Chapter 523: Cry, Man, Crying Is No Sin

Boss Cutie

Little White Dove turned his face away.

He wasn't crying. It was just sand in his eyes. They were a bit red.

Suya murmured, "My luck's actually always been pretty good."

"Once, there was a sincere love placed right before me."

"I just didn't cherish it."

"After I ate a simple plate of fried noodles, I started hoping whether I could eat high-class cuisine. Even though the food at the Western Restaurant couldn't even fill me up, and wasn't as filling as a plate of fried noodles, I still kicked up a fuss wanting it."

"It's like a man. He could clearly satisfy my needs, but I was still dissatisfied, still making all sorts of demands. He must be perfect. He must give me everything I want."

"I… really am a fool!"

As Suya repented, she was already choking back sobs.

Little White Dove's breathing had grown somewhat labored too. Those little moments she spoke of—were they not also the most beautiful past in his heart?

But it was all over.

"If you're only here to express regret in front of me, then don't bother. Five minutes are up. I'm leaving."

Little White Dove said coldly to Suya, then turned to go, but Suya went hysterical: "Please don't go, okay? Don't be so cruel to me, wuwuwu… I have nothing left now except you…"

"I'm begging you, save me. Right now the whole internet is cursing me, my parents won't even bother with me anymore… wuwu, Qi Bin's mom is still extorting me. I really have no way now. Please help me!"

Every word from Suya's mouth was a thousand arrows piercing Little White Dove's heart.

"So, you don't love me. You love yourself."

"Of all the nonsense you've said, that's the only useful line."

"You're not lamenting that the two of us missed each other. You're regretting why you weren't more careful and got caught."

Little White Dove's eyes were blood-red. He had completely given up on Suya.

He used to think he could get his heart broken ten times, but could not lose the person he liked even once.

Little White Dove quickened his pace, ignoring Suya's attempts to stop him, and flung her off. Catching her off balance, Suya fell heavily to the ground.

"Chen Ge!" Suya cried out, screaming herself hoarse.

However, Little White Dove kept his face cold and strode forward, not giving Suya a single glance.

Suya cried until her nose ran and her tears fell.

She had finally seen Little White Dove's attitude clearly—he will absolutely not help her.

And she was truly in a bad state now, with no one to rely on.

—

After shaking off Suya, Little White Dove sat on a stone bench along the path in the little grove.

The sky was clear for thousands of kilometers, yet the one and only dark cloud had parked itself right over Little White Dove's head, souring his mood even further.

He thought of Suya's tear-streaked face from just now. Apart from a bit of satisfaction, what he felt was pain.

He had thought she had liked him for at least an instant—even if it was just one second of true feelings. It turned out she had never loved him.

She was so selfish, so why had he loved her back then, and loved her so deeply?

Little White Dove smiled bitterly, tears already spilling from his eyes.

Now, taking advantage of there being no one around, his shoulders were already shaking as he wept bitterly.

While he was feeling utterly miserable, he heard the faint sound of a twig snapping underfoot.

Little White Dove was startled and whirled around.

He saw a furtive figure hiding behind the bushes.

Her small face was somewhat pale, and she looked a bit embarrassed at being discovered. But when she saw Little White Dove's tearful eyes, her mood visibly sank into gloom.

It was Sheng Xinyi!

"S-sorry, I wasn't spying! I was just… worried about you!"

Sheng Xinyi had originally been on her way to the cafeteria, but seeing that Little White Dove was in a bad mood, she had followed to check on him.

She came over timidly like a little rabbit, head lowered, the adoration in her eyes completely impossible to hide.

Little White Dove tried desperately to mask his misery, but the tears still fell.

"I'm fine." His voice still carried a sob.

"Here." Sheng Xinyi immediately pulled a pack of tissues from her pocket.

She quickly drew one out and handed it to Little White Dove.

Seeing her friendly gesture, Little White Dove drew a deep breath and took it, saying, "Thanks."

He had never imagined that after he rejected Sheng Xinyi, she would still show up here.

It was quite a surprise.

And she had seen him crying.

"Pretty pathetic, huh." Little White Dove's voice was a bit hoarse.

"What?" Sheng Xinyi was slightly taken aback.

"Me crying."

"How can that be!" Sheng Xinyi shook her head vigorously. "Senior, you're human… everyone is fragile, everyone gets hurt. Crying isn't a girl's right, and a boy crying isn't a sin."

After hearing Sheng Xinyi's words, Little White Dove was stunned.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he felt his suppressed mood clear up a little.

Then he noticed Sheng Xinyi's tears were pattering down.

With each blink of her curled lashes, beautiful tears rolled down her cheeks, crystal clear.

It was literally a fairy weeping.

"Why are you crying? I didn't bully you!" Little White Dove grew a bit nervous.

"I… I want to cry together with Senior, so that if two people cry, it's not embarrassing!" Sheng Xinyi sniffled. "And we don't have to be afraid of being laughed at."

Little White Dove didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Was that even a thing?

"You should just wipe yourself off. I'm not crying anymore, and you're not allowed to cry either. Otherwise, if others see, they'll really think I bullied you!" Little White Dove handed the tissue back to Sheng Xinyi.

Sheng Xinyi wept with joy. "Okay."

Even though it was her own tissue, being cared about by Senior made her so happy.

Sheng Xinyi wiped her tears with the tissue.

She secretly glanced at Little White Dove beside her.

His eyes were still a bit red, but the resolute lines of his profile still made her heart flutter.

Sheng Xinyi bit her red lip, then dug in her pocket and pulled something out, placing it in Little White Dove's hand.

Little White Dove felt something soft and squishy in his palm.

He lowered his head and found it was a piece of bubble gum.

"Strawberry flavor. I don't know if you like it. My roommate gave it to me, and I thought maybe I could borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, to cheer you up…" Sheng Xinyi was still a bit shy.

"You can't accept my liking, but a piece of candy you can accept, right?"

After Sheng Xinyi said that, she was especially afraid she'd said something wrong and would provoke Chen Ge's dislike.

Her heart was pounding, a little scared that Little White Dove would reject it.

"Sure."

After hearing his words, Sheng Xinyi's eyes widened in surprise.

She saw the rare smile that had appeared on Little White Dove's face.

"Though I've rarely had strawberry flavor before, a person has to try things to know whether they'll like them."

Little White Dove peeled off the wrapper and popped the candy into his mouth.

Bubble gum was something he'd eaten as a kid. How many years had it been since he'd had any? But this sweetness still left a deep impression.

"I ate it all the time as a kid, but I don't know when I stopped. I still remember how to blow bubbles." Little White Dove said with a grin, then blew a bubble.