novelraw Chapter 424 175: Using the Sky as a Blanket, the Earth as a Bed_2
Chapter 424 175: Using the Sky as a Blanket, the Earth as a Bed_2
Late at night, some couples would sneak into the small groves, onto the sports fields, or even to "Mandarin Duck Slope" to do intimate things...
Am I about to try that with Li Yuan now?
At the thought, Bai Weixi's body went rigid. She lay stiffly on Li Yuan's sports jacket, nervously inching closer to him.
Li Yuan reached out and wrapped an arm around her. Feeling her body tremble abruptly, he asked with a curious laugh, "Bai, why are you so nervous?"
"N-No! I'm not!" Bai Weixi stammered, her mind filled with all the gossip she had heard.
She covertly glanced around. There were still scattered figures on the sports field, gathered in twos and threes, doing who-knows-what... Are they doing the same thing as Li Yuan and I?
As if she had a guilty conscience, she was terrified that the figures on the field might suddenly approach them.
Li Yuan teased, "Really not nervous? Then why do I feel your body shaking? Am I that scary?"
"It's not that, it's just..." Bai Weixi quickly shook her head and explained in a low voice, "It's just that it's a bit unsafe here."
Hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. He hadn't even brought it up, and she was already thinking about it. This was perfect, as it saved him the trouble of speaking first.
"We're just lying here together, admiring the moon over Modu and chatting. We're not doing anything else." He chuckled. "Bai, are your thoughts wandering somewhere they shouldn't?"
"No, my thoughts aren't wandering!" Bai Weixi hurriedly denied.
Seeing her expression and the way she stammered, Li Yuan knew her thoughts had indeed wandered. As it happened, so had his.
Li Yuan smiled. "Let's just lie down and talk. It's a rare, quiet moment."
"Okay, Brother," Bai Weixi nodded obediently, seeming to relax. She looked at Li Yuan and asked quietly, "Brother, can you tell me the story of what happened... after?"
"Mm." Li Yuan nodded and began to concoct a story on the spot. For a fiction writer like him, making up a few melodramatic love stories couldn't be simpler.
"After that, I started to give up on myself. At one point, I even thought about suicide. Once, when I was drunk, I felt life was bleak and meaningless, so I went to the riverside... but I was saved by another girl..."
Li Yuan spoke eloquently, vividly describing his stories with Xia Zhijin, Zhong Tingyue, Jiang Zhiyu, and the other girls. He didn't need to consider the story's plausibility, as reality is often more fantastical than fiction.
The story Li Yuan told only left Bai Weixi more confused.
In this story, she was the villain who had wasted seven years of Li Yuan's youth, causing an outstanding and talented young man to give up on himself and nearly commit suicide over love... Meanwhile, her roommate Zhong Tingyue, the computer science major Xia Zhijin, and Jiang Zhiyu from another school had all left indelible marks on Li Yuan's heart. They had helped him through different stages, offering him both mental and physical solace...
With a complex expression, Bai Weixi wrapped her arms around Li Yuan's neck and offered him a kiss.
"Brother, I'm sorry. That wasn't me. I would never do that, to hurt you over and over again..."
"Mm, I believe you."
Li Yuan smiled calmly. Feeling Bai Weixi's initiative, he no longer held back, pulling her into his embrace and pressing his face close to hers.
Instantly, their eyes met. They were less than a centimeter apart, and he could clearly hear her breathing and her heartbeat. In that moment, the crescent moon in the sky seemed to brighten, as if shining down upon their small corner of the world...
Li Yuan stared at his first love. The scene he had yearned for in his past life was now right before his eyes, within reach.
Without hesitation, he leaned in and kissed her. Bai Weixi didn't shrink away, responding with a mix of passion and shyness...
In that moment, with the sky as their blanket, the ground as their bed, and the moon and stars as their light, they began a night of springtime bliss...
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「Mei Yuan, Women's Dormitory Building A, Room 1314.」
Wang Lisha and Deng Meiqi glanced at the time. It was already 10:30 PM, and Bai Weixi still hadn't returned.
Wang Lisha had a mischievous smile on her face. "Tsk, tsk. You don't think Weixi is coming back tonight, do you? Did they make up that quickly?"
Deng Meiqi smirked. "I knew this would be the outcome. There's no way Weixi could ever give up on Li Yuan. As long as Li Yuan sincerely apologized, said a few sweet things, and made some promises, she'd definitely be won over. The dorms lock up at eleven. If Weixi isn't back in the next half hour, it's confirmed she's not coming back tonight."
Wang Lisha shook her head, teasing, "Honestly, I thought Weixi would hold a grudge against Li Yuan for a while over this. I never expected them to make up so quickly. Good thing I didn't advise her to break up with him."
Ding Shanshan snorted with indignation. "Hmph. That scumbag is getting off easy. And Weixi really has no spine. If I were her, I'd have done what Tingyue did and made a clean break from that scumbag. Let him live with his regret."
Wang Lisha giggled. "Well, everyone's different. Besides, Weixi and Li Yuan are childhood sweethearts who've been together for a long time. You can't just end a relationship like that.
"Speaking of which, I really admire Tingyue for being able to make such a clean and decisive break. If it were me, I'm not sure I could be so resolute."
Listening to Wang Lisha, Xu Tingrou furrowed her brow. Was that a hint of passive-aggressive sarcasm? She, too, thought it was a pity that Zhong Tingyue had chosen to bow out so directly.