Time to Confess

The bright moon hung high. Beneath the river of stars, Wang Ge sat on a large rock, back to back with Gu Panyan, listening as she recounted her high school days in a soft, gentle voice:

"My uncle pulled a lot of strings to get me into No. 1 High School. I was sick of that old place too.

Hardly anyone here knew me, so I thought I could leave the past behind and start over.

That was what I thought, and what I did, but unfortunately..."

She shook her head with some regret.

"For some reason, those rumors from middle school actually spread here too.

Maybe one of my old enemies transferred to this school as well and recognized me."

"And then?" Wang Ge asked.

Gu Panyan shrugged. "Then history repeated itself. The rumors started spreading again, and a bunch of annoying flies appeared around me.

Maybe I'm just unlucky. It's always so hard to live peacefully for a while."

"But I wasn't that little girl anymore. I had already learned one thing: endlessly backing down would only invite harsher bullying. Only by hurting them and making them afraid could I avoid being bullied.

So, the moment the rumors started spreading, I fought back.

Otherwise, this school would've suddenly had a lot more people claiming they'd slept with me."

Her tone was mocking, tinged with disdain.

Wang Ge smiled. "I remember there really was someone like that. A teacher, no less. But after only a few days, you threatened him into clearing things up over the school broadcast."

"Just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys." Gu Panyan spoke indifferently before continuing.

"After that, it was more or less the same as before. I fought all sorts of freaks and made appointments to fight them, until I beat every last one into submission.

But people here had no backbone, and they couldn't take a beating either. After a few hits, they started begging for mercy. After getting beaten up, they'd even call their parents.

And the school was strict, too, so I racked up plenty of disciplinary actions. I was even detained for a while."

Wang Ge shook his head with a smile. "Disciplinary records in high school won't have much of an impact... The fact that you were never expelled despite being so lawless means your uncle's connections really were solid."

High school was nothing like middle school. It was no longer compulsory education; expulsions and forced withdrawals were commonplace.

"Maybe. I don't really know."

Gu Panyan shook her head unconcernedly, leaning against Wang Ge in a relaxed manner as she lazily asked, "I'm done. Is there anything else you want to know?"

Just as Wang Ge was about to speak, the system's voice suddenly rang out in his mind:

"Ding~"

[On this dark and windy night, Gu Panyan, a former delinquent girl, has opened her heart and told you about the past hidden deep within it. She asks what else you want to know. How will you answer?]

A. Say there's nothing else you want to ask, then give Gu Panyan a hug without any improper intentions.

B. Ask whether she has held hands with another man, then say, "This is my first time holding hands with a girl. Wouldn't I be at a huge loss if it isn't your first time?"

C. "Are you cold? If not, can I borrow your clothes? I'm a little cold."

D. Take the opportunity to confess to Gu Panyan and ask whether she would agree to be with you.

Wang Ge quickly glanced over the options. He immediately ruled out B and C.

Those two were clearly joke options. Although option B indirectly expressed his innocence, his body's reaction had already proven that point. There was no need to say more.

As for option C... Wang Ge was indeed a little cold, but not cold enough for that.

That left A and D... Wang Ge stroked his chin and considered them seriously.

Option A was perfectly reasonable, but it was too bland. If he picked A, the system reward would definitely be terrible, and given Gu Panyan's personality, she might not even like that answer.

Holding hands had already earned him a punch. If he tried to hug her, wouldn't she beat him senseless?

Option D was also completely unreasonable and should have been ruled out too. The reason Wang Ge kept it was because he knew full well that Gu Panyan was a highly guarded girl. Though she had opened her heart tonight, it still wasn't the right time to confess.

If he confessed now, she most likely wouldn't accept.

That way, he could claim the system reward for free without any burden, then go back and keep flirting with Chen Yanxi.

You rejected me, so you can't stop me from flirting with someone else, can you?

Perfect!

The only risk was that, if Gu Panyan suddenly lost her mind and agreed to date him, things would get troublesome...

Should he take the gamble?

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Gu Panyan's voice reached Wang Ge's ears.

Wang Ge's thoughts raced as determination flashed in his eyes.

He'd gamble!

"I was hesitating over something just now." He smiled.

"What?"

Instead of answering, Wang Ge said, "Never mind that. Didn't you ask what else I wanted to know?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"For some reason, I suddenly kind of like you."

Wang Ge paused, then said, "So I want to know—would you be my girlfriend?

Or, putting it another way, in your style: do you think I have a chance of sleeping with you?"

Wang Ge could feel Gu Panyan's body stiffen slightly after he said that.

Without waiting for Gu Panyan's answer, Wang Ge added on his own, "What I was hesitating over just now was whether saying something like this now would be too soon. After all, we didn't know each other that well before...

And if you rejected me, it would leave things between us in a rather awkward position."

"Then why aren't you hesitating now?" Gu Panyan avoided Wang Ge's question and asked as if she did not care.

"Probably because I feel that if I don't say it now, I might not get another chance later." Wang Ge tightened his grip on the little hand in his and chuckled. "Will you come out with me like this again? Will you open your heart to me like you did tonight? I don't know. I don't want to leave any regrets in my youth."

If I don't say it this time, you might actually agree the next time... he silently added in his heart.

As long as you haven't agreed to be with me, and as long as I don't have a girlfriend, then even if I flirt with two girls at once, I'm not a scumbag!

After Wang Ge finished speaking, Gu Panyan did not reply. Silence fell between them.

After a long while, Gu Panyan suddenly laughed. "You still dare say something like that after learning what I did in the past? Aren't you afraid I'll beat you up?"

"I'd prefer you praise me with a positive word like 'brave.'" Wang Ge suggested.

Gu Panyan froze for a moment, then several black lines appeared on her face.

Seeing that Gu Panyan seemed inclined to make a move, Wang Ge hurriedly reminded her, "You still haven't answered my question."

"Your question is too stupid. I don't want to answer it." She curled her lip.

"Why?"

Gu Panyan pulled her hand free from Wang Ge's, then stood up and lightly straightened her clothes.

Wang Ge turned to look at her. Under the moonlight, her exquisite oval face seemed even more captivating.

The corners of Gu Panyan's lips lifted slightly.

"Because it doesn't matter whether I answer that question or not.

When you sleep with me, you'll naturally know."

PS: The pace here may be a little fast, but I'm a new author after all, and everyone doesn't have much confidence in me yet, so I have to show the exciting parts sooner. Otherwise, readers might all leave. I hope you understand~

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