Love So Sweet

187 I Like You

Zhang Li Xue pushed her hair behind her ears anxiously.

As seconds passed by, her face gradually turned red and her heart was beating furiously.

It was the first time that she had confessed to someone she liked. Now that she had let it all out, Zhang Li Xue was embarrassed by her bravery.

No matter how shameless she wanted to be, Zhang Li Xue was still a girl who would get shy.

She held out her hand for a tiny wave before turning around to pull the door. Before she could slide into the passenger’s seat, someone had grabbed her arms, forcing her to turn around.

Her eyes widened in surprise.

In front of her, Bai Qi was looking at her with an unreadable look on his face.

“W-what are you-”

“Zhang Li Xue.”

.....

Her words were left unfinished as Bai Qi had interrupted.

“Are you planning to make a run again after saying what you wanted to say?”

It was only yesterday that this girl had pulled something similar.

After telling him that she will come to the hospital to accompany him for dinner, she then drove away without letting him process her words. In the end, he had a sleepless night, trying to figure out whether he was losing his mind and if he started to imagine things.

Bai Qi knew that he could not let her leave again.

Otherwise, he won’t be able to do his job in peace.

Her eyes widened as she stared back at him with a hint of guilt. “I-I didn’t.”

“Weren’t you about to leave again?”

Her eyes widened and her heartbeat accelerated. Meeting his gaze made her feel guilty.

In fact, Zhang Li Xue was indeed planning to run away.

She did not dare to face how Bai Qi was going to react upon hearing her confession. Zhang Li Xue was mostly afraid that Bai Qi was going to reject her.

Her first confession. Of course, she wouldn’t want to experience rejection.

This was the reason why she had not said a word when Bai Qi had asked on the rooftop garden.

“I thought that you were going to need some time to process everything. I was only giving you some time to think.” Zhang Li Xue batted her eyes innocently.

Her appearance was too adorable that it made Bai Qi feel as if he was the bad guy for accusing her of something she did not do.

Bai Qi lowered his gaze for a brief second before looking at her again. “What about Mu Zhen Yu?”

Zhang Li Xue stared back in puzzlement. “What about him?”

A light crease appeared in the space between her brow. Zhang Li Xue suddenly had this feeling as if she had had a similar conversation with Bai Qi like this.

Back then, Bai Qi had asked her the same question when he thought that Zhang Li Xue was going to invite Mu Zhen Yu to their basketball team.

However, as there were many things that Zhang Li Xue could not remember from her childhood, of course, she could not recall this conversation.

Bai Qi continued to study her expression for a long time. “Do you not like him?”

This was the question that he had in mind for a long time after he found out that Zhang Li Xue was still in contact with that man.

Even after they grew up, Zhang Li Xue was still calling him ‘Brother Zhen Yu’. From the look at it, the two of them seemed quite close as well. Of course, Bai Qi would misunderstand their relationship.

“Who said that I liked him?” Zhang Li Xue asked back. “Wait. Why did you suddenly mention Brother Zhen Yu.”

“I overheard you talking to him previously.” Bai Qi lowered his gaze and coughed. “In the past, you were very close to him. I just thought...” Realizing that he had misunderstood, Bai Qi was unable to finish his words.

“Brother Zhen Yu and I might know each other for a long time, but I don’t like him that way,” Zhang Li Xue said.

At least, she no longer felt that way for him. But Bai Qi did not need to know this thing.

“If something were to happen between us, it would have happened a long time ago, don’t you think?”

Bai Qi thought that her words made sense.

“I only think of him as a brother who often looks after me.”

Does she only think of Mu Zhen Yu as a brother? Is that the reason why she would still address him as Brother Zhen Yu?

Suddenly, Bai Qi did not mind that Zhang Li Xue would continue to call Mu Zhen Yu that way.

Zhang Li Xue saw how Bai Qi’s expression continued to shift and she could not help but laugh.

However, the smile on her face stiffened when she saw the serious look on Bai Qi’s face.

Her heart was beating hard again.

She had a feeling that Bai Qi was going to give her an answer. Right here, right now.

“Li Xue...”

“Yes.” She stood up straight anxiously.

“You don’t have to chase me.”

“Oh.” Her heart dropped and her face turned pale. Zhang Li Xue quickly averted her gaze, fearing that Bai Qi might see the disappointment on her face.

At this time, all she wanted was to disappear.

If she knew that she was going to get rejected, she would quickly get into her car and drive away. She would not stay around and let Bai Qi speak.

At least, she could prepare herself for the rejection.

“I understand.” Her throat felt a little dry. Zhang Li Xue wanted to force a smile but was unable to do it. Her lips quivered. She just wanted to cry.

Zhang Li Xue had never thought that getting heartbreak would feel this terrible.

“Zhang Li Xue, you don’t have to chase me,” Bai Qi repeated. “Pursuing... That is something that I should do.”

Zhang Li Xue realized that there was something wrong with where this was going. She was expecting to hear a line of rejection, but it doesn’t seem that those lines were something that one would say to reject another. Therefore, her brain took a while to process what was going on.

She slowly rise her head to meet his gaze again. Her eyes widened in surprise upon seeing his intense gaze.

“Because... Zhang Li Xue, I like you.”