novelraw Chapter 73 Come to my room, let's have a good chat.
Chapter 73 Come to my room, let's have a good chat.
Chen Bo recalled what Zhou Lingyan had said when she left this morning.
"You are not allowed to rekindle your old relationship with Xu Yueqing for the next two months."
I can't help but think of Bei Weiwei's gentle smile.
And there's that fire in my heart, which they've stirred up and is now burning ever brighter.
"Okay!" He walked towards the courtyard gate.
Xu Yueqing's eyes lit up instantly.
The two entered the villa, which was pitch black and so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.
Chen Bo turned on the light, and warm yellow light filled the living room.
"What would you like to drink?" he asked.
"Water is fine." Xu Yueqing sat down on the sofa, somewhat reserved.
Chen Bo went to the kitchen to pour two glasses of water, then came back and sat down next to her.
The two sat there, neither of them speaking.
The atmosphere was ambiguous and awkward, yet tinged with a subtle tension.
Xu Yueqing broke the silence first: "Chen Bo, was your song 'The You of the Past' written for me?"
Chen Bo paused for a few seconds and said, "It's written for the past."
"Including me?"
"Including you."
Xu Yueqing's tears fell again: "Chen Bo, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I was too selfish and willful before, and I hurt your heart."
Chen Bo didn't say anything, he just handed her a tissue.
Xu Yueqing took the tissue, wiped away her tears, and looked at him: "Chen Bo, I know I have no right to say this now, but I still want to say it: I love you, I've always loved you, it's just that I was too foolish before, I didn't know how to cherish you. Now I know, I regret it, I want to make it up to you... Is that okay?"
Her voice trembled, choked with sobs, and her eyes were full of pleading.
Tsk, even goddesses can turn into simps. Chen Bo looked at her for a long time before speaking, his voice very soft: "Yue Qing, some things, once they're over, can't be undone."
Xu Yueqing's tears welled up again: "I know, I know we can't go back, but I still want to try, Chen Bo, please give me a chance, okay? I don't ask you to forgive me or accept me now, I just ask you to give me a chance."
She reached out and gently took his hand.
Her hands were cold and trembling.
Chen Bo moved his hand, trying to pull it out, but he didn't have enough strength and couldn't pull it out.
It's so tight!
I wanted to deliberately be a scumbag, but you all didn't give me the chance and just offered yourselves up.
It's a deal then, you can't call me a scumbag.
"Yueqing," Chen Bo sighed, his acting skills on point, "I accepted Weiwei's advances, and we're now boyfriend and girlfriend."
Xu Yueqing bit her lip: "I know you have Weiwei, but I still want to be with you. If Weiwei knew you had me, would she still want to be with you?"
Chen Bo was stunned. Had the moment come to test Bei Weiwei's feelings for him?
Xu Yueqing said, "That's why I like you more than she does!"
The logic seemed sound. Chen Bo said, "I don't know about that. What if I'm with you, but she still wants to be with me? Wouldn't I be in a difficult position?"
"It is a bit difficult, so it will take time to test it." Xu Yueqing looked at him with a firm gaze. "Chen Bo, I don't care who else is in your heart, nor do I care how long it will take you to accept me again. I can wait, a month, two months, a year, two years, three years, I can wait."
Chen Bo looked at the woman in front of him, her eyes red-rimmed, holding his hand, and saying she could wait for him for three years, and sighed deeply.
Three years ago, the original owner held her hand in the same way and said, "I can wait for you to accept me."
Three years later, the tables have turned, and it's her turn to say those words.
But he is not the original owner.
The original owner would be moved, her heart would soften, and she would hug her tightly and say, "Let's start over."
Chen Bo wouldn't.
He looked into Xu Yueqing's eyes, then suddenly curled his lips into a smile that Xu Yueqing had never seen on his face before—not a gentle smile, not a fawning smile, but a smile with a hint of mischief.
"Yueqing."
"Huh?" Xu Yueqing's heart skipped a beat.
Chen Bo didn't pull his hand away from hers; instead, he grabbed her hand in return and gently rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand.
"Let's go upstairs to my room and have a good talk!"
Xu Yueqing was stunned.
This sentence, this tone, this unquestionable, suggestive way of asking the question...
Her face flushed red at a visible speed, spreading from her cheeks to her ears, and even her neck was tinged with a light pink.
Chen Bo just watched her without urging her, his thumb still rubbing the back of her hand.
Xu Yueqing lowered her eyelashes, which trembled gently like the wings of a startled butterfly.
"Um."
She heard herself respond in a barely audible voice.
"Come with me!" Chen Bo led her to her feet.
Xu Yueqing's heart pounded like a drum.
His palms were dry and warm, and he held her tightly, not with the previous careful, hesitant grip that seemed afraid of hurting her, but with a real, possessive hold.
She suddenly realized that she... seemed to really like this feeling.
In the past, Chen Bo would always ask for her opinion before doing anything.
"Yueqing, may I hold your hand?"
"Yueqing, may I sit next to you?"
"Yueqing, tonight... is that alright?"
Polite, respectful, and considerate.
But it also made her feel bored.
Does she need to ask? When she wants him to hold her hand, to get close to her, to be with him... would she refuse?
But she was used to being aloof and reserved, and couldn't bring herself to speak.
So he waited and waited until she took the initiative, until she hinted, until she almost made it explicit.
tired.
Chen Bo is different now.
Instead of asking "Is it okay?", he said "Come with me".
He no longer enshrined her on a pedestal as the moon, but instead dragged her down to earth as a woman.
As Xu Yueqing was being led up the stairs by Chen Bo, these thoughts flashed through her mind in a jumbled mess.
Then she came to a conclusion that made her blush: I seem to... respond better to force than gentleness.
Chen Bo used to be too weak; now he's too assertive.
But she just happened to like this strong-willed man.
I love it so much!
On the second floor, Chen Bo pushed open the door to his room.
Xu Yueqing stood at the door, her heart pounding even faster.
She was very familiar with this room during this period—she had seen this window countless times in her own home.
The curtains are sometimes open and sometimes closed.
When she pulls the leash, she wonders, what is Chen Bo doing? Sleeping? Working? Or with…?
She dared not think any further.
Now she's standing inside this door.
"Come in." Chen Bo turned to look at her.
Xu Yueqing bit her lip and stepped across the threshold.
The room was tidier than she had imagined. The bed was made neatly, a computer and music stand were on the desk, a few guitars were leaning against the corner, and outside the floor-to-ceiling window was the courtyard in the night, as well as her villa across the street, which was dark.
Chen Bo sat down by the bed and looked at her.
Xu Yueqing stood there, unsure of what to do with her hands or where to look.
She suddenly realized a serious problem—
She didn't know what identity she should have standing here.
Ex-girlfriend? Suitor? Or... tonight's visitor?
Chen Bo didn't give her time to struggle with it.
"Go take a shower!" he said.