Chapter 98 Loving You More Than Everything
Lin Yao has been confessed to before.
In the past few years, it was a mixed AO school, and some daring Omegas would come to deliver water and mail during training, and some would even chase after them and block them from going home after school.
Lin Yao replied coldly and uniformly, "Sorry, I'm busy."
Back then, his mind was filled with thoughts of working, studying, and getting into Chongqing High School. In his spare time, his greatest pleasure was to insult Xie Xingchen a few times. It was a dull and boring experience.
But at this moment, my palms are sweating, I can't breathe properly, and for the first time in eighteen years I've been so nervous that I don't know where to put my hands and feet.
"Xie Xingchen," Lin Yao replied persistently with his confession, "I like you too."
So good.
So innocent.
Xie Xingchen approached and gently rubbed the back of his head with his palm. The heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled down: "It was my first time confessing, and I wasn't rejected. Thank you for giving me this face."
This is something to praise.
Not knowing what to do next, Lin Yao's lips were pursed, his gaze unsure of where to look, his mind filled with the sentence he had just heard.
"Lin Yao, I really, really like you."
He pondered those words over and over in his mind, finally realizing something was amiss, and pressed, "Wait, why did you add the word 'classmate' just now?"
"Aren't we classmates now?" Xie Xingchen smiled gently.
That's not the case.
This man is usually outspoken and has jokingly called his wife "darling" before, but this time he used such a pure and tender term, which must have some special meaning.
My classmates, they've been like this for three years now, and it hasn't changed.
Lin Yao suddenly looked up and asked, "Xie Xingchen, when...did you realize you liked me...?"
Xie Xingchen sighed softly.
He's so smart to be able to tell something was wrong from just one sentence.
Under the other person's unwavering gaze, he confessed truthfully: "Three years ago, during our first fight, we were a team. You beat me, and it was very impressive."
Lin Yao froze, as if time had been rewound to the past, and murmured, "Back then... didn't we dislike each other?"
"It's because you can't stand me." Xie Xingchen said calmly. "It's my fault for being so outspoken at the beginning and hurting you, which caused our relationship to be so bad. I deserved those three years."
He could understand why Lin Yao disliked him so much. His condescending attitude unintentionally hurt others, and anyone would find it hard to forgive him. He just didn't know how to make amends.
"No." Lin Yao couldn't accept that the memories of the past had turned into a one-sided conflict between him and his partner. "I want to beat you up every day. What do you like about me?"
His expression looked genuinely puzzled.
Xie Xingchen smiled and said, "I'd like to know too."
But no one could explain why he felt such a youthful attraction. He thought for a moment and said, "I like you just by having you stand there."
Lin Yao stood frozen in place, unable to move.
Suddenly, she realized that their past antagonism had turned into a one-woman show of unrequited love by Xie Xingchen.
Every fight they had in the ring, every photo on the bulletin board, every glance they exchanged as they passed each other in the corridor, and many other details they had previously overlooked, were now laid out before them, and many of their doubts and questions finally received belated answers.
"Those cats in the park..."
"I fed it for you."
"The time I ran into you while I was working..."
"It wasn't a coincidence."
"I was suddenly notified that I have a great house at a reasonable price..."
"The person I'm looking for."
"At graduation, the head of the grade suggested taking a group photo across all classes..."
"I begged him."
His voice trembled as he asked the question, and his answer was perfectly logical.
Lin Yao couldn't control his emotions. Back then, many people were clamoring that the three-year-long rivals should have a solo photo taken, and they loved to watch the drama unfold. He refused, but Xie Xingchen stood generously to the side.
The sun was shining brightly that day, June 7th.
As the shutter was pressed, the man suddenly raised his hand and hooked his shoulder. He lost his balance and fell unsteadily into the other person's arms.
"Damn, look at Lin Yao's murderous expression, it's hilarious."
"Mr. Xie is really shameless; he didn't forget to make things unpleasant even before leaving."
"Hilarious, Lin Yao would want to fight even in his midnight dreams."
"This graduation photo is a level one provocation, but it's a fitting end to the beginning, hahaha."
........
At the time, not only I, but everyone felt the same way, and they laughed uncontrollably as if it were a joke.
Lin Yao had always thought Xie Xingchen was deliberately trying to make him angry, and the teasing had made him lose his temper. The next second, he turned away in disgust. He only took one photo, then picked up his schoolbag and turned to leave, completely unaware of Xie Xingchen's gaze.
That was actually their first photo together.
Wearing the same school uniform, with the same black hair, they leaned against each other, shoulder to shoulder.
He didn't want that photo.
He was walking in a hurry when Xie Xingchen strode up behind him and called out, "Lin, after graduation, would you like to see me again?"
He always calls me "Student Lin".
Lin, your shoelaces are untied.
Lin, your dark circles are so heavy, you must have been staying up all night studying again.
Lin, are you trying to look cool by wearing so little?
That day, however, her tone wasn't the usual joking, lazy one; she was quite serious, asking if he wanted to see her again.
Lin Yao turned around, looking at him coldly as if he were listening to a joke: "Of course I don't want to see you again."
Xie Xingchen paused for a few seconds before nodding and saying, "Okay."
At the time, Lin Yao didn't know why, but he sensed that the man seemed to be in a bad mood because of that answer.
Her heart softened a little, and she said, "Xie Xingchen, I hate you, but you are a very good opponent. I wish you a bright future. However, someone like you should be able to do anything with integrity."
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, his lips moving as if he were swallowing back something: "Yeah, you too."
Lin Yao said expressionlessly, "I'm leaving."
"Wait a minute." Xie Xingchen was unusually talkative that day. He spoke again, "Could I borrow a pen? The director wants me to sign something."
Lin Yao casually took a pen from his bag. It was a special pen for the final exam, made to prevent cheating. It was engraved with the student's ID number and name. Student ID number 001, Lin Yao.
He handed it over, saying, "No need to return it."
That was their last conversation before they said goodbye.
Back to today, Lin Yao was shocked to realize why the other person had been standing there looking at him, appearing extremely distressed.
He never cared where the pen went.
Lin Yao's throat bobbed as he carefully considered his question before asking the final one: "So, even though you still can't overcome your fear of heights, you still changed your college application after coming to Chongqing..."
"Because of you."
So, after I said those words, what were his feelings when he reappeared, smiling at me, and said, as if it were a chance encounter, "Lin, what a coincidence."
Lin Yao couldn't hold back any longer and turned her head away, not daring to look at him.
Xie Xingchen's affection transcends time and the Milky Way, and now it weighs heavily on his heart. It is too precious for him to know what to do, and he dares not accept it.
"Are you an idiot?" he muttered. "Xie Xingchen, you're the dumbest one. What era are we living in? Still playing the unrequited love game? How outdated are you?"
Xie Xingchen knew he was heartbroken.
If we can wait until this day, then all the hardships we've endured along the way have not been in vain.
Seeing the child's red eyes, he felt reluctant to let him go, but also afraid of embarrassing him, so he simply reached out and hugged him: "I may be stupid, but I have good taste."
Lin Yao rested his head on his shoulder, leaving a faint water stain on his suit. His voice was muffled: "You're deliberately trying to make me feel guilty. No one has ever cared about me like this before. I can't handle it."
"I didn't mean to make you feel guilty. I just wanted to prove something to Lin Yao, who was drunk that time."
Xie Xingchen lowered his eyes, considering whether the word was too harsh and might frighten him, but he couldn't help but say it out loud.
"I told you, there will be someone who loves you more than anything. Do you believe me now?"
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