He handed the bamboo basket to Wen Hongye: "Hongye, this is the candy you wanted. It was originally full of candy, but unfortunately some of it was trampled on."
Wen Hongye remained silent and did not reach out to take it; she simply stared blankly at the bamboo basket in Gu Xingchen's hand.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Xingchen said again, "These candies can fill the little bamboo basket you're carrying."
He was very happy to see that Wen Hongye was still carrying the small bamboo basket he had given her.
Although Wen Hongye left without saying goodbye, leaving only a letter and the clothes he had given her, she also took the small bamboo basket he had given her, which shows that she was not entirely indifferent to him.
Wen Hongye remained silent, so Gu Xingchen reached out to grab the small bamboo basket from Wen Hongye's body so he could pour the sugar from the large bamboo basket into it.
Wen Hongye dodged him, brushed Gu Xingchen's hand away, and turned his back: "Go away, I don't want to see you."
“Hongye, I know everything about you. I don’t mind. Don’t feel inferior. I’ve already given the Hundred-Continuation Herb to Prince Ting. He gave me a lot of gold and silver, but you disappeared. I couldn’t find you, so I returned all the gold and silver to the prince, just asking him to help me find you. Now I’ve finally seen you. I won’t leave. I won’t leave no matter what!”
As he spoke, Gu Xingchen took a step forward and reached out to hold Wen Hongye's hand, but she shook him off.
“Hongye…I really miss you. I like you. Let’s be together?” Gu Xingchen said, looking at Wen Hongye, who had her back to him.
After a moment of silence, Wen Hongye finally spoke: "You are the stars, and I am the red leaves. We are like heaven and earth, destined to be impossible."
"These are just two names, how can you think like that? If you want to say that, then I'll say I'm not a twinkling star in the sky, but just a shooting star that streaks across the night sky and falls to the ground. Wouldn't that make things possible for us?"
"Xingchen, why are you being so foolish? Why do you have to be with me? You're so innocent and pure, you should find someone..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xingchen interrupted, "I don't want anyone else, I only want you. In my heart, you are pure and innocent. Before, it was because I hadn't met you that you were heartbroken by that bastard. Now that I'm here, I will definitely cherish you. I don't know martial arts, but you do. If I ever dare to hurt you, you can just chop me to death with one palm strike, don't hold back!"
Chapter 394 I'll Never Eat Candy Again
Hearing Gu Xingchen's words, how could Wen Hongye not be moved, but he was truly afraid.
Three years had left him heartbroken and he was terrified of another three years.
When Xiao Nian poured out her heart to him, didn't she say all the nice things she could think of?
Although he believed in Gu Xingchen, he knew that Gu Xingchen was sincere and would not be like Xiao Nian.
But he just lacked that little bit of courage to take that step again.
Just as Wen Hongye was struggling internally, she suddenly heard footsteps walking away behind her.
He paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Gu Xingchen place the bamboo basket on the table and leave.
Wen Hongye gave a bitter smile and muttered to herself, "Alright, there's no need to think about anything. The person is already gone. There's no need for courage anymore."
He walked to the table and sat down, then reached into the bamboo basket, took out a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.
The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth, and he laughed, but then he started to cry.
He then lay down on the table and burst into tears.
He cried for a long time until he was exhausted. Then he wiped away his tears, stood up, put the small bamboo basket on the table, took out the contents of the basket, and poured all the sugar from the large bamboo basket into it.
For the next two days, Wen Hongye would sit in the yard in a daze, holding the small bamboo basket. When he finished the candy in his mouth, he would take out another piece to eat. When he went to sleep at night, he would put the small bamboo basket next to his pillow and watch it as he fell asleep.
"Once the candy is all gone, no one will buy it for you anymore. Once the candy is all gone, I will never eat candy again," Wen Hongye said to herself, then closed her eyes, tears glistening in the corners.
On the third day, Wen Hongye went to the yard to daydream again, carrying his small bamboo basket. Just as he was about to peel some candy, he suddenly heard Gu Xingchen shout, "Hongye!"
Wen Hongye was startled and stood up abruptly, but after looking around, she did not see Gu Xingchen.
He gave a wry smile, looking at the closed courtyard gate; he must have been hallucinating.
Just as he was about to sit down, he suddenly heard Gu Xingchen shout again: "Hongye, I, Gu Xingchen, am now a shooting star, about to fall from the sky and remain on the ground, by the side of the person I love!"
This time, Wen Hongye heard where the sound came from. He looked up abruptly and saw Gu Xingchen standing on the edge of the roof of the tall mansion next to him, with a large cloth hanging on her body that looked specially designed. The four corners of the cloth were tied to Gu Xingchen's wrists and ankles.
When Gu Xingchen saw that Wen Hongye had noticed him, he gave her a bright smile, then stared at her for a moment before jumping off the roof without hesitation.
Wen Hongye was so frightened that she didn't dare to waste a second. She immediately jumped up and caught Gu Xingchen as he jumped down. Then she scolded him: "Are you crazy? Do you think you can survive a fall just because you have a rag tied around your body?!"
God knows how fast his heart was beating; he was truly terrified by this fool, Gu Xingchen.
Wen Hongye carried him and landed safely back on the ground. Then, she angrily tried to push him away, but he held her tightly.
Gu Xingchen laughed and said, "I'm fine. While I was running towards the person I wanted to run towards, the person I wanted to run towards was also running towards me. Xingchen and Hongye, didn't we meet?"
