"Look! Someone else is confessing their love to Mo Yuqing!"

"But this guy is quite good-looking, he's my type."

"She's pretty, but look who the girl is! She's so beautiful, and her family is rich. Don't even bother looking, it's impossible for her to succeed."

"I heard they've known each other for a long time, and this guy has been pursuing her for quite a while. Sigh, what a simp, he ended up with nothing."

Spring had just arrived in Hangzhou, and all the plants were just beginning to sprout new buds. The surroundings looked somewhat deserted, but even so, a crowd of onlookers gathered around the playground, which lacked any scenic views.

Chen Lu listened silently to the sarcasm and ridicule around him, knowing full well that he was just a source of amusement.

He stood on the playground, holding roses in his hands, watching the girl walking towards him. She was the most beautiful girl in the whole school, and the girl he had been pursuing for seven years, Mo Yuqing.

The weather was still a bit cold, and a cool breeze kept blowing on Chen Lu's slightly flushed cheeks, as well as on Mo Yuqing's long, flowing black hair and milky white dress.

As if the temperature had no effect on a girl, her collarbone and snow-white, smooth neck were still exposed.

Mo Yuqing's expression was calm, her lips slightly pursed, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were like shimmering autumn water, making it impossible to look away.

Heaven generously bestowed upon her a delicate and aloof face, making every smile and frown of hers captivating.

Chen Lu let out a breath and slowly walked forward. In fact, he didn't want to confess in public, feeling that it was like moral blackmail.

But he didn't want Mo Yuqing to fool him again.

Yes, this puts a lot of pressure on the person being confessed to.

But, Mo Yuqing, you won't.

You are unattainable in everyone's eyes, the bright moon adored by all the stars, and the people you reject could line up outside the school.

Regardless of whether the person who rejects your confession is "worth it" or not, they will become a stepping stone for you to continue to increase your value.

As expected, Mo Yuqing remained indifferent as more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle. However, since he was the one pursuing her this time, she frowned slightly more than usual.

"How long...have you been pursuing me?"

Mo Yuqing asked, her clear, cold voice carried by the cold wind into Chen Lu's ears.

"It has been exactly seven years today."

She didn't let Chen Lu speak first, and Chen Lu also tacitly refrained from shouting "I like you" in public, because... this was already his second time confessing his feelings.

The last time was in high school, when Mo Yuqing said she should focus on her studies, and Chen Lu expressed his understanding.

Then he put aside his longing for other cities and came to the same university.

After discovering that their relationship hadn't changed at all even in college, Chen Lu already knew the answer in his heart.

If two people truly have feelings for each other, they can get together very quickly. However, if a single man and a single woman have known each other for several years without any progress, it means that a relationship between them is basically impossible.

Moreover, although he pursued her for seven years, the two had known each other since they were very young.

They were true childhood sweethearts.

So now he just wants to put an end to it, to bring to a close seven years of being as humiliated as a dog, overjoyed by the slightest response.

I've worked hard for seven years to be worthy of you.

Seven years is such a long time, Miss Mo. I get tired too.

Shouldn't we finally put an end to our inexplicable relationship this time?

Finally, Mo Yuqing parted her lips slightly, pulling Chen Lu back to reality.

"Yes... it's been seven years, Chen Lu."

Her expression was indifferent, and her tone was icy.

"It's been so long, haven't you realized that I don't like you at all?"

Let's continue being friends.

If you bring this up again, we're no longer friends.

Chen Lu looked up at the gloomy sky, surprisingly calm. "Be friends? And then watch you be with someone else, watch you get married and have children, is that it? Mo Yuqing, I like you, but it's not that bad."

Mo Yuqing didn't say anything more. After giving everyone a cold look, she turned and left, leaving Chen Lu with only a graceful yet utterly heartless back view.

"Mo Yuqing! I like you!! I've liked you for seven whole years!!" Chen Lu shouted loudly, ignoring the stares of those around him as he watched her leave.

Just as whispers began to circulate around him, he slowly spoke again with a self-deprecating smile: "But it won't happen again..."

He immediately turned and left, his back to the crowd, alone and utterly desolate.

Like a gambler who has lost everything, completely wiped out.

Chen Lu suddenly realized that besides sadness, he also felt a sense of relief.

Disliking someone sounds simple, but it's actually a much harder hurdle to overcome than differences in family background, appearance, or personality.

Other things can be worked on, but if you don't like something, you just don't like it.

As Chen Lu pondered these thoughts, he forced a smile at Jiang Chao, who was waiting for him.

This is his good brother and adopted son. Because he has a strange air about him and brings breakfast to his roommates every morning after his run, Chen Lu and the others jokingly call him "Boss".

"The best is yet to come!" Jiang Chao comforted him, putting his arm around his shoulder. "We're not planning to celebrate, you know? Because whether it works out or not, it's not that you're not good enough for her, it's that she's not good enough for you!"

Chen Lu glanced at the many firework tubes that had just been thrown into the trash can, smiled, and said nothing. "Let's give these roses to the children on the street later, so they don't go to waste. Younger children should really like them."

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