Tang Wulin fell silent for a long time.
Then he spoke.
His voice trembled with barely suppressed tears.
"I know. I know I like girls too. It's just..."
At last, the tears broke free and slid silently down his cheeks.
"It's just that the person I love happens to be you."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he shot to his feet and scrubbed at his tears with the back of his hand.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have... I know this is wrong, but..."
He choked on his words, unable to speak straight. The more he wiped, the more he cried, until his whole face was a mess.
Then he turned and stumbled toward the edge of the field in a daze.
Lin An watched his unsteady retreating figure without following.
He could understand the feeling.
Every time he looked in the mirror, the face staring back made even his own heart skip a beat.
The thought that some bastard might get to enjoy this body someday made his chest ache.
No.
He couldn't let Gu Yue hug him anymore. He couldn't let her take advantage of him.
Otherwise, he couldn't shake the feeling that someone was stealing his girl.
Lin An cursed under his breath, rose, dusted off his clothes, and headed back to the dormitory.
Not long after he left, someone pushed her way out of the crowd.
Gu Yue.
No one knew when she had arrived. Hidden among the students watching, she had seen the whole thing from start to finish.
Now she stood at the edge of the field, gazing in the direction Tang Wulin had gone. A smile slowly curved her lips.
The Dragon Queen had rejected Tang Wulin.
But he hadn't rejected her.
At the thought, Gu Yue's heart began