After the confession incident, things were awkward for only two days. Once they returned to school, it was as if nothing had happened.
Because Bi Shisan had never taken the childhood experience Lin Luoxue cared about so deeply seriously. Their relationship only advanced by leaps and bounds in their sophomore year, after Bi Shisan had been heartbroken over Gu Yixin going abroad and Lin Luoxue had given him a sharp wake-up call, gradually finding her way into his heart.
Although Lu Qiaochuan's confession to Lin Luoxue had been rejected, he refused to give up. Moreover, Lin Luoxue had not deliberately distanced herself from him, so they still interacted normally and went back to how things had been before. Thus, Lu Qiaochuan assumed that Lin Luoxue did have feelings for him; she simply had not made up her mind yet.
On the other side, although Xiao Haiyang liked Zhong Bai, he still did not confess, no matter how often Yu Hao egged him on. He knew Zhong Bai liked Lu Qiaochuan, and that his confession would achieve nothing but rejection and awkwardness. So he continued getting along with Zhong Bai, continuing to be her warm, sunshine-like guy.
Perhaps, according to Yu Hao's replacement theory, Xiao Haiyang also wanted to leave himself something to hope for. As long as nothing was said outright, he could still hold on to some expectations for his ex-girlfriend. If everything were laid bare, everyone would just end up awkward.
But regardless of whether it was replacement or not, confession was not a charge—it was reaping the result. That was a very sensible thing to say.
Yet so many unspoken thoughts of youth were buried deep in the heart, becoming regrets that lasted for years. By then, one no longer sought an answer; one merely wanted to