Chapter 288 Gradually Letting Go
"I accept your apology."

Gu Youxuan showed her usual bright smile, so dazzling that Li Liang couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

The Gu Youxuan he liked was just like this, warm like the rising sun but not too scorching.

Maybe he was just one of the many people she helped, but she didn't care at all, but he still remembers it now.

He still remembers the figure who stood in front of him that year. Although she was a girl, she was so tenacious and brave.

At that time, he was ashamed of his own uselessness, but also dazzled and fascinated by Gu Youxuan, unable to control himself.

This is a memory he can never forget.

Li Liang's eyes were shining as he looked at Gu Youxuan as if he was looking at his own unattainable dream.

However, it is time for this obsession to end.

In the past, he just wanted to be closer, as long as he could see Gu Youxuan’s smile.

Later on, he became more and more greedy and crossed the boundaries that he shouldn't have crossed.

Now, he should take a step back and return to being an ordinary classmate.

He was no longer that sad; it was just the expected result. The pain that almost overwhelmed him at that moment seemed to gradually dissipate like evaporating water, leaving only a deep sense of disappointment in his heart.

The so-called extravagant wishes are just extravagant wishes after all.

How can a fantasy become reality?

However, when Li Liang looked at Gu Youxuan's bright smile, he felt that this was all right.

In the end, he also got Gu Youxuan's smile that belonged only to him.

In the end, his feelings were recognized and seriously rejected by the other party.

As for the rest, time will take care of everything.

……

"Confessed?"

"Well, rejected."

"Have you thought about it?"

"do not know."

Zhuge Yun and Zhao Lu were asking and answering each other, but their expressions were somewhat heavy.

Even though they could hardly hear the conversation between Gu Youxuan and Li Liang due to the distance, they could still roughly guess the content of their conversation from their expressions and the aura around them.

Li Liang's half-hopeful and half-desperate aura was so strong, like a confession of a moth to a flame. The final obscurity and forced smile of relief cast a gloom on their mood.

Even Zhang Bo, who hated Li Liang the most, fell silent.

He finally understood that Li Liang really liked Xuan Xuan. Even if liking someone was not a reason to do something wrong, it was hard not to be moved.

Infatuated people always make people sigh.

"It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. He will figure it out."

Xiao Xiao said lightly.

"Really? Why would a grown man be so miserable?"

Zhuge Yun patted his cheeks, the slight pain dispelling some of the melancholy that was weighing him down, "Isn't it just a failed secret love?"

"It's my first love and my secret love, isn't it normal to fail?"

"Look at the boss, he's used to hitting and hitting."

"If one gives up a tree, there is still a forest waiting for him."

"What are you talking about, little brat?"

Zhang Bo was shot innocently and was extremely angry. He immediately clenched his fists.

"Hey, boss, I mean you are a real man, open-minded, able to let go, unlike the pretty boys nowadays, who are shy and timid, and not straightforward at all."

"They're coming."

Xiao Xiao suddenly said something, causing everyone to look over, and sure enough, Gu Youxuan and Li Liang were walking towards them.

It seemed that the conversation between them was over.

……

At Gu Youxuan's invitation, Li Liang also stayed to visit Yanjing Police University. He had only been following Gu Youxuan and had not seriously visited the university.

Xiao Xiao could see that Li Liang wanted to refuse, but in the end he couldn't resist Gu Youxuan's kindness. Even if it was a bit "willful", at this moment he actually wanted to find a place to be alone for a while, right?

However, Xiao Xiao felt that it was good to relax like this, so that Li Liang wouldn't get stuck in a rut when he was alone.

……

Everything happened too fast today. The ups and downs of emotions made Li Liang feel like he was floating in the air, which was extremely unreal.

He received the sachet from Gu Youxuan, although it was given to him by her cousin.

He had been struggling and hesitating for six years, and today he finally confessed to his goddess.

As expected, his confession was rejected, but he was comforted by Gu Youxuan, and the comfort was so cautious.

His timid nature made him more sensitive to other people's emotional changes. He could clearly feel Gu Youxuan's seriousness and concern for him, which brought a little comfort to his empty heart caused by rejection.

Moreover, he never thought that one day, Gu Youxuan would take him to visit the school she attended and then have dinner with him.

Although it wasn't just him and her.

But it is not like the previous class dinners or reunions where we sat at the same table in the same room.

They sat at the same table, and he could see Gu Youxuan's smiling face as soon as he looked up.

They get along like... friends.

Li Liang felt that the melancholy in his heart had dissipated a lot.

Even if they couldn't be lovers, being friends was enough to make Li Liang feel satisfied.

Because this was Li Liang’s original wish.

……

Li Liang left after lunch. This time Gu Youxuan did not force him to stay. She could see that the forced and obscure look in Li Liang's eyes had dissipated a lot, and the smile on his face became much more natural.

That's it.

The rest will be left to time.

"Li Liang, goodbye."

Li Liang looked at Gu Youxuan and finally smiled slowly, "Gu Youxuan, goodbye."

Goodbye, his first love.

From now on, he will bury this feeling deep in his heart until the day it disappears.

"Li Liang, goodbye."

Xiao Xiao and the others also said goodbye to Li Liang. Li Liang politely said goodbye to them one by one. Compared to the timidity he showed when they first met, Li Liang's gloomy look had faded away and his face looked much brighter and more natural.

"Goodbye, Zhang Bo, Zhuge Yun, Xiao Xiao, Zhao Luzheng."

……

Only after watching Li Liang's back disappear in the crowd did everyone look away.

"Tsk, tsk."

Zhuge Yun felt inexplicably emotional, but seeing Li Liang's straight back as he left, he felt relieved and his mood became much brighter.

"Cousin Xuanxuan is truly charming."

Zhuge Yun, feeling relieved, started talking nonsense again.

After several times of getting along, Gu Youxuan also understood Zhuge Yun's personality. She had no intention of responding to his words. She just turned to Xiao Xiao with a look of curiosity and disbelief, "Xiao Xiao, was that sachet really given to you by the monk?"

"Yes, a great monk who happened to travel here."

Xiao Xiao nodded calmly.

"How is it? Cousin Xuanxuan, do you believe it now?"

Zhuge Yun didn't care about Gu Youxuan's previous disregard for him, and interrupted with great interest.

"Third brother's sachet is really super magical."

Even though he had experienced Yu Xiao's confession before, Zhao Luzheng was still amazed when he saw the magical effect of the sachet again.

"Xuanxuan, I said that the third brother's sachet is a genuine one blessed by a high monk. It is very effective."

(End of this chapter)