After the 99th Confession , The Cold School Beauty's Personality Collapsed-Chapter 37
After dinner, it was already past eight o'clock.
The two had spent the entire afternoon together. Although there wasn't much verbal communication throughout, the time they spent together was pleasant enough.
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After leaving the restaurant, out of courtesy, Qin Luo said, "Let me call a cab and take you home."
Ji Yan shook her head. "My home is pretty close from here. It’s only about a ten-minute walk."
"In that case, no need for a cab. I'll walk you home."
As soon as he said this, Qin Luo noticed Ji Yan's hesitant expression and was about to retract his offer when she nodded. "Okay."
...
The neon lights intertwined, and the city looked even more enchanting at night than it did during the day.
Some people were stealing moments of rest amidst the 996 grind, while others had just finished work, finally getting off. Buses stopped and started as they interchanged at stations, and the lights shone through the early summer greenery, casting shadows on the passersby.
A few fashionable young women walked hand in hand, carrying milk tea or Starbucks coffee. They posed continuously with their phones, capturing their youthful vibrancy in selfies.
A fashionable city woman walked down the street, catching the attention of a bespectacled man, who, distracted by her, accidentally walked into a utility pole, nearly tripping.
A couple passed by a snack shop. The girl tugged at the boy, pointing toward the store, seemingly saying something. The boy's face showed a mix of helplessness and affection, and in the end, he accompanied her inside.
An elderly couple was also out. The grandmother sat in a wheelchair, her expression vacant, while the grandfather pushed the wheelchair from behind, leading a big yellow dog on a leash at the same time.
They stood across the street, waiting for the light to change. The old man occasionally lowered his head to speak softly to his wife, a gentle and calm smile never leaving his face.
Qin Luo and Ji Yan walked side by side, their pace slow. To an onlooker, they might have looked like a couple, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier between them. Even after walking for a long time, neither spoke a word.
Finally, Ji Yan stopped in front of a gated residential area.
She hesitated for a moment before saying, "I’m here."
“Mm.” Qin Luo nodded lightly.
But Ji Yan didn’t leave right away. She looked up at Qin Luo, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
Just as she saw Qin Luo about to turn and leave, she seemed to make a decision, and finally, the words she had buried in her heart came out.
"I... I actually wanted to apologize."
Qin Luo’s steps halted. He turned around and said, "If it’s about what happened on the field yesterday, you don’t need to—"
“It’s not about that,” Ji Yan interrupted, her face slightly flushed with embarrassment.
“Then why apologize?”
“It’s about the past,” Ji Yan took a deep breath and lowered her gaze. “You confessed to me so many times before, but I never accepted.”
“At first, rejecting you was a habit. I was used to rejecting people, keeping my distance. It has to do with my personality, and also... my mom’s way of raising me. But I don’t blame her. I know she did it for my own good.”
“But because of that, I developed this kind of personality... I thought you were just like the others who approached me, but then I realized you were different.”
“I don’t know when it started, but I got used to your confessions. On the surface, I acted like I didn’t care, but actually… I did.”
“Sometimes, when you confessed a little later than usual, I would get inexplicably anxious, constantly glancing out the window, wondering if you had given up.”
“On windy or rainy days, I worried that you’d stubbornly come looking for me again. I hoped you’d at least take care of yourself, shelter from the weather.”
“I thought these feelings were just out of empathy, but until a few days ago, when you told me you wanted to give up, I realized that, in fact…”
At this point, Ji Yan’s voice faltered. Perhaps due to her reserved nature or shyness, she didn’t dare finish the sentence.
Cautiously, she looked up and met Qin Luo’s gentle gaze, noticing the warm smile on his lips.
That smile seemed to give Ji Yan some courage. She took another deep breath and said with determination, “I want to apologize for the times I hurt you—those ninety-nine times. But I also don’t want our relationship to end here. So, I hope... I hope we can give each other another chance!”
After she finished, she stared at Qin Luo, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Her pale hands unconsciously clenched, her eyes unblinking, and every part of her body seemed to convey the tension she felt inside.
【You’ve gained +1 Endurance】
【You’ve gained +1 Game Mastery】
【You’ve gained +1 Cooking Skill】
【You’ve gained 50,000 yuan】
【You’ve gained an opportunity to create a perfect artwork】
Qin Luo quietly looked at her, then suddenly raised his hand. Under Ji Yan’s surprised gaze, he gently brushed away the messy bangs from her forehead.
“I didn’t really understand the movie today. Maybe next time we can watch something else,” he said, then pointed at the small girl sculpture Ji Yan was holding. “Be careful with that. Don’t lose it.”
Ji Yan was momentarily stunned, but then her eyes gradually brightened. She let out a sigh of relief, her expression lightening up as she nodded heavily. “Mm!”
Qin Luo smiled and said, “Alright, go home now.”
“Okay, I’ll head in. You should get home soon too... Goodnight.”
As Ji Yan spoke, she turned and left, not even realizing that as she walked, she resembled a joyful little girl, occasionally bouncing with a lively and cheerful air.
She hummed a lighthearted tune under her breath as she made her way home. When she finally reached her front door, she took a deep breath, calming the inexplicable excitement inside her before opening the door and stepping inside.
“Mom, I’m back,” she called out softly but received no response.
She wasn’t surprised. It was the same every time—whenever she returned, no one was home. Her mom would come back shortly after, saying she had been out for a walk downstairs. Ji Yan never paid much attention to it and had long since gotten used to it.
Ji Yan hurried into the bathroom to remove her light makeup and then quickly returned to her bedroom.
She placed the little girl sculpture from its box onto her desk, then clasped her hands together, resting her chin on them as she tilted her head, gazing at the sculpture.
Scenes from her time with Qin Luo today flashed through her mind, finally stopping at the moment he had gently brushed her bangs aside.
Unconsciously, a sweet smile spread across Ji Yan’s face.
