Extra Chuci vs Tang Yutong 07
Chu Ci did not argue, but just looked at her deeply, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness:
"sorry……"
“It does matter!”
Tang Yutong interrupted him, his chest heaving slightly with emotion.
"If saying sorry works, what do we need the police for?"
These childish words left Chu Ci speechless for a moment.
But looking at her angry look, her bright eyes wide open, as if she was still the girl who had mercilessly confronted him when they first met, the corners of his mouth rose slightly uncontrollably.
Tang Yutong was made even more uncomfortable by his sudden smile:
"What are you laughing at! What's so funny?"
"Laughing, you're cute."
He said softly, with unmistakable tenderness in his tone.
Tang Yutong was speechless for a moment.
Hadn't they already broken up? Shouldn't exes be tired of each other when they meet? How could he still nonchalantly praise her for being cute? This is insane!
"ill!"
She scolded in shame and anger, turned around and was about to leave, feeling that if she stayed any longer her sanity would completely collapse.
However, Chu Ci's hand still held her tightly, with a gentle strength that would not allow her to break free.
"What on earth are you going to do?!"
She was forced to turn around again, almost growling.
"I want to be with you."
His eyes were calm and focused, and the seriousness in them made her feel flustered.
Without waiting for her to refute, Chu Ci continued speaking in a low and clear voice:
"Maybe you're right. I've been acting for so long that even I can't tell the difference between truth and lies anymore."
"At first I thought I was just acting, but when you really disappeared from my life, I realized... I really fell in love with you."
"Tang Yutong, I like you."
"I like to see your cheerful expression when you're bickering with me, I like to see your satisfied look when you're eating delicious food, I like the serious look on your face when you're concentrating on your work... I like everything about you."
The evening breeze blew across the balcony, carrying every word of his belated confession into her ears and blowing apart the defenses she had built up with great difficulty.
Tang Yutong stood there in a daze, letting his words stir up ripples in her heart.
She wanted to break free, wanted to protest, but her body was unable to move as if it was under a spell.
"Do you think...I will believe it if you tell me this?"
Her voice trembled slightly, trying to hide her inner shock with indifference.
"Didn't you also act very devotedly for Lu Yiran back then? How do I know if what you are saying now is another scene?"
Chu Ci's fingertips tightened slightly, and a trace of pain flashed across his eyes:
"Yes, I initially approached you because of Yiran. But now that they're together, why should I continue to act?"
Tang Yutong was stumped by his question.
Yes, Yanyan is already with Lu Yiran, so he really has no reason to lie to her anymore.
She looked into Chu Ci's deep eyes and couldn't help asking herself:
Is he sincere? Can I trust him again?
His fingertips gently stroked her wrist, as if touching a lost treasure:
"Tang Yutong, I'm not acting. I'm using the most lame excuse to have the most serious relationship."
Chu Ci paused, his voice filled with unprecedented frankness:
"I admit that I have had many relationships before. But those were not true love."
Tang Yutong was stunned, as if she had heard some ridiculous joke:
"Why are you together if you don't like each other?"
"Because I have been insecure since I was a child."
His eyes darkened.
"My mother left early, and my father was busy with work all day. I was always alone in this huge house."
"As I grew up, I saw others enjoying warm companionship, and I also longed to be cared for and loved. But I was also afraid of stable relationships—even my mother, who was closest to me, would leave, so who else would stay by my side forever? So I fell into a vicious cycle, constantly starting new relationships and ending them before the feelings deepened. This way, I would never experience the pain of abandonment."
His voice gradually deepened, as if he was uncovering a scar that had never been shown to anyone.
Tang Yutong looked at him quietly. All those "romantic past" that had once bothered her suddenly had a completely different explanation.
What she saw was no longer the dandy boy who played around in the world, but a boy who grew up in loneliness and was seeking warmth in the wrong way.
"Until I met you."
Chu Ci's voice pulled her back from her thoughts.
"I find myself dreading the end. Every time I'm with you, I wish it could last a little longer. When you work overtime, I find excuses to stay at the office with you. When you say you want to see the Northern Lights, I secretly look up travel guides for months. I even want to take you to your favorite barbecue restaurant every day..."
His thumb gently stroked the inside of her wrist, carefully cherishing it:
"The day you proposed breaking up, I realized that I had been using acting as an excuse to hide the fact that I had already fallen in love."
"I wanted to chase you that day, but I suddenly received a call from home. My dad suddenly fainted from a heart attack. I... I had no choice..."
"For this month, I've regretted it every day. I regret not seeing my heart clearly sooner, and I regret starting our relationship in the worst way possible."
Tang Yutong's eyelashes trembled slightly.
She thought of the torment she had endured over the past month, the nights she had fought hard to hold back her tears, and the heartache she had felt when she heard the news of his father's death in the rest area just now.
All the grievances and unwillingness turned into complicated emotions at this moment.
She finally spoke, her voice choked.
"Chu Ci, do you know how I've been spending the past month? I've been working so hard, I didn't dare stop, because whenever I had some free time I'd think of you. I told myself I couldn't look back, because all your kindness to me was fake..."
“It’s all true.”
He interrupted eagerly, his eyes fiery and determined,
"Maybe it was fake at first, but every moment after that was real. Yutong, give me a chance, let me use the rest of my life to prove it to you, let's be together again, okay?"
The night wind gently blew her skirt, blowing away the last bit of hesitation.
Under his affectionate gaze, she finally nodded gently.
Chu Ci's eyes instantly lit up, and he carefully held her in his arms, as if he was hugging the most precious treasure in the world.
"This time, I will never let go of your hand."
Tang Yutong buried her face in his chest, feeling his strong heartbeat.
At this moment, all the grievances and suspicions turned into a soft sigh.
She reached out to hug him back, her fingertips tightening on his back.
Her voice was soft, but clear enough.
"Okay, let's start over."
Outside the window, the city lights flickered gently, witnessing the most precious promise of this night.
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