"Xiao Yi... what did you say?"

Zhou Yushen found it hard to believe.

"You...aren't you afraid of me?"

He looked around the room, wondering how she could accept such an outrageous thing so easily, and even feel happy about it.

Zhou Yushen's heart began to pound.

It's getting faster and faster.

It almost leaped out of my chest.

Shen Zhiyi stared at him intently, her tone more serious than ever before.

"You are my Yu Shen brother."

Why would I be afraid of you?

She stepped forward, took his hand, and felt the joy surge through her body and soul. She whispered, "I love the love you show me, I love your attention, I love your possessiveness..."

"I love all of this."

"And all of this is because you are you."

That's all.

Zhou Yushen felt as if his heart had been struck hard.

Yet, a faint, honey-like sweetness inexplicably welled up within me.

He grasped her hand in return and pulled her into his arms, "Xiao Yi..."

"Am I dreaming...?"

He didn't drink.

Why then did I feel a blissful, intoxicating sensation?

Xiaoyi said she likes it...

She loved everything he did for her.

Does that mean...?

Does she like him?

The answer was obvious, but Zhou Yushen dared not believe it.

He only confirmed the answer that came from her mouth.

No one can hand in the exam for her.

Shen Zhiyi, as if she could read his mind, chuckled softly, pushed him away, and walked towards the refrigerator.

She skillfully opened the refrigerator, took out two cans of beer as if she were in her own home, and turned around to wave them at him.

"Want some?"

Zhou Yushen walked over and sat down next to her on the carpet beside the sofa.

Help her open both cans of beer.

He picked up one of the cans and took a big gulp.

Perhaps he was drunk.

That's why we're so happy.

Then let's just get drunk.

He was willing to be deeply immersed in everything she gave him.

Even if it's just a dream.

Shen Zhiyi looked at him, then at the cushion on the sofa with her portrait engraved on it, and smiled softly.

When did Brother Yu Shen start liking me?

She asked bluntly.

Zhou Yushen stopped moving.

Holding the beer can, I looked up at her.

In her frank gaze, she clearly saw the collapse of her own soul.

He thought.

Perhaps this is the quantum entanglement he has been searching for.

Even across light-years, they can sense each other instantly, their souls trembling.

He will always love her.

He will always love her.

Once a decision is made, it cannot be changed, even if the universe eventually perishes.

This was his promise to himself.

"The first time I saw you."

"That rainy day."

She darted into his roof like a wet kitten.

If she's willing.

He will protect her with his own wings forever.

Zhou Yushen put down the beer can.

He leaned in and looked into her eyes, saying with utmost seriousness, "Xiaoyi, I've never seriously said that I like you or want you."

"Every moment, every minute, every second, I crave your gaze."

“Your every move, your laughter and worries, even just a meaningless frown, is more fascinating to me than the most profound physics problem.”

"I am willing to spend my whole life studying you and wasting all my life on you."

"Because you are the only brilliant answer in my dull life."

"And... what about you?"

Will she also have the same strong possessiveness towards him?

His heart was in his throat.

The ice crystals from holding the beer can melted in my palm along with the sweat.

Shen Zhiyi met his gaze.

Her eyes were gentle.

Her beloved brother Yu Shen spoke the longest words she had ever spoken since she met him.

But it was a confession of love to her.

The seed she planted in her heart has finally blossomed.

Shen Zhiyi laughed.

"So... my answer is, what a coincidence."

She took out her tablet from her bag, logged into her comic account, and handed it to him.

"Brother Yu Shen".

"From the moment you opened the door for me, I had already chosen you."

This, too, cannot be changed.

As Zhou Yushen listened to her answer, he saw the outrageous images of him in the comics.

His pupils slowly widened from shock to the joyful glow of fireworks.

It bloomed violently in his heart.

He didn't know that his little gesture held such a delightful secret.

The thought that she had been coveting him since so early on...

Zhou Yushen trembled with excitement.

He was finally free from facing the darkness alone.

Because she was his kind.

Zhou Yushen examined the paintings carefully again.

Her ears gradually turned bright red.

He thought.

I love it.

He was willing to trade all the luck he had in his life for this moment of joy.

Shen Zhiyi smiled and leaned closer to him, "Brother Yu Shen, would you still worry that I'm afraid of you?"

Her fingertips touched his Adam's apple and slid down to the edge of his collarbone.

She said softly:

"Now, help me finish the last painting."

"OK?"

Zhou Yushen held her waist, his eyes filled with love, "Whatever you want, I'll give you."

He found her lips precisely and kissed her.

...

the next day.

Zhou Yushen made a high-profile official announcement on the school forum.

A post titled "Shen Zhiyi, my wife" caused a stir on the forum within minutes.

"Holy crap, so Zhou Yushen was the damn person who deleted the posts."

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