Chapter 625: One Must Love Passionately Once—I Have, and So Has He
Chapter 623 Chapter 625: A Person Has to Love Fiercely at Least Once, I Did, and So Will He
Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong at Me, Jiang Muye
Boss Cutie
Little White Dove's breathing caught.
She was incredibly persistent.
Her delicate, lovely face was written all over with determination.
Little White Dove could even see that the ticket to America bore the same departure date as his own.
"I don't know where you live, and I don't know which school you're going to, and I don't even know what major you'll be studying. But I want to rebel for once. I want to fly, fly to the same country as you, breathe the same air. As long as you take me with you, I'll go."
Sheng Xinyi declared this to his face, her eyes sparkling, striking as a shooting star, dazzling and bright.
When she smiled, a faint dimple appeared. And it wasn't just a smile—she was holding back tears as she said all this to him.
Little White Dove felt the world spinning.
He was entirely unprepared for Sheng Xinyi to be this crazy.
Considering that Sheng Xinyi was such an introverted, quiet girl—shy, sensitive, the people-pleasing type—it was hard to associate her with doing something this rebellious.
Going off with him—wasn't that just eloping?
Little White Dove's eyes gradually turned red.
Now, a sincere love was placed right before him.
He was at a loss, unsure whether to refuse or accept.
There was a huge gap between their two families. Sheng Xinyi's family was especially well off, many times better than his own.
It was a status that absolutely couldn't be reached through one's own effort.
That was a high-ranking official's family!
His own parents were simple, honest farmers.
Being able to go abroad was already a matter of bringing glory to his ancestors. What else? A government post? Little White Dove had never even imagined it. He knew that if he could get a decent job and earn a fair amount of money, that would already be a very respectable achievement.
And on top of that, the Sheng family wanted him to marry into the family.
Little White Dove knew his family circumstances made it impossible to marry in. Even if he were willing, Sheng Xinyi's family would never agree.
And besides, his health wasn't right. If Sheng Xinyi followed him, she'd only suffer hardship, and she'd never have children for the rest of her life.
Little White Dove was deeply conflicted.
As for Kai and Old He, the moment they realized what was happening, they immediately started egging Little White Dove on. "What're you standing there for? Don't you see the girl's already made her feelings clear?"
"Right, go for it! If you're a man, don't turn her down!"
Even Jiang Muye noticed what was going on with Little White Dove. He walked over and put his hand on Little White Dove's shoulder. "Don't let yourself regret it later. Love first, worry about the rest after. Bro, I used to think it was unbelievable that Ruoli and I could be together. And look at us now—we're already engaged!"
Hearing Jiang Muye's words, Little White Dove felt a sour, tangled ache inside.
He gazed deeply at Sheng Xinyi.
Sheng Xinyi gave him a faint smile—clearly a lovely sight.
A kind of broken beauty, the sort that captivated people and made their hearts ache all at once.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Little White Dove held back the sour swelling in his chest and instinctively headed toward the bathroom.
Jiang Muye stared after Little White Dove in disbelief.
He could actually turn her down? The girl had come out and said all that.
Sheng Xinyi's eyes dimmed a little, and tears slowly began to fall from the corners of her eyes.
So pitiful that it wrung the heart. Like flower petals battered by rain, even her face had lost its color, and her eyes were weary beyond measure. To say nothing of the glistening, brimming tears falling from her eyes.
When Mi Lu saw Sheng Xinyi crying, she instinctively patted her shoulder and said, "It's fine. If anything, maybe after missing this one, the next will be even better."
"No one will be better than him. I won't give up." Sheng Xinyi was stubborn. "A person has to love fiercely at least once. I did, and so will he.
"Girls are naturally a little braver than guys when it comes to love. If he rejects me, I understand—it's not that he doesn't love me, it's that he can't love me."
She had feelings.
She could clearly understand why he had to refuse her.
A him like that made her heart ache even more. On what basis was she supposed to let go of his hand?
He himself was suffering terribly. If she truly let go of him, then he'd let go of himself too.
Inside the restroom, a stifled sound of crying rose.
Little White Dove was facing the mirror, head bowed, weeping.
His heart ached and burned more than anyone's.
As he cried, a streak of light appeared beside him.
"If it hurts this much, why turn her down?"
Through his tear-blurred eyes, Little White Dove saw Jiang Muye, helpless and resigned.
Jiang Muye had his arms crossed, leaning against the wall.
Little White Dove wiped his tears and said, "It's exactly because she's so good that I can't be with her."
If only she'd been a little meaner to him, a little crueler, how nice that would be. Then he could be heartless about it.
But she was such a lovely, warm girl. On what basis should he bury her like this?
He wanted to see her one day holding a child, living happily with her husband.
"Where do all these reasons of yours come from? It just comes down to whether or not you want to be with her!" Jiang Muye couldn't stand watching it anymore and immediately began reprimanding Little White Dove. "Where'd that daring, love-and-hate Little White Dove from before go? Hesitating for ages here. You saw the girl come out and speak her mind in front of all these people. And you? You said you were going to the bathroom—what the hell is that?"
Jiang Muye understood Little White Dove's misgivings, but being indecisive wasn't going to solve anything.
Even if you really don't want to accept the facts, you still have to accept them.
"The cruelest thing in this world is how you think that's what's good for her, when in reality all she wants is for you to be good to her." Jiang Muye stared coldly at Little White Dove.
Little White Dove's inferiority complex began to stir.
"Little White Dove, give it some more thought. Back when Ruoli and I broke up, I was just as bullheaded about it. No one was optimistic about us—not even I thought we should break up. And then what? After all that running around, we ended up together again anyway. Ruoli's already pregnant now. I'm about to be a dad."
"All those times you weren't brave enough will turn into sobbing later down the road. I really don't want you to find out one day that she's getting married, and the groom isn't you, and still be this calm about it."
After tossing out those words, Jiang Muye left.
At most, he could make Little White Dove reflect on things a bit more and make up with Sheng Xinyi. But if Little White Dove wouldn't make up with her, there was nothing Jiang Muye could do.
After all, a forced melon isn't sweet—this was someone else's relationship.
There's no medicine for regret in this world. Some people regret things, and all you can do is feel sorry for them for a while—there's nothing you can do about it. What's needed most is their own reckless courage. Viewing flowers through the mist always leaves a layer of separation.
After Jiang Muye left, Little White Dove silently looked at himself in the mirror—bleak, even unfamiliar.
His eyes were slightly red. He felt himself to be a sorry sight.
Both his hands were braced on the marble counter, his heart enduring a heavy torment.
At the engagement banquet.
Xiang Shan was sitting right next to Ye Shuhua.
But everyone's focus was on Xiang Shan, which drew Ye Shuhua's resentment.
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