The room became quiet again.
The bamboo shadows outside the window swayed gently, and the light and shadow slowly moved on the table between the two people.
Zhang Lexuan was looked at directly by Su Ling, and the temperature on his cheeks quietly rose a few points.
But she didn't look away, she just looked at Su Ling quietly, with undisguised affection.
Su Ling came back to his senses, picked up the teacup and took a sip in disguise, coughing lightly, "Sister Lexuan said that, then I won't be polite in the future."
Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan lowered his eyes, shook the teacup in his hand, and said in a lower voice, "Yeah, it's okay. Also, you and I... you're welcome."
Seeing Zhang Lexuan raise his head again, his eyes as tender as water, Su Ling's fingertips holding the tea cup tightened slightly.
He found that he didn't dare to look directly into her eyes. Those clear eyes were filled with too bright affection...
It was so bright that it made him feel a little guilty.
Zhang Lexuan was obviously the first person to express love to her, but three months later, she had a deeper friendship with other girls than she did.
This kind of behavior would be considered light if compared to my previous life, when I was a scumbag and was raped by Xiaofanshu online.
"I didn't expect that I would turn into the person I once hated, but this feeling... isn't bad."
When traveling through Douluo, if you have the help of the system and don't do whatever you want for a few times, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
What's more, he can't bear to let Zhang Lexuan or Tang Ya, or any girl who treats him sincerely in the future, be trapped in love.
This is unfair to any of them, but it doesn't matter.
His love river is big enough to accommodate...
Su Ling The corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he subconsciously picked up the tea cup, only to find that the tea in the cup had reached the bottom.
Zhang Lexuan Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips unconsciously, he reached out to lift the teapot and poured him another cup.
"Drink slowly, there is more." Her voice was as gentle as the cool evening breeze in the summer of her previous life.
Su Ling took the teacup, and his fingertips inadvertently touched hers, and both of them were stunned.
This time, he didn't take back his hand.
Neither does Zhang Lexuan.
His two hands just paused in mid-air quietly, and Zhang Lexuan's fingertips gently rested on the back of his hands, giving him a slightly cool touch.
Su Ling raised his eyes and met her gaze.
Zhang Lexuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyes flickered a few times, his fingertips slowly slid along the back of Su Ling's hand, and finally gently clasped his fingers.
Fingers intertwined.
The teacup fell on the table.
"Su Ling..." Zhang Lexuan tightened his fingers and held it in for a few seconds before speaking softly, "You know... I've been thinking about you every day for the past three months."
Su Ling heard this, his heart softened, and he held her hand tightly with his backhand, his voice was not strong but firm,
"I miss you too."
These four words fell.
Zhang Lexuan's eye sockets were slightly red.
She lowered her head and gently placed her other hand on the back of their intertwined hands, her voice choked with sobs.
"You know... when I was in seclusion, every time I calmed down, all I could think of was you."
"And what happened that night, I can't help but think about..."
"You still call me Sister Lexuan, Su Ling. Where do I stand in your heart?"
Looking at Zhang Lexuan's slightly red eyes and her trembling hand covering the back of her hand.
In an instant, Su Ling felt as if his heart had been lightly hit by something.
He did not answer hastily, but stood up and held her hand tighter, palms touching.
"Sister Lexuan, ask me, where do you stand in my heart..." Su Ling repeated her words, then raised his eyes to look at her,
"In fact, you should have an answer to this question in your mind. If you insist on me telling you, I can tell you..."
Su Ling looked directly at her without any deviation.
"You are the first person to express love to me after I came to this world. You are also the first person to make me feel that in this world, besides becoming stronger, there are things worth cherishing."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Lexuan's pupils trembled slightly, and the water in his eyes became a little thicker.
"But..." Su Ling changed the topic and took a deep breath, with a hint of candid self-deprecation in his tone.
"I'm not a good person. In the past three months, you must have heard that Tang Ya and I..."
"Sister Lexuan, I can't lie to you, saying that you are the only one in my heart..."
Zhang Lexuan looked at Su Ling, with tears in his eyes, and listened quietly without interrupting.
Su Ling took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and continued, "But what I can tell you is that your position in my heart is unique."
"No one can replace you, and, Sister Lexuan, I don't want to lose you either."
After Su Ling finished speaking, a long-lost tension arose in his heart, waiting for Zhang Lexuan's reaction.
Zhang Lexuan lowered his head and was silent for a long time.
It was so long that Su Ling almost thought she was going to take back her hand, but she suddenly smiled softly.
"I know everything," she raised her head, with a relieved smile even though her eyes were still red, "Although I live in the Sea God Pavilion, I am not blind..."
Su Ling was startled when he heard the words and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He waited for Zhang Lexuan's next sentence.
"I care very much." Zhang Lexuan continued with an extremely calm voice, "It would be a lie to say that I don't care, but Su Ling, I knew from the beginning that you are not the kind of person who will be tied up by one person."
She paused, her eyes gentle but firm, "But, what I like is this kind of you."
"Thank you for your honesty, so I won't ask you to just look at me."
"I just hope that there is really a place for me in your heart, then I am enough."
[Zhang Lexuan favorability +3]
The words were still echoing in the house.
Su Ling looked at Zhang Lexuan blankly, as if his heart had been grabbed hard by an invisible hand.
He suddenly felt that his frankness just now seemed a bit ridiculous in front of Zhang Lexuan's few words.
"Lexuan..."
Zhang Lexuan chuckled and shook his head to interrupt, holding Su Ling's hand tightly, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Didn't you just say that Princess Vina will arrive the day after tomorrow? You should have a lot of things to do in the past two days, right?"
Seeing her forcefully changing the topic, Su Ling felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
He suddenly let go of Zhang Lexuan's hand, and then gently pulled her into his arms.
Zhang Lexuan did not struggle, but leaned obediently on his chest, listening to his powerful heartbeat.
"Lexuan." Su Ling lowered his head and gently rested his chin on the top of her soft hair, "Thank you."
Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything, just put her arms around his waist and buried her face in his clothes.
The two of them hugged each other quietly, the bamboo shadows swaying outside the window, and time seemed to become soft and long at this moment.
I don't know how long it took.
Zhang Lexuan gently stepped away from Su Ling's arms and raised his head. Although his eyes were still red, his eyes had returned to their usual clarity and gentleness.
"Okay," she smiled at Su Ling, reaching out to straighten his slightly messy collar, "You have something else to do this afternoon, right? Don't stay here too long."
Su Ling looked down at her adjusting his collar, and felt a warm feeling in his heart.
"Lexuan."
"Huh?"
"When Soul Hunting comes back, I will accompany you for a walk."