Chapter 154: Declaration (2) Chapter 154: Declaration (2) The truck cruised smoothly on the highway, a two-lane road lined with comparatively old houses.
Chen Xu, wearing mist-colored glasses, looked outside but his gaze remained sowhat perplexed.
They had just left the restaurant not too far behind, and this was the nearest town.
From last night until now, he had pondered all night, yet he couldn’t figure out what he had done to cause such a misunderstanding in Bai Jinxuan.
Since their eting, his initial attitude toward her couldn’t be considered good; it could even be said to have been sowhat nasty.
It was only after a few days of contact that he found her to be quite easy to get along with and sensible, and then he accepted her as a companion.
What truly moved him and made him recognize her worth occurred when they were in the underground base, and she, disregarding danger, sought him out, preferring to die together.
In such an environnt, coupled with shared life-and-death experiences, it was normal for so romantic feelings to develop between a man and a woman.
However, her outpouring of true feelings the previous night sounded deeply rooted.
That was a bit incomprehensible.
To be honest, the two won he had chosen before, Luo Xiyun and Yang Jinxia, he thought they were sowhat abnormal. Now, adding the similarly abnormal Bai Jinxuan into the mix, he started doubting his own judgnt.
Could it be that he was the abnormal one?
He felt it necessary to have a candid conversation with her and said, “There should be other n who are genuinely good to you, right?”
“Yes.”
Bai Jinxuan thought for a mont and said, “When I was in school, I ran into a boy almost every morning on my way to school. At first, I thought it was a coincidence. Later, when the weather turned cold, I delayed going out by five minutes and didn’t see him anymore. It wasn’t until a few days later that he appeared again on my way to school. After a few such instances, I knew it wasn’t a coincidence.”
“At the ti, there was a boy in my class who constantly teased , pulling my hair, blocking my way after class. Not many days passed before soone let the air out of his bicycle tires every day, driving him mad.”
“I knew it was that boy who was doing it because for those few days on my way to school, I no longer saw him, and he was late several days in a row.”
“Also, while I was working, there was a period when soone regularly left breakfast on my desk. On rainy days, an umbrella would be placed in my desk drawer. I would frequently receive anonymous delivery parcels, with gifts like stuffed toys.”
“Actually, I knew it was a male colleague who bought them; his glances at were different from others. For a while, when I worked the night shift, he would secretly follow until I returned to my rental place. I had noticed him long ago, I just never exposed him.”
“Considering everything, those two probably did have genuine feelings for . But, their kindness isn’t what I wanted.”
Chen Xu still didn’t understand after listening so much and directly asked, “Then what do you want?”
Bai Jinxuan turned to look at him, her eyes not visible behind the glasses, only the corners of her mouth revealing a particularly tender smile.
“When I was very little, my dad was no longer around, which is what my mom told . I grew up mostly with my mom, as she was always busy working to earn money and didn’t have much ti to tend to . When I was in kindergarten, she would send to her friends’ or neighbors’ hos on the weekends.”
“It was then that I discovered that adults like well-behaved, obedient children, so I beca just that. True enough, those adults, whether acquaintances or strangers, they all liked and sotis would buy candy.”
“Once, an old lady offered to buy a lollipop and almost abducted . Fortunately, I ran into a neighbor who saved . Since then, I knew that so people’s kindness wasn’t out of liking you but out of wanting to harm you.”
“As I grew older, I began to understand more things and noticed so interesting facts. The motivations behind people’s kindness to you vary.”
“So elders, like my mother’s friends or neighbors, were kind to out of a good heart. They were like encountering a cute little animal, entertaining themselves for a while, and feeling happier with a response.”
“So peers were kind to because they wanted to be friends, as I was pretty and quite popular in class.”
“After I started working, I t more people, and the situations beca more complex. Sister Liu, who I worked with, was kind to because I had helped her, and she treated like a younger sister.”
“Aunt Shao was kind to because she saw potential in , hoping I could beco a star.”
“The boss of the talent agency was kind to because I could make money for him.”
“My agent, Fangfang, was kind to because my career was linked to hers.”
“Everyone in my team was kind to because of the salary they received.”
“Plus, after becoming famous, I t all sorts of people—n, won—so after my fa, others after personally.”
Chen Xu was sowhat surprised listening up to this point. She appeared a bit foolish on the surface, occasionally acting silly, yet it turned out she had a clear understanding of human nature.
Having said this, Bai Jinxuan took another look at him, “Only you are different from all the others.”
“After coming to this world, I had nothing, only my looks and my figure. Yet, you want neither my body nor my love. You ask for nothing, but you are so kind to .”
“Never has anyone been as strict with as you, telling what can’t be done, insisting on what I should do.”
“When there was danger, you were reluctant to let take risks. When you were injured, upon seeing , your first thought was to tell to leave quickly.”
“At that ti, I thought there would be no one else in this world who could treat like this. If we really had to die, we’d die together. If we could survive, I definitely wanted to be with you.”
“Chen Xu, I’m telling you all this to let you know it’s not out of gratitude, nor is it a whim.”
“I like you being in charge of , I like you worrying that I might be taken advantage of, the way you sternly lecture , I like how you fear burdening and deliberately keep your distance from . I like the way you cruelly pushed away for your ex-girlfriend’s sake.”
“I want to be with you.”
She murmured, “Ever since I was a child, I’ve understood that in this world, if you want sothing, you have to strive for it. So even if you think I’m shaless, I won’t give up, even if you send away, I won’t go…”
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