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Ye Wenzhu burst out laughing.
Lin Tingfeng also laughed; it was a silent, yet somewhat sweet laugh.
The air seemed less tense. At this moment, their conversation was like a mushy confession between lovers. He gently asked, "When did you start liking me? Was it the first time we met, the second time, the third time, the fourth time, before the fifth time, a month ago, half a month ago, or now?"
After a moment, he chuckled again and said in a confident tone, "Definitely not now." His tone was uncontrollably smug.
Ye Wenyu squinted at Lin Tingfeng. At this moment, in the bright afternoon sun, Lin Tingfeng was sitting leisurely in the center of the boat, comfortably crossing his long legs. His slender, white fingers rested on his legs, his long phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, and the skin on his nose was wrinkled. Sunlight fell on his handsome face. At this moment, he looked like a naive young man.
Seeing Ye Wenyu remain silent, Lin Tingfeng's smile faded, and he said to her in a commanding tone, "Answer me." However, his tone was very gentle.
Ye Wenyu chuckled, releasing the tension she had been feeling earlier. She was now experiencing the feeling of being in love. It was as if sugar threads could be drawn from the air. The sun shone brightly on her, the spring breeze blew gently, and songs could be heard in the distance. For the first time, she realized how wonderful it was to be alive.
The person she had always liked actually liked her back. This was the happiest thing in the world. It was like an echo in a thousand cliffs and ravines. In that instant, recalling the events of her previous life, she suddenly became calm and forgave all the suffering she had endured. She even had a strange thought: perhaps all the hardships and suffering she had endured were just for the sake of meeting Lin Tingfeng.
If he truly loves her, if Lin Yeju is real, if—then she loves him, and his love for her is like the echoing of mountains.
Ye Wenyu was lost in thought about Lin Ye Ju in Hangzhou, a Chinese-style villa located in Jiangnan, with two lines of poetry on the door: "The courtyard breeze blows jade leaves, this place is in the mountains."
This place is in the mountains, this place is in the mountains, in the mountains are her and him, a beautiful world for two.
She smiled, pursed her lips, raised her bright, sparkling eyes, glanced at Lin Tingfeng lightly, and said to him smugly, "I won't tell you."
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback, then looked at Ye Wenyu with a smile. She was wearing a simple white T-shirt with two holes in it, and loose jeans that accentuated her slender waist. Her long, straight hair shimmered in the April sunlight. In the distance, the branches of banyan trees stretched across the river, and oars gently glided across the water. Everything was quiet and beautiful.
He realized that she was imitating him, learning his shrewdness and cunning, and was no longer willing to tell him her innermost thoughts like before.
He found it amusing, but on the surface, he frowned and said seriously, "Don't imitate me!" His tone was still authoritative and commanding, but he couldn't help but soften it.
Lin Tingfeng noticed Ye Wenyu's little secret and laughed even harder, letting out a series of clear, bell-like giggles that Lin Tingfeng found extremely pleasant.
After Ye Wenyu had finished laughing, she gazed at him and said in an almost worshipful tone, "Why can't I be like you? I think you're great!" She tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying to him seriously, "The successful person I imagine should be like you, the way you speak, the way you remain calm, the way you don't reveal information." She then nodded solemnly.
Lin Tingfeng felt a sense of happiness, but he still kept a straight face and said to her seriously, "Because, this is not cute."
The reason he lives behind a mask is simply because the business world is like a battlefield. After years of operating in the world of fame and fortune, he has become so cunning that he now prefers innocent and sunny girls, like her. A scheming beauty standing in front of him would only make him dislike her.
But this girl is actually imitating him and idolizing him without any limits. It's really funny.
Not cute? Ye Wenyu laughed again, revealing her snow-white teeth, neat as seashells. She said, "I think it's cute, and it doesn't make me feel stupid!" When she said the last word "stupid," her tone was a little heavy.
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback for a moment, then his expression changed, and he asked gently, "Does being with you make you feel stupid?"
Well, that's something he'd never thought of before.
His expression was very serious; he had never imagined she would feel so bad. For a moment, he was surprised and nervous, until he recalled how she had clung to him during her illness, and his flustered heart calmed down. Then he remembered the scene from last night when she secretly took pictures of him with her phone camera, and his heart became even more reassured. A warm feeling and happiness welled up inside him, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Ye Wenyu nodded vigorously and said with utmost seriousness, "Yes, whenever I see you or hear you speak, I feel like I'm incredibly stupid, like a complete idiot."
Lin Tingfeng laughed and couldn't help but reach out and pat her head, ruffling her long hair. He said with a smile, "How could that be? You're a top student. A university like Q University is not a place that most people can get into."
Ye Wenyu chuckled twice without answering. Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, and her teeth were bright and white. Lin Tingfeng thought of seashells on the beach.
He wondered if she had become lively and playful again, just like when they first met, because he had just confessed his feelings to her.
Lin Tingfeng picked up where they left off and asked her, "Answer my question from earlier." After thinking for a moment, he added, "It's very important to me."
Ye Wenyu raised one eyebrow. When did she fall in love with him? Was it more important to him when she first fell in love with him, or when she fell in love with him the second time they met?
Why?
A fog of confusion rose in Ye Wenyu's mind; she couldn't understand it.
Lin Tingfeng pondered for a moment and said to her, "It's extremely important, tell me the answer quickly."
"Why is it important?" Ye Wenyu looked at Lin Tingfeng with her big, clear eyes, like a studious student.
Lin Tingfeng didn't answer. He gazed at her with a smile, feeling as if he were standing in the center of a fire. He thought to himself, "Girl, of course you're important. When we first met, you didn't know my true identity. If you liked me then, I could be sure you liked me as a person. But after the second meeting, and every time we met after that, you knew my identity. So, I can't tell if you like me as a person, or if you like my status, my position, my power, or my wealth. If it's the latter, then you're no different from any other woman in this society. I won't be too sad, but I will be disappointed."
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