"You, if you want to be stupid, go be stupid somewhere else, let go!" Wen Hongye struggled for a moment.
“I won’t let go, or you’ll run away again. I’ve been busy making this outfit these past few days, sorry to have kept you waiting.”
"Who, who was waiting for you? Didn't you leave? Why are you back acting crazy? If you die here, how am I supposed to explain this to everyone!" Wen Hongye lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Gu Xingchen.
After he finished speaking, he didn't hear Gu Xingchen reply for a while, so he couldn't help but look up at her.
As soon as his gaze met Gu Xingchen's, Gu Xingchen kissed him.
Chapter 395 They'll be happy in the future, right?
Before Wen Hongye could blush, Gu Xingchen blushed first.
He kissed Wen Hongye awkwardly, intending to "conquer" her with the kiss, but he found himself becoming more and more clumsy, feeling that he would embarrass himself if he continued.
Lacking experience, and wanting to avoid embarrassment, he prepared to let go of Wen Hongye.
But in the end, Wen Hongye turned the tables and kissed him back.
Gu Xingchen stared at him with wide eyes, not impressed by his kissing skills, but surprised by his initiative. He had taken the initiative to kiss her, did that mean he had agreed?
Just then, Wen Hongye released him and said, "You were distracted while we were kissing?"
Gu Xingchen was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses. He looked at Wen Hongye happily and said, "Hongye, you, you agreed, right?"
“What if you do something stupid again if I don’t agree?” Wen Hongye replied.
Gu Xingchen was so excited that he wanted to pick up Wen Hongye and spin her around, but he ended up hissing in pain.
"What's wrong?" Wen Hongye saw him like this, so she grabbed his hand, lifted it up to look at it, and then noticed that his palm was covered with injuries. "What happened?"
"...It's from climbing the roof, it's nothing serious." After saying that, he endured the pain and insisted on hugging Wen Hongye and spinning her around.
Although Wen Hongye felt sorry for the injury on his hand, seeing him so happy, she couldn't help but smile along with him.
He's finally taken this step. Will they be happy together from now on?
"Okay, okay, put me down quickly, I'll get some medicine to apply for you," Wen Hongye said.
Gu Xingchen then put him down, not wanting to take his eyes off him for a moment, watching him wherever he went.
Wen Hongye walked to the stone table, picked up the small bamboo basket, and was about to go back to her room when she saw Gu Xingchen still standing there like a fool, staring at her and smiling.
His face flushed, and he grabbed Gu Xingchen's wrist, leading him back to the room.
Gu Xingchen sat there obediently and waited. Wen Hongye brought the medicine over and sat down in front of him: "Give me your hand."
Gu Xingchen immediately reached out his hand.
Wen Hongye carefully applied the medicine to his head and asked, "How did you climb onto their roof? Did they let you?"
“They won’t allow it, but I’ll beg them until they agree.”
“They’re so careless. If you jumped off their roof and died, they’d still be held responsible!” Wen Hongye said as she applied medicine to his wound.
Gu Xingchen smiled and said, "No, I have a lot of confidence in the flight suit I made."
"You have the nerve to say that? What kind of weird clothes are you wearing? Take them off later, and you'll look really awkward," Wen Hongye said again.
"Okay, I'll take it off, I'll take it off after I apply the medicine." Gu Xingchen had a smile on her face that she couldn't shake off.
That night, the two lay stiffly on the bed.
No one spoke, and no one dared to speak.
The atmosphere froze for a moment.
After a long silence, the two said in unison, "How about you..."
Both of them were startled and stopped.
After a while, the two of them said together, "How about I..."
The two were stunned again.
The atmosphere suddenly became even more tense.
After a moment of silence, Wen Hongye took the initiative to ask him. He knew Gu Xingchen wouldn't dare, since he had never been here before.
It was only after he encouraged Gu Xingchen that she dared to do it.
Gu Xingchen was very gentle, said many caring words, and respected his feelings. At that moment, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Because of these things, he had never experienced anything like this with Xiao Nian. Xiao Nian never cared about his feelings, not even asking him a single hypocritical question.
Chapter 396 So this is what it feels like to be cherished by someone.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Or did I hurt you? Why are you crying?" Gu Xingchen was at a loss and wondered if she should get up first.
Wen Hongye shook her head, wiped away her tears, then smiled at the nervous Gu Xingchen, took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck, and gave him a kiss.
The night was quiet, and the rustling sounds were somewhat clear.
A cool breeze acts as matchmaker, insects chirp as music, celebrating the beautiful couple's embrace, wishing them to stay together forever.
With each step forward, Gu Xingchen would ask a question, her careful manner as if she were protecting a fragile treasure.
Wen Hongye bit her lip and silently shed tears. So this is what it feels like to be cherished by someone.
"Xingchen, I...I love you." Wen Hongye finally opened her heart and completely accepted Gu Xingchen.
He should bravely seize the happiness that is close at hand, and he believes that he will regain the happiness he has never had before.
From now on, he will be loved by someone; he will no longer be alone in the darkness.
The stars streaked across the night sky, finally meeting this patch of red leaves.
He will no longer run away, no longer back down; he will embrace his happiness.
Gu Xingchen kissed the corner of his eye: "I love you too, Hongye. Can you say 'I love you' to me a few more times?"
That night, Wen Hongye said "I love you" countless times, and Gu Xingchen replied with countless "I love you too."
After daybreak, Gu Xingchen got up early to make breakfast for Wen Hongye.