Forgive Me, Lin Yuan

Forgive Me, Lin Yuan

Ling Wanqing's friends all offered suggestions, with every kind of idea imaginable.

In the end, she told Gu Lianyin the method she thought would be the most effective.

"Lianyin, didn't you learn how to make pastries from videos? Make pastries for Lin Yuan every day. I'm sure he'll be moved by how sincere your apology is!"

"Also, find out what Lin Yuan likes and start from there."

Gu Lianyin nodded. "We'll do as you said. I'll go buy ingredients for pastries right now!"

With that, she immediately went downstairs and bought ingredients at a nearby supermarket. After returning home, she began making them.

Ling Wanqing wanted to help, but Gu Lianyin refused.

"I have to make them myself to show how sincere my apology is!" Gu Lianyin insisted.

So Ling Wanqing could only watch from the side.

Honestly, she had never seen Lianyin look so serious before.

It seemed this was Lianyin's first time making food for a boy.

She really must like that Lin Yuan.

Otherwise, she would not have done this.

Who was Gu Lianyin?

The little princess of the Gu Family—stunningly beautiful, from an illustrious family, the perfect rich and beautiful innocent girl. Any man who became her boyfriend would have incense burning over his ancestors' graves.

Yet now, for a boy, to earn his forgiveness, she was rushing around just to make him pastries and hope he would forgive her.

If Lianyin's admirers found out—especially that fanatical suitor—they would probably be so shocked their jaws would drop, and they might even want to kill Lin Yuan.

The entire pastry-making process was incredibly long. She needed to knead the dough and let it ferment.

To finish them in time to bring them to school in the morning, Gu Lianyin worked until the early hours, carrying out the final baking step.

In the end, more than a dozen delicate pastries were completed.

Gu Lianyin carefully stored the pastries in a box and finally let out a sigh of relief.

After finishing everything, she yawned and checked the time. It was already past two in the morning.

If she did not sleep now, she might not be able to get up tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Gu Lianyin was not in great spirits. After quietly washing up, she carried the pastries to school.

She still wore the same deliberately ugly appearance as before.

Because Lin Yuan had said he liked her this way.

When she arrived at school and entered the classroom, the apology she had prepared vanished when she saw the empty space beside her seat, leaving her vaguely disappointed.

She returned to her seat and waited for Lin Yuan to come to class.

Before long, Lin Yuan arrived. He walked into the classroom expressionlessly and sat beside Gu Lianyin.

Then he picked up a book and began reading on his own, completely treating Gu Lianyin beside him as if she did not exist.

Gu Lianyin bit her lip, took out the pastries, and placed them in front of Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, I made these pastries for you myself last night. Try them and see how they taste."

Lin Yuan seemed immersed in the world of his book, as though he had not heard her.

In truth, he had been watching Gu Lianyin the whole time. Seeing how haggard she looked today, with sleepiness written all over her eyes, made his heart ache.

"I'm sorry, Lin Yuan. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?" Gu Lianyin lightly tugged at his sleeve and asked cautiously.

She hoped to hear Lin Yuan say that he forgave her.

But she did not.

Lin Yuan turned to look at her. "I don't like pastries. Take them away."

Gu Lianyin was devastated, and tears welled up in her eyes against her will.

She silently wiped away her tears, lowered her head, and sniffled softly.

Lin Yuan's heart was about to break.

It was as though one version of himself was shouting inside, Forgive her. Can you really bear to watch her be sad?

But another version of him sneered, You're going to forgive her that easily? Hehehehe...

Today, many students noticed that something was very wrong between the two of them.

During breaks in the past, Lin Yuan and Gu Lianyin would chat and laugh together, but today they had not exchanged a single word.

Every day at lunch, the two of them would go to the cafeteria together, but not today. Only Lin Yuan went to the cafeteria by himself.

Gu Lianyin did not go. She stayed in the classroom alone and did not eat anything.

"They must have broken up. I knew they would split up soon. See? I was right!"

"Gu Lianyin is so ugly. How could Lin Yuan possibly like her? Of course they broke up."

Quite a few students gossiped among themselves.

During afternoon class, Gu Lianyin, who had always listened attentively, was drowsy and was even singled out and criticized by the teacher.

Lin Yuan saw it all and felt pain in his heart. He wondered whether he should just give up and forgive her.

No matter how good the system rewards were, he felt that none of them were more important than Lianyin.

But forgiveness was not something that could be granted with a single sentence. It had to come slowly.

After school that afternoon, Gu Lianyin went home in a daze, with every single pastry still in her hands.

Lin Yuan had not accepted the pastries she made.

But Gu Lianyin did not lose heart. If Lin Yuan forgave her just like that, she would actually be surprised.

Since Lin Yuan said he did not like pastries, she would make something else.

Gu Lianyin also knew how to cook porridge.

She got up after five in the morning and went to the kitchen to prepare porridge.

She filled a thermal container with a large serving of multigrain porridge.

Gu Lianyin brought the porridge to school.

Lin Yuan still had not arrived so early today. She placed the porridge on his desk, then wrote a note and put it on top.

"Lin Yuan, can you forgive me?"

She then left the classroom and waited outside until class was about to begin before returning.

Lin Yuan was already at his seat.

But the porridge that had been on his desk had been moved to her own desk.

The note on top was gone.

The porridge was still full, giving off its last traces of warmth.

Gu Lianyin returned to her seat and sat down. Before she could speak, she heard Lin Yuan say, "Don't bring me things anymore. I don't like porridge. Thank you."

Gu Lianyin forced a smile. "It's okay. I can make flatbreads and steamed buns too. If you don't like any of those, you can tell me what you do like, and I can learn to make it!"

She did not want to lose Lin Yuan.

After all, she had been the one at fault first. She had deceived him.

As long as Lin Yuan could forgive her, she would be willing to make him breakfast every day.

"Lin Yuan, please forgive me already. I really like you. I don't want to lose you!"

"You said you liked who I am now, so I'll see you looking like this."

"If you ignore me for one day, I'll make you breakfast every day until you forgive me!"

Gu Lianyin silently made up her mind.

She heard Lin Yuan say to himself, "When my mother was pregnant with me, my biological father abandoned her. My mother trusted him so much, yet he deceived her again and again."

"After my mother gave birth to me, life was very hard for her. That's why I hate being deceived." Lin Yuan finally looked at Gu Lianyin.

Gu Lianyin lowered her head and said weakly, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for things to turn out this way."

"Take the porridge back," Lin Yuan said.

Gu Lianyin's face turned pale. Bitterness filled the corners of her lips, and even her eyes dimmed.

Then she suddenly heard Lin Yuan say, "The pastries you made yesterday looked pretty good. I just don't know whether they taste good."

Gu Lianyin abruptly raised her head, and light bloomed in her lifeless eyes.

"The pastries I make are delicious!" she hurriedly said.

"Really?"

"Mhm, really! I'll bring some tomorrow for you to try!"