Chapter 35: In vain
Xie Ting stubbornly grasped the edge of the sofa and said firmly: "We Orientals don't just celebrate April Fools' Day."
Chu Chenghuan calmly walked towards Xie Ting, "I wouldn't say such things on April Fool's Day. I know you're homophobic, so I waited until after the college entrance examination to confess my feelings."
Xie Ting:!
So considerate! However, Xie Ting loudly questioned: "Didn't you say you are not gay?"
"I lied." Chu Chenghuan looked calm, without a trace of guilt in his eyes.
Xie Ting stumbled. Lie? Chu Chenghuan had been lying about something so serious. But he was very cautious, always looking Chu Chenghuan in the eye whenever he spoke.
There was no trace of guilt or hesitation in Chu Chenghuan's eyes. Could a person be able to lie so naturally?
Xie Ting still didn't want to believe it, "Y-you became a gay today?"
I found him on the first day I became gay.
After the showdown, Chu Chenghuan didn't hide anything from Xie Ting. "It was probably in the third year of junior high school. Do you remember that night when I said I treated you like a girl in my heart?"
Xie Ting widened his eyes.
He remembers!
"But that night you said you weren't, were you lying to me then?" Xie Ting was shocked.
"That's not the case. At that time, I was not clear about my feelings. I really treated you as a girl in my heart. But now I think about it, that kind of feeling was actually liking you without realizing it. After the sports meet in my second year of high school, I really realized my feelings for you, but you were homophobic, and I didn't want you to hate me, so I kept pretending to be a straight man." Chu Chenghuan analyzed himself without hiding anything and was not at all reserved with Xie Ting.
Xie Ting took a long time to digest it, and murmured, "You are so scary."
He actually had such a deep mind. Clearly, he and Chu Chenghuan grew up together in this life. When did Chu Chenghuan become so cunning behind his back? He must have been deceived so badly!
When Chu Chenghuan walked in front of Xie Ting, Xie Ting retreated again and hid behind the sofa. He squatted on the ground with only his head exposed.
Chu Chenghuan stopped walking, lowered his eyes, and said seriously, "It's okay. It's normal to feel terrified that your good brother suddenly became gay and liked you. But I'm not your brother anymore, and I should let you know how I feel."
Xie Ting smiled bitterly: "It hurts so much that you lied to me."
Chu Chenghuan apologized: "I'm sorry, but I can't help liking this kind of thing. I don't want to be gay, but who asked you to appear in my world?"
He said sorry, but actually put the blame on others.
"Is it still my fault?" Xie Ting was a little overwhelmed.
Chu Chenghuan reached out and rubbed Xie Ting's head. "How could that be? I'm just stating a fact. If I didn't like you, how could I be gay?"
"Then you should have told me earlier. I will definitely not go to the same high school as you! Then you won't become a homosexual!" Xie Ting turned his head away to prevent Chu Chenghuan from rubbing his head.
Chu Chenghuan spoke frankly: "I told you all my thoughts earlier, about treating you like a girl. You're too naive. If you're so afraid that I'll become a lesbian, you don't use your brain more. I've said you're pretty, but who have you ever seen me say is pretty? Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I think you're pretty because I like you."
But he's good-looking anyway! What does liking him have to do with it?
"Besides, you've always been possessive of me since we were little, and you never let me make friends. You're the only one in my world, so who else would I like if I didn't like you?"
Xie Ting had never felt so regretful as he did now.
He had simply been trying to keep Chu Seung-hwan from men, neglecting himself. So, he'd assumed Chu Seung-hwan had liked him in a previous life because he'd previously been attracted to a man before meeting him, or perhaps had experienced some kind of sexual relationship that had led him to realize his own sexual orientation. Based on this, he'd launched an 18-year plan to straighten Chu Seung-hwan out. He believed Chu Seung-hwan simply needed to interact with more women.
He didn't straighten it out, and Chu Chenghuan still became a gay.
Now, it seems that Chu Chenghuan was born a homosexual, so what he should have done is to stay away from Chu Chenghuan since childhood. Then Chu Chenghuan would like other men.
Even if he regained his memory, society nowadays does not allow having three wives and four concubines. As long as he annoys Chu Chenghuan, Chu Chenghuan will fall in love with another man he likes. But if that's the case, his 18-year plan would be a joke!
Xie Ting tentatively hypothesized, "If your childhood sweetheart was another man, would you like him?"
Chu Chenghuan said firmly: "No, that person has to be you. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't be gay and would have lived a lonely life."
Xie Ting squatted on the ground again without saying a word.
So Chu Chenghuan only likes him.
All he could do was stay away from Chu Chenghuan. But if Chu Chenghuan regained his past life's memories, he'd have to marry him. Chu Chenghuan had loved him so much in his past life, he'd even considered committing suicide with him. But the reality was, even if he said he should stay away from Chu Chenghuan, his father was the housekeeper. How far could he go? At five years old, what choice did he have? If he made a scene, refusing to go to the same school as Chu Chenghuan and ruining their relationship, he might even get his father fired.
Xie Ting thought for a moment and just as he was about to look up, he found Chu Chenghuan squatting next to him.
Just as Xie Ting was about to stand up and run away, Chu Chenghuan grabbed his shoulder and said, "Why are you running? I'm not going to eat you. I only lied to you about my sexual orientation. I didn't lie to you about anything else. Don't you trust my character?"
Xie Ting didn't run away.
What he didn't believe was Chu Chenghuan's character in his previous life, but he could still believe in it in this life.
Now that the matter was settled, Xie Ting asked cautiously, "So, after you confess your feelings, what are you going to do?"
Chu Chenghuan blinked and said, "Of course I am pursuing you. We are in love with each other."
"What if we're not in love? Will you take advantage of me?" Xie Ting asked bluntly. In his previous life, Chu Chenghuan's words before his death were even blunter!
Chu Chenghuan laughed, and even had the heart to tease Xie Ting, "As expected, you started reading pornographic magazines at the age of five. Don't worry, I don't like reading those magazines of yours, I won't."
Xie Ting's face turned pale and red.
Being insulted, she answered "no." Therefore, she no longer needed to marry Chu Chenghuan, as Chu Chenghuan was still a respectable man. Eighteen years had passed, and Chu Chenghuan still hadn't recovered his memory. The probability of recovering his memory was low, so recovering his past life memories wasn't an option.
If you pursue him, what if you find out that he is a particularly terrible person in the process of pursuing him?
Xie Ting had a fierce expression on his face. He would make Chu Chenghuan completely hate him!
"Tingting, your expression is so cute."
Xie Ting came back to his senses, horrified. Tingting? Chu Chenghuan called him "Tingting"?
"Don't call me that!" Xie Ting said fiercely.
"Lin Tang can shout, but I can't? What? Are you discriminating against me as a homosexual? But not against Lin Tang?" Chu Chenghuan has completely slandered Lin Tang's sexual orientation.
Xie Tingdu discriminates.
"Don't shout!" Xie Ting stood up, hands on hips: "Chu Chenghuan, you are trash!"
Hate him!
Chu Chenghuan replied casually, "Then you can recycle it?"
Xie Ting:!
What kind of greasy answer is this for lovers?
Xie Ting was so scared that he ran away without even leaving his home!
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