It seems, just like back then, at this mont.
What remains unchanged is that they're walking on this path once again.
At the end of the road, there's a brilliantly lit bridge.
Beneath the bridge, under a willow tree, still retaining its vibrant greenery in September, though occasionally a few leaves are plucked by the cool evening breeze, gently descending, swirling down, landing on the bench.
An Nuannuan and Xu Musen's gazes both fall on the bench.
On one night long ago, a shy yet unusually bold An Nuannuan made the first move in her attack.
"Xu Musen... would you like to date ?"
The mory remains so vivid, originally planned as Xu Musen's confession, he ended up being the one confessed to.
Their relationship, at that mont, was truly and rightfully confird.
"You rember, huh?" An Nuannuan looked at the bench, then at Xu Musen.
"How could I forget, it was the first ti in my life a girl confessed to ."
Xu Musen gently tapped An Nuannuan's nose, "You're really bold."
An Nuannuan's cheeks reddened, after all, for a girl to confess is a bit embarrassing, "Isn't it because you took so long..."
"I was being cautious."
"Hmph, clearly because of her..."
An Nuannuan pouted, releasing his arm, sitting on the bench with a tone that made Xu Musen scratch his nose.
Actually, his reluctance to confess was partly influenced by past failures; once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a rope.
Which was quite unfair to An Nuannuan.
"Xu Musen..." ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
She called his full na again.
Xu Musen squatted in front of her, nodding softly, "I'm listening."
"Tell ... that night during your hesitation to confess, were you afraid you couldn't tell if you still liked her, or if you saw as a replacent..."
An Nuannuan slowly spoke, reaching out to gently stroke Xu Musen's cheek, not angry, not questioning, and with... a bit of heartache.
For soone she likes, she's really reluctant to even complain.
Xu Musen stayed in a daze for a long ti.
Since his rebirth, Xu Musen always thought that his debt with Yao Mingyue was completely cleared, ready to embrace a new life.
But, how could he truly forget.
Sotis, a person becos unforgettable for a lifeti because of one mont.
Besides, they truly endured that brief yet long life.
This train of thought, he hadn't even realized himself.
But trapped in his subconscious.
So, An Nuannuan confessed.
With a gambler's mindset, using what should've been the most romantic confession, she made Xu Musen truly see his own heart...
Xu Musen slowly returned to the present from his thoughts, looking down at An Nuannuan sitting on the bench, caressing her stomach with grievance.
Grieving for Xu Musen, and for herself.
Apologies... have long lost their aning for them.
He smiled, gently squatting in front of her, "How about I confess to you again?"
"The baby is already four months old, what kind of confession is it now..."
An Nuannuan's lips remained pouted, feeling like Xu Musen was a scumbag returning after abandoning his wife and child.
Yet Xu Musen laughed, picking up the fallen willow leaves from the bench.
He knelt on one knee, "I know I'm not the best person, glib-tongued, fickle, yet clumsy when it cos to love, destined to make loving difficult.
But there's one thing you got wrong, I never saw you as anyone's replacent.
My hesitation to confess was out of fear, unsure if I had truly moved on, if I could give this lovely girl before all of myself."
The willow leaves were long and slender, he picked a few and wove them into a small ring.
"Please forgive my cowardice, forgive this belated confession, and please promise the chance to make it up to you in the latter half of my life."
Xu Musen gently cradled An Nuannuan's hand, eting her clear eyes that shone with light, "Classmate An Nuannuan, actually I've secretly liked you for a long ti, will you be my girlfriend?"
The willow leaf ring was gently placed on her finger, next to the sparkling diamond ring.
Both were rendered so dazzling by the gentle evening breeze.
An Nuannuan was in a daze for a long ti before lightly raising her hand, under the warm streetlight, the "pretend" ring seed like a piece from three years ago, slowly carrying love that would never wither, swirling around her fingertip.
She lowered her head, looking at Xu Musen still kneeling before her, waiting for an answer.
She curled her lips into a gentle smile, "I refuse!"
"???"
Xu Musen was caught off guard, bursting into laughter, "Why?"
"Because..." An Nuannuan raised her hand, both rings shimring under the light, her eyes curved into a smile, "because I'm your wife, agreeing to be your girlfriend would be a downgrade, wouldn't it?"
Xu Musen hesitated for a mont, then laughed heartily.
An Nuannuan, playing out of the ordinary, was what made her adorable, right?
They both stood up, walked past the bridge, and gazed at the distant riverside, sitting on the soft sand, listening to the rustling sound of the sweeping river.
This beach was very familiar.
Xu Musen watched the shimring river under the lights in the night, a bit lost.
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