Cui Zhuoyue glanced to the side again.
Should we ask or not?
But what if it's not true?
Should we ask or not?
What if the CP thread disappears?
Should we ask or not?
Before Cui Zhuoyue could figure it out, Ji Li suddenly stopped.
She looked up in confusion, about to ask what was wrong, when she saw Ying Yunsheng in the stairwell ahead.
And the girl who blocked Ying Yunsheng's way.
The girl had a sweet voice and a poised demeanor: "Ever since we were assigned to the same class, I've wanted to say this, but I didn't expect to only muster the courage after graduation. Shall we give it a try?"
When facing unfamiliar people, Ying Yunsheng always remained expressionless: "Sorry."
The girl wasn't too surprised, but she was still a little unwilling: "Can I ask why?"
Ying Yunsheng: "I have someone I like."
Cui Zhuoyue: "?"
The girl clearly hadn't expected this answer, and asked with rare curiosity, "She must be very outstanding, right?"
Ying Yunsheng seemed to think for a moment, then suddenly bypassed her and went straight ahead, pulling Ji Li out of the blind spot of the stairwell: "You said before that if you came clean before graduation, other people would easily misunderstand."
Ji Li: "?"
“Now that even the graduation ceremony is over,” Ying Yunsheng said, looking at him, “can we go public now?”
A note from the author:
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Eyeglasses
Cui Zhuoyue had actually imagined many times in her mind what it would be like for the two of them to be in public.
However, given that these two people have always only been rumored to her, without any solid evidence to back them up, and since it's still far from certain, she knows most of the time it's just wishful thinking, and she won't even say it out loud so that her imagination might affect the actual people's daily lives.
She would never have imagined that, just when she was about to give up on these fantasies, heaven would send her such a huge bombshell.
Even more shocking than her was the girl still standing on the stairs.
While Cui Zhuoyue was somewhat prepared, for her it was a complete horror story.
I've browsed the fan forums for these two before, but who would have thought that their favorite anime character could one day become a reality?
As for Ying Yunsheng, the culprit, he remained silent, staring intently at Ji Li, awaiting her answer.
Ji Li was the only person who participated in the event.
He looked around the scene, then pulled Ying Yunsheng to the girl in the stairwell and said, "I'm sorry."
Ji Li said, "He's already mine."
The girl's face went blank.
.
As Ying Yunsheng walked out of the school, he would glance to the side every now and then, but Ji Li didn't look at him even once.
Ying Yunsheng called out to him, "Ji Li."
The other party did not answer.
"Ji Li." Still no answer.
Ying Yunsheng grabbed his sleeve: "Ji Li."
"let go."
Ying Yunsheng dared not loosen his grip, fearing that if he did, the other party would never speak to him again: "I was wrong."
Ji Li finally glanced at him.
Ying Yunsheng couldn't say anything more. What had he done wrong? Was he wrong for revealing their relationship in that way?
But he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
He looked at the other person and asked, "Are you regretting it?"
Ji Li didn't quite follow his train of thought for a moment: "What?"
Ying Yunsheng asked hesitantly, his tone extremely uncertain, "Do you regret accepting my confession?"
"Uh..." Caught off guard by being falsely accused, Ji Li, however, was completely swayed by his act and couldn't bear to see him upset at all: "I didn't."
"Then why are you ignoring me?"
Ji Li pulled him close and asked, "What were you thinking when you first realized you liked me?"
It was shock, fear, and terror.
They are trying every possible way to escape and forget.
Ying Yunsheng's childhood knowledge was limited to that remote and isolated town, surrounded by neighbors living in tenement buildings, whose gossip spread like wildfire whenever there was a disturbance. This kind of relationship was not yet recognized by the general public, and in his youthful ignorance, it was almost taboo.
He went through a long period of self-doubt, and after trying hard, he thought he had moved on. It wasn't until he saw Ji Li being confessed to by someone else at Lin Chengshuang's birthday party that he had to admit that he had never forgotten Ji Li.
