novelraw Chapter 421 174: Bai Weixi With a Broken Defense, PUA Master Li Yuan_4
Chapter 421 174: Bai Weixi With a Broken Defense, PUA Master Li Yuan_4
They sat at adjoining desks, with her in front and Li Yuan behind her. During the morning reading session, she dozed off, and the pen in her hand fell to the floor. In a daze, she and Li Yuan both reached for it at the same time. Their hands touched, feeling like an electric shock that made them pull away in an instant. From that time on, the two of them officially got to know each other.
"Bai, after that moment, I fell deeply in love with you. It was love at first sight," Li Yuan began. "Back then, we weren't deskmates yet. I sat behind you every day, secretly watching you… In the most innocent and naive years of my youth, when my feelings were first blossoming, I met you, my perfect first love… From that moment on, I decided I had to win you over. I went out of my way to be good to you, finding out your hobbies and bringing you breakfast. When I learned you weren't great at math and physics, I threw myself into studying them, hoping I could help you whenever you asked a question…"
Li Yuan spoke calmly, while Bai Weixi's eyes grew red as she quietly listened, memories of the past flooding her mind.
"From then on, I thought about you every day. I wanted to see you all the time and be near you. I would deliberately inch closer, find topics to talk about with you, and even pretend to ask for your help with English questions… After getting to know you, I started paying more attention to my appearance. I even learned to lie to my parents for money to buy brand-name clothes and basketball shoes. Because I felt inferior and thought I wasn't good enough for you, I pretended to be wealthy. But the truth is, I wasn't a rich kid at all. My family was poor, and my parents had been migrant workers since I was very young…
"Once, after a heavy downpour, your parents had a last-minute issue and couldn't pick you up. When you agreed to let me walk you home, I was ecstatic. From that day on, I understood that I would probably only ever love you in this lifetime."
Just as Bai Weixi was about to speak, Li Yuan interrupted her, his tone bitter.
"Bai, let me finish."
Bai Weixi nodded and continued to listen to his story of their past.
"I first confessed to you at the beginning of our second year of high school. It was the season when the peach blossoms were in bloom. I chose a spot by the lotus pond in the center of the school, and I had been preparing for a long, long time. I felt that you had feelings for me too, and since we had become deskmates, I decided to confess. Your answer at the time was, 'Li Yuan, I think this is too fast. I don't know you well enough yet. Please give me some time to get to know you.' Even though my confession had failed, your answer gave me hope. From then on, I devoted myself to you even more wholeheartedly. I only had eyes for you and rejected all other girls for your sake…"
Bai Weixi listened, stunned into silence. She desperately wanted to say that she had also given up so much for him, that she had rejected all the other boys for his sake…
Li Yuan continued, "My second confession was during the first semester of our senior year. That night, the school had a power outage. In the pitch-black classroom, I accidentally brushed against your hand. Then, seized by some impulse, I boldly took it. You struggled for a moment but ultimately didn't pull away… Just like that, for the first time in my life, I held your hand for a full five minutes. The power was out for a long time that night. Just a few minutes before it came back on, I took the chance to sneak a quick kiss on the side of your face. You were furious and immediately wrenched your hand away, but you didn't rebuke me…
"The next day, I confessed to you again. Your answer was that the academic pressure of senior year was too heavy and you didn't want any distractions, suggesting we try again after the college entrance exams. Although I was a little disappointed, I continued to wait."
As Li Yuan spoke, he thought about the moment before his rebirth—the day after the college entrance exams, when he had confessed to Bai Weixi for the third time.
"My third confession was after the exams. I carefully prepared a gift and confidently asked you out to Wanfo Pagoda Park, only to be rejected again. You said we should try again in university…
"This time, even though you rejected me, you accepted my gift. That made me hold on to hope, so I continued to pour my heart into caring for you…"
Hearing this, Bai Weixi couldn't hold back any longer. Her slightly swollen, beautiful eyes glared at Li Yuan as she pouted and said with a sense of grievance, "Li Yuan, after that third confession, you asked for the gift back! Then you ignored me and were sarcastic…"
Li Yuan sighed softly. He'd only asked for the gift back in this life, not the previous one.
He looked at Bai Weixi and continued, "Bai, this is the story I need to tell you. Please, just listen until I'm finished."
"Oh!" Bai Weixi replied, her expression confused, yet her eyes held a hint of bewildered joy.
Li Yuan then told her everything, piece by piece, about his experiences in his previous life.
"And so, I continued to revolve my life around you. When it came time to choose our universities, you picked Daxia University. Since I only scored 603, I could only enroll in an ordinary 211 university in Modu. But at least we were still in the same city, not far from each other. Heh, actually, I really wanted to go to Jinling, but for you, I chose Modu…"
Bai Weixi could tell something was off. The things Li Yuan was saying clearly didn't line up with what had actually happened.
"By the way, Bai, back then I hadn't started writing web novels, so I didn't have the income I have now. I was still that same poor kid you knew, the one who had to scrimp and save just to afford to treat you to KFC…"