Chapter 259 Have you always liked me?

Standing at the school gate, Qin Yanxiu's familiar feeling became stronger and stronger.

In the first two years after his debut, in addition to filming, he also kept accepting endorsements and appearing on TV shows. He was busy every day and went to countless places, so many that he couldn't even remember them all.

He felt that this place seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember exactly when he had been here, so he didn't investigate further.

After entering the school gate, there was a row of bulletin boards, among which was a window with lists of outstanding graduates. He saw Yang Suzhou in the first row.

He casually looked away, but was stunned the next second.

It was also an ID photo. The girl in school uniform had bangs, revealing only a pair of clear almond eyes. Her face was childish and her skin was a little yellowish.

Below the photo are three big words - Xu Yousheng.

The moment Qin Yanxiu saw this photo, his pupils shrank, and some images suddenly and unexpectedly broke into his mind.

It’s her…

"Are you looking at Sister Shengsheng? You two were filming together. Are you here to see her this time?"

A voice beside him brought Qin Yanxiu back to his senses. He turned to look at the students gathered around him, his lips moving slightly: "Where is your auditorium? Can I take a look?"

"This way."

After leaving school, Qin Yanxiu immediately sent a message to Xiao Li, asking him to find the information about his participation in the show a few years ago.

He browsed through them quickly, and when he saw the last photo, his fingertips paused.

It was a group photo. The pixels were not that good back then, but he could see Xu Yousheng standing next to him at a glance.

She had not fully grown at that time, and her skin was not as white as it is now, but her facial features were still the same, thin and delicate.

It was as if a thunder had exploded, and an idea emerged in Qin Yanxiu's mind.

His face changed, and he strode towards the uphill slope. His fingers slowly clenched around the phone in his hand, and his thin lips were pressed into a straight line.

When he stood at the door, he suddenly stopped again, and for the first time in his life, he felt a little timid.

Swallowing, he knocked on the door twice and walked in.

Only grandma was at home. Seeing him coming, she asked with concern: "Are you feeling better? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, grandma. Isn't Shengsheng here?"

"She went to the dock to deliver something to her grandfather."

Qin Yanxiu said softly, "Can I ask you something?"

Grandma put the basket aside, wiped her hands on her apron, and beckoned him to sit down in the yard: "Ask."

…

When Xu Yousheng came back, Qin Yanzheng was sitting on a stone under a yellow poplar tree on the roadside waiting for her, with an emotion on his face that she could not understand.

"Why are you here again?" Xu Yousheng frowned. "Didn't I make it clear?"

Qin Yanxiu moved his lips, only to find that his throat was dry and it was difficult for him to even speak.

He raised his eyes to look at her and said slowly: "I just want to ask you a question."

Xu Yousheng pursed her lips: "What?"

Qin Yanxiu stared at her face without blinking, afraid of missing any of her subtle affection. His voice was hoarse and dark, and his heart was beating fast.

"Have you always liked me?"

Xu Yousheng's heart suddenly trembled, his dark pupils trembled slightly, and he looked at him in disbelief.

Qin Yanxiu's heart tightened little by little. When he saw the photo, he had a vague guess in his heart. After talking with Grandma Xu, he became more certain of his thoughts.

Everything seemed to be strung together.

At that celebration party, while playing a game, she drew the card where she confessed her love to someone of the opposite sex present. She said she had liked him since his debut and that she followed him into the entertainment industry...

He always thought that it was just a compliment, or a rhetoric, or at least an attempt to attract his attention like other female stars.

He never took it to heart, but he didn't expect that those were her true words.

The jokes told in the form of a game turned out to be true.

The wind gently blew the leaves above their heads, making a rustling sound, but the two people under the tree just looked at each other quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yousheng finally found his voice: "Why do you ask?"

Qin Yanxiu said in a low voice: "I went to the school and asked grandma."

Xu Yousheng lowered his eyes and clenched his fingers subconsciously. It turned out that he knew everything.

When she first fell in love, she had imagined countless times what the scene would be like when he knew about this long and lonely secret love.

Later she thought that he might never know.

But now that he knew everything, she didn't feel as excited or timid as she had imagined.

On the contrary, I feel relieved.

She raised her head, curled her lips at him, and said frankly, "Yes."

This was the first time she had smiled at him in such a long time. Her frank admission suddenly made Qin Yanxiu feel indescribable panic.

She didn't know what she was thinking about, but she suddenly smiled and said softly, "That year was the most difficult time for my family. Your appearance made me feel like I had met my hero."

He was so dazzling and so gentle, like a hero who came from the sky to save her from being stuck in the mud.

"No matter what, I am very grateful to you for changing my life."

Otherwise, she might have dropped out of school in her senior year to work, and she wouldn't be where he is today.

Xu Yousheng looked at him and said calmly, "Even if there is no love between us and we are not together, I hope you can always be that shining star and have a better future."

"Qin Yanxiu, go back. This relationship is over, and it's over between us."

"Shengsheng..." Qin Yanxiu murmured softly, feeling a long-lasting and heavy dull pain in his heart.

Every word he said in the past was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, reminding him how he had used such sarcastic and mocking attitude to erode a girl's feelings for him.

Even though she had never asked him for anything, he still stubbornly classified her as the kind of woman who was desperate to climb up the social ladder by attaching herself to powerful people.

From the moment she first appeared in his room, he had never believed her, never.

His straight back bent down little by little, and his hands kept shaking, as if he was almost out of breath.

A feeling of powerlessness came over him. How could he ask for her forgiveness?

Xu Yousheng looked at him, bitterness welling up in her chest. At least, her love wasn't being ignored. She even saw the regret and pain that tore through him.

That's enough.

She whispered, "The past is the past, let's all look forward."

Qin Yanxiu felt a lump in his throat and seemed to taste the salty taste of blood. His eyes were bloodshot and he called her again when she was about to step into the yard.

"sorry."

His voice was hoarse and low, as if coming from far away.

Xu Yousheng paused for two seconds without looking back.