Chapter 1 / Section 3: Willing
If one day the boy no longer loves her, she will use a dagger to take out his heart and exchange it with hers, so that they can be together forever and never be separated.
Lu Xiyao had just come out of school when she saw Xiong Yingguang and Haiyang. Unlike usual, Lu Xiyao's expression was unusually heavy.
"Lu Xiyao, are you also at Nanning No. 20 Middle School?"
"Um."
"I thought I would never see you again after graduating a year ago, but thankfully you are still here."
"Brother Haiyang, it's been a long time." Lu Xiyao lowered her head, not daring to look Haiyang in the eye.
"Lu Xiyao, why are you looking down?"
"Haiyang-ge, I'm sorry. I once said I would always love Xiong Yingguang, but I changed my mind. Now I regret it. Yingguang, I want to love you again. Can you give me another chance?"
Lu Xiyao was in tears, her tears filled with remorse. The tears flowed continuously, telling of her debt to Xiong Yingguang.
Xiong Yingguang suddenly stepped forward and slapped Lu Xiyao, but said something about being soft-hearted.
"Silly boy, boys shouldn't cry. What's there to cry about?"
"I……"
Xiong Yingguang couldn't understand why the boy suddenly turned around, especially with that smug look on his face. Despite her repeated warnings not to cry in front of her, he persisted. When would this boy's weakness change?
Cang Ruoxi also came out of the school and saw Lu Xiyao's most vulnerable side. Lu Xiyao, who was usually full of masculine spirit, was so fragile in front of Xiong Yingguang, crying at the drop of a hat, like a child.
When all the affection choked in his throat, the boy's lingering feelings for Xiong Yingguang vanished in an instant.
"Lu Xiyao, what are you doing!" Cang Ruoxi suddenly spoke, pulling Lu Xiyao away from Xiong Yingguang's embrace.
"Cang Ruoxi, why did you come down?"
"If I don't come down, you're going to swallow my Bear Glow whole. Look at you, you're not like a boy at all!"
"I don't want to change. I want to go back to the beginning with Xiong Yingguang. Yingguang, promise me, let's go back to the way things were!"
Xiong Yingguang noticed Lu Xiyao's red eyes, but she had left Lu Xiyao because of Mu Xinghe's infatuation. Now that Lu Xiyao had suddenly returned, she was somewhat incredulous, but she wouldn't refuse someone.
"Xiyao, I'll give you one last chance. Go after me again."
Cang Ruoxi left with Xiong Yingguang, and Lu Xiyao could only see her back receding into the distance, as if she had returned to the way they first met.
Haiyang stood next to Lu Xiyao, his tall figure appearing like a giant in her eyes.
He once broke down the door to the girl's world in the name of God, professing his love for her countless times. Now, however, he regrets his actions and wants to turn back to love her. But this time, does he think it will be so easy?
"Brother Haiyang, will Xiong Yingguang turn back?"
“Lu Xiyao, Xiong Yingguang told me that she really likes Jing Moran. But Jing Moran isn’t a good person. He pretends to love Xiong Yingguang, but secretly he likes another girl. The month Jing Moran spent with her caused her immense pain. If you really like Xiong Yingguang, then treat her sincerely.”
"Brother Haiyang, I will."
That heartfelt "I love you" could never be uttered. The boy longed to protect her forever as a friend, yet he was unwilling to accept that he could not have her.
Tears became proof that I could never cross the line, openly and honestly wanting to prove to you how deep my love was. But because I had been away from the girl for so long, I felt I was unworthy of her.
The hibiscus trees at Nanning No. 20 Middle School swayed in the breeze. A boy saw the sorrowful hibiscus trees drifting by and couldn't help but shed tears.
After Haiyang left, Mu Xinghe and Jing Moran appeared before Lu Xiyao. The flowing long hair and the skirt swaying in the wind remained indelible in Lu Xiyao's memory. Familiar faces and feelings, no matter how many years had passed, would still bring painful blows.
“Oh my, isn’t this poor Lu Xiyao who has no father?” Mu Xinghe said.
"Mu Xinghe, don't go too far!" Lu Xiyao responded angrily.
“If it weren’t for my pity on you, you and your mother would be begging on the streets,” Mu Xinghe continued.
Hearing this, Mu Xinghe's father, who had come to pick her up, stepped forward and slapped her. Her cheek turned red from the slap.
"Dad, what brings you here?" Mu Xinghe asked, rubbing his reddened cheek.
“If I hadn’t come, you would have completely disgraced the Mu family. Lu Xiyao may not have a father, but don’t forget, if it weren’t for Lu Xiyao’s father, I would be dead long ago. He saved me, and instead of being grateful, you hurled insults at me. Mu Xinghe, when did you become like this? You are a disgrace to our family,” Mu’s father said angrily.
"And you, Jing Moran, keep your distance from my daughter. Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll have you beaten up. I know what kind of person you are," Mr. Mu said to Jing Moran.
Mu Xinghe was forcibly taken away by her father, separating her from Jing Moran. From then on, Mu Xinghe never saw Jing Moran again, but she still couldn't let go of him in her heart.
In the instant the light shone upon the boy, his loneliness could never threaten her. Every gentle word from the girl could melt the glaciers and snow in his world.
The boy was certain that he still hadn't let go of the girl that year. But the girl's willful and reckless behavior wouldn't end well either; in the end, she would get nothing and watch helplessly as everything slipped away from the boy.
The girl's willingness, her own fault, and her one-sided love all received the most perfect answer. The boy doesn't need to feel inferior, nor does he need to deceive himself or wallow in the memories of her past love for him.
"Brother Haiyang, I will definitely love Xiong Yingguang well. Don't worry, I won't let her suffer any injustice," Lu Xiyao said confidently.
"Yes, I believe you."
"You, a womanizer like you? You think you can..."
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