"Now I have to tell you, our situation is still a minority. Marriage is still not legal. You're saying this in front of outsiders. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Ying Yunsheng remained silent.
"When you first found out, weren't you always afraid of others finding out?" Ji Li looked at him. "Aren't you afraid now? Are you ready to spend your whole life with this?"
Ying Yunsheng stood there, stunned.
Ji Li is different from him. He always does what he wants and swallows the bitterness or sweetness of the result. He never expects the relationship to have a future. He can go up to the same floor with the other person for a whole year without interfering with each other. Later, when he has feelings, he immediately expresses them and makes it clear. But Ji Li always has the habit of thinking a lot before he encounters anything. When they were not in a relationship, Ji Li imagined what would happen if they had conflicts after they got together. Now that they are not public, he also has to consider what will happen if they go public and the people around them do not accept it. He always assumes the worst possible outcome in his mind before taking a step forward into a road he cannot see.
Ying Yunsheng said, "No."
He slowly opened his mouth and answered his question: "But I just want to tell everyone that you are my boyfriend."
"Uh..." Ji Li couldn't tell for a moment whether the other person was truly without ulterior motives or was subtly flirting with him.
He couldn't maintain his tough stance any longer, and sighed, "So you really want to make it public?"
Ying Yunsheng nodded.
Ji Li released him: "Okay."
Ying Yunsheng didn't understand for a moment: "You agreed?"
Ji Li hummed in agreement: "Since you want to, why would I disagree?"
He wasn't someone who cared too much about the outside world. Whether it was public or not didn't really matter. The reason he initially wanted to keep it a secret was simply because he was worried that Ying Yunsheng hadn't thought things through and would be upset by other people's gossip.
Ying Yunsheng saw no sign of dislike on his face, so she was relieved and secretly curled the corners of her mouth. She reached out her right hand to touch his left hand, which was hanging by his side.
Ji Li's body temperature was always a few degrees lower than his. Even under the scorching summer sun, his hands were always icy cold. His skin was very white, and you could feel his knuckles clearly when you touched it.
Their hands touched below, then again.
Ying Yunsheng was still nervous about his little actions when the person next to him suddenly grabbed his hand.
His heart skipped a few beats.
Ji Li: "Are you still planning to go back to Tingfeng Lane?"
Ying Yunsheng was still a little stunned, and subconsciously replied, "Probably not."
There was nothing there that he would miss, except perhaps the floor above where he lived, the place where Ji Li originally lived.
"Have your luggage been sent over?"
Ying Yunsheng lowered his voice slightly: "Mm."
Ji Li: "Stay at my place for now, and go to the capital after you receive your admission notice."
Ying Yunsheng: "Okay."
“It’s still early,” Ji Li glanced at his phone screen, “We…”
Ying Yunsheng waited anxiously for his next words.
Ji Li: "Go get some glasses."
"Uh..." Ying Yunsheng has mild myopia, the kind that gets noted by ophthalmologists during annual school physicals. Ji Li had seen it once and asked him why he didn't get glasses, to which he replied that they were too expensive.
"You had a good foundation in high school, fine, but now you're about to go to university. The lecture halls are much bigger than our school's classrooms. If you can't see the blackboard, are you planning to listen to gibberish?"
Ying Yunsheng couldn't refute it: "Oh."
Ji Li took him directly to the ophthalmology hospital.
After their vision was tested and their pupils were dilated for refraction, the doctor wrote out a series of forms and sent them to fill them out.
The effects of the pupil-dilating eye drops administered by Ying Yunsheng hadn't worn off yet. The form was fine when placed far away, but if it was brought even slightly closer, the words on it became a blurry mess, making it impossible to read.
Ji Li then took the pen and filled it out for him.
Ying Yunsheng stood beside him, watching his movements. His handwriting was neat and beautiful.
Your handwriting reflects your personality.
Ying Yunsheng paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Ji Li."
"Um?"
Why didn't you ask me anything when you filled out the form?
"What do you want to ask?"
For example, height and weight.