like you before, and I won't like you in the future!"
The rose in her hand suddenly fell to the ground.
Chi Xu hung his head, staring at the girl's red and moving lips. The cruel words just came out like that.
It was like being stabbed hard in the heart by a sharp and dull knife. Chi Xu's voice was hoarse as he almost begged, "Can you like me?"
Like you used to like me.
He didn't believe that Jiang Yuan really didn't like him.
The little things were vivid in his mind. He always knew that Jiang Yuan wanted to seduce him. Didn't she really have any feelings during the process?
Even just a little bit.
Just a little bit would do.
Jiang Yuan didn't even think and directly said, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
It was another sharp knife, stabbing into his heart bloodily. Chi Xu was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
Maybe feeling that her words were too cruel to Chi Xu, Jiang Yuan lowered her eyes and softened her tone a little.
"Chi Xu, you don't have to hang yourself on me. You'll meet a girl who will be whole - heartedly good to you in the future."
"Thank you, Chi Xu, for planning this confession with so much effort. I'm very happy. But feelings can't be forced."
The cold and hard armor was fully armed. Jiang Yuan's soft heart curled up in the hard and cold armor.
Only in this way could she not get hurt.
Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, turned around, and wanted to leave.
With a "bang", the door at the entrance of the rooftop was suddenly pushed open.
Six people inside were revealed.
Lin Suye smiled awkwardly. "I was just passing by."
Jia Fang shifted his gaze. "Yes, I was just passing by too."
Jiang Yuan looked at the remaining four people, folded her arms, and asked, "What about you? Were you just passing by too?"
Yu Huan scratched her hair and racked her brains to quickly make up an excuse. "I saw you go up alone for so long and didn't come down. I was worried about you, so I came up."
Su Kexin grabbed Yu Huan's arm and nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, I came up with Yu Huan."
Jiang Yuan looked at Jiang Kuo and He Suyan.
He Suyan had a flash of inspiration. "Isn't it Jia Fang's birthday today? It's been so long and we haven't seen Chi Xu. Jiang Kuo and I were worried about what happened to Chi Xu, so we came up to take a look."
Jiang Kuo was so touched that his eyes were full of tears. True brother! He also solved the excuse for why he came up.
After the lights in the villa came on, the six of them guessed that Chi Xu should start his confession. They tiptoed to the rooftop and quietly eavesdropped through a door.
They were thinking that if the confession was successful, they would jump out and set off fireworks to congratulate the new couple.
They just didn't expect that Chi Xu's confession would fail. The words Jiang Yuan said were more and more heart - wrenching.
"Jia Fang's birthday?" Jiang Yuan read the words one by one. Her gaze was cold as she stared at Jia Fang. Suddenly, she let out a soft laugh. "I forgot to tell you. Happy birthday, Jia Fang. I still have something to do. I'll leave first. You can eat the cake. Don't worry about me."
After saying that, regardless of their obstruction, Jiang Yuan directly walked downstairs.
Lin Suye, Yu Huan, and Su Kexin looked anxiously at Jiang Yuan's departing back, then at Chi Xu standing silently on the rooftop in the cold wind.
Lin Suye gritted her teeth and slapped Jia Fang hard. She almost made Jia Fang spit out a mouthful of old blood. "Jia Fang, we'll leave Chi Xu to you. We'll go after Yuanyuan first."
"Keep the cake and eat it by yourselves."
As soon as the words were finished, Lin Suye and the others rushed downstairs quickly to catch up with Jiang Yuan who was about to walk away.
Jia Fang, Jiang Kuo, and He Suyan stared at each other with wide eyes.
"What should we do?" Jia Fang asked weakly.
He Suyan sighed. "A hero finds it hard to resist a beauty. Let's go and comfort Chi Xu first. He must be extremely sad now. At worst, we'll get drunk. He'll be okay when he wakes up tomorrow."
It made sense.
The three boys walked carefully to Chi Xu's side. Chi Xu's eyes were dull, and he stood there like a statue.
Jia Fang couldn't bear to poke his arm. "Brother Chi, Jiang Yuan has left."
For a long time, Chi Xu didn't respond.
Just when Jia Fang was about to continue to break his dream, he saw Chi Xu's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse as he asked.
"Jia Fang, why doesn't Yuanyuan like me?"