After a while, Xiang Niannian's heart gradually calmed down, and she found herself being held in Su Chuanlin's arms. She immediately broke free.
Unfortunately, Su Chuanlin did not do as she wished.
"Let me go..." She never expected that he had a key to her house.
She spoke softly to Niannian, her voice still trembling with tears.
She thought she was going to die.
Su Chuanlin felt a pang of heartache and loosened his grip slightly, but his arms remained tightly around her slender waist.
Xiang Niannian was forced to look him in the eye. Looking into his deep gaze, she instinctively wanted to look away, and in her heart she lamented countless times the fake sisterhood between her and Nan Sheng.
She sided with her second brother, sobbing.
“It wasn’t Sheng Sheng who told me, it was my aunt.”
Su Chuanlin seemed to understand what she was thinking and spoke in a deep voice.
Xiang Niannian glanced at Su Chuanlin with red eyes.
Is there a difference?
Sheng Sheng doesn't think that as long as she didn't tell Su Chuanlin, it doesn't count as her saying it, right?
Nan Sheng: You guessed right.
"I'm sorry..." Su Chuanlin apologized again.
He really scared her.
Seeing that Xiang Niannian was still trying to avoid him, his heart ached.
"Niannian, I want to ask you something. I want to hear the truth, is that okay?"
Su Chuanlin tightened his grip on her waist, his eyes deep and unfathomable, leaving no one knowing what he was thinking.
"What?" Xiang Niannian tried to break free twice but failed, so she didn't continue.
Su Chuanlin's lips moved slightly as he stared intently at Xiang Niannian, then he softly asked, "Why did you lie to me and say you went back? Did you not want to see me?"
After he finished speaking, Su Chuanlin's eyes remained unchanged as he stared intently at her, afraid of missing even the slightest reaction from her.
Xiang Niannian felt his sharp gaze see through her, and she began to look away again, not daring to look at him. She struggled slightly, but it was all in vain, and she was still locked in Su Chuanlin's arms.
"Hmm? Say something."
Su Chuanlin couldn't help but raise his voice; he desperately wanted an answer.
“No…” Xiang Niannian clenched her hands, which were hanging by her sides.
Su Chuanlin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this answer.
"Is it because you don't want me to bother you?"
He then asked.
This time, Xiang Niannian didn't hesitate and nodded.
The next second, she immediately felt the hand on her waist loosen. She took the opportunity to break free, took two steps back, sniffed, and regained her usual aloofness. With red eyes, she said, "Su Chuanlin, give me back the key. You can leave now. Don't come looking for me again. Just treat me as Sheng Sheng's good friend. Don't let your eyes linger on me. I'm not worth it."
"And...and I already have someone I like."
The second half of her sentence sounded somewhat guilty to Niannian, and she didn't dare to look at Su Chuanlin after she finished speaking.
Little did she know, her good friend Nan Sheng had already betrayed her completely.
"Are you talking about Xiao Muze, who disappears without a trace? Didn't you say you were only grateful to him? You were just a little girl back then."
Even though he knew she really didn't like Xiao Muze, hearing it from her mouth still left him feeling uneasy.
"..." Xiang Niannian.
Well, she underestimated Nan Sheng's desire for her to be her sister-in-law.
Before Xiang Niannian could answer, Su Chuanlin continued to speak.
"How do you know you're not worthy? That's just your opinion, not mine."
"I know what I want. I only want you. I only like you. My gaze will only linger on you."
With each word Su Chuanlin spoke, he took a step forward until he was close to Xiang Niannian again.
"But I don't like you, and I don't want to be in a relationship."
Xiang Niannian clenched her fists, her eyes suddenly meeting Su Chuanlin's gaze.
"You're clearly lying. If you don't like me, why did you agree to give me a chance to pursue you? If you didn't like me, why didn't you push me away when I kissed you? Why did your eyes keep darting away when you talked to me? Why can't you be brave enough to take the first step? If you're willing, leave the rest to me, okay?"
Su Chuanlin became more and more agitated as he spoke. Looking at her reddened eyes and the things on the coffee table behind her, his heart ached, and his voice softened. He wanted to hold her in his arms again.
Without going through all that, how could Xiang Niannian be a match for Su Chuanlin? In addition, she has always been rather insecure, quiet, and has very few friends, let alone romantic relationships.
Not knowing how to answer Su Chuanlin, she hesitated for a long time before finally uttering a few words: "I don't want to."
This answer made Su Chuanlin smile, but remembering his purpose, he pressed his advantage: "I just want to be with you. If you think it's too fast, I can take it slow. I'm willing to wait, as long as you're willing to give me a chance."
"If you feel that your family will affect us, that's fine. I have the ability and resources to handle these things. All I've ever wanted is you."
Hearing this, Xiang Niannian looked at Su Chuanlin with some surprise in her eyes.
Su Chuanlin noticed Xiang Niannian's gaze and guessed that he was right about what he said next.
She really did it because of her family.
Actually, before he came over, he had someone check Xiang Niannian's phone call records. He found that Xiang Niannian had been avoiding him after she went to the hospital to see Grandma Li that day.
She had a phone call with her mother shortly after leaving the hospital that day, and she developed a fever that night.
Realizing that Xiang Niannian was really upset about this, Su Chuanlin smiled knowingly and, without any hesitation, pulled her into his arms again in a domineering and forceful manner: "I don't care anymore, whether you scold me or hit me, I still want to... kiss you."
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