Chapter 47: I really like you

  Han Xiaoxi walked ahead with a pleased expression, her light footsteps revealing the girl's high spirits at this moment. Chen Chufan followed behind her with his head hung low in dejection. But despite appearing dejected, it was all just for show to that little girl, because Chen Chufan enjoyed seeing Han Xiaoxi's radiant expression when she was pleased with herself, and her carefree demeanor while walking. This fondness had already become a habit.

  "You're walking really slowly, can't you go any faster?" Han Xiao Xi said with some dissatisfaction as the boy continued to follow behind her, turning around and speaking. Her slightly furrowed brow revealed a few beautiful creases.

  "Oh!" Chen Chufan responded honestly, rubbing his own head, but in his heart he was saying to himself: "What a little demon, but I like it, I really like it!"

  It was as if from this moment on, Han Xiaoxi's image in Chen Chufan's eyes became even more beautiful, even more enchanting, and even more charming, and also more important to him. Human emotions are sometimes so strange, just one sentence, one glance, one expression can suddenly produce a surge of emotion. Especially on this day when Chen Chufan's mood had become somewhat eccentric after reciting Buddhist scriptures.

  "Xiao Xi, I suddenly realized that I really, really like you!" Chen Chufan said softly, with an extremely cheesy tone and a very serious expression.

  This early summer, the sky is very blue, the clouds are very white, and the wind is very gentle. The willow branches sway gently, the sun sets in the west, and the red sunset glows on the horizon, reflected in the lake. Many students stroll leisurely along the small path by South Lake, a perfect setting for confessing love.

  "How much do you like it?" Han Xiao Xi asked with a tilted head, her face filled with an uncontrollable joy.

  Chen Chufan didn't say a word, but his gaze at the girl's eyes became even more gentle and affectionate, his warm and tender eyes making Han Xiaohui stop asking questions, silently watching the boy, her face gradually filling with happy blushes.

  A long silence, an ambiguous atmosphere slowly rose in the silence. The two even completely ignored that there were still people shuttling back and forth on the south bank of the lake. Finally, it was Han Xiaohui who broke the silence first.

  "I'm starting to believe you a bit now!" Han Xiao Xi said in a low voice.

  "Just a little faith?" Chen Chufan was apparently not satisfied with his own confession.

  "You just say you like it so much, but I don't feel that you like it that much!" Han Xiao Xi pouted.

  "I really like it, I just really like it, I extremely like it, I like it to the bone!" The boy's murmured voice was serious and sincere, not as if he was confessing his love, but more like he was making a vow.

  A gust of wind rose, bringing a hint of coolness to the sweltering summer night, and also blowing the girl's hair, which was casually draped over her shoulders, into a dance. The girl took a step forward, gently burying her head in the man's chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. Han Xiaoxi suddenly felt very moved, even feeling a moist sensation in the corners of her eyes. So she pressed her head tighter, tight enough for the man to feel it, and wrapped her arms around his slender body.

  Two people stood by the roadside, quietly embracing each other, completely forgetting the passage of time, forgetting that they were on the banks of Nanhu Lake, and forgetting the curious or admiring glances of passersby.

  Until an extremely ill-timed "gurgling" sound came out.

  The sound came from Chen Chufan's belly, his empty stomach protesting.

  Han Xiaoxi looked up and gazed at Chen Chufan with a puzzled expression. "Didn't you eat today?"

  "Hmm, but I've had breakfast!" Chen Chufan replied honestly.

  "Why don't you finish your meal before coming to wait for me!"

  "I think going on a date with you is more important than eating!"

  At this time, the cafeteria had already stopped serving food, so the two of them sat down at a halal noodle restaurant outside the school.

  Chen Chufan's dinner was a large bowl of beef ramen. The strong noodles were topped with a few slices of fragrant beef, accompanied by a few drops of chili oil, floating in the white broth, making one's mouth water. Moreover, Chen Chufan was already quite hungry and anxious. So, he quickly gulped down the entire bowl, noodles and soup together.

  "What have you been doing all day? You didn't even have time to eat lunch." Han Xiao Xi looked at the boy who was swallowing his noodles with a hint of sympathy and complained.

  It was rare to see a pitiful expression on Han Xiaoxi's face, so it made Chen Chufan feel exceptionally warm.

  "Go ahead and talk outside!" Chen Chufan naturally didn't want the girl to stay in the somewhat stuffy little shop any longer.

  Get up, pay the bill, and walk out of the noodle shop. The sun has already set, the streetlights have started to shine, shining on the girl's slender and white face, reflecting a faint yellow glow, making the girl beside her look like an angel.

  "I spent the whole day in the school library, studying Buddhist theories all day!" Chen Chufan looked at the girl who was as lovely as an angel and honestly accounted for his whereabouts for the day.

  "No wonder SiSi said that Professor Wang looked for you all day but couldn't find you! It turns out you were hiding in the library! But how did you suddenly become interested in Buddhism? No wonder you've been spouting Buddhist phrases all day!" Han Xiaohui nodded knowingly, then tilted her head curiously and asked.

  "Nothing, just a sudden idea, I want to understand it!" Chen Chufan casually explained.

  "By the way, our school is going to hold its 50th anniversary celebration soon. Each department and grade needs to prepare a program for the sea election, and the programs that pass the sea election will be performed at the school's 50th anniversary celebration gala. I heard that the school even invited TV stations to record it! Shouldn't you also prepare a program?" Han Xiaohui didn't entangle herself in the problem of how boys suddenly became interested in Buddhism, and instead informed her of a major event happening at school recently.

  "Me? Prepare a program? Forget it! I'm not interested!" Chen Chufan refused Han Xiaoxi's proposal.

  "Why?" Han Xiao Xi turned her head towards a boy who refused.

  "I'm a genius, geniuses should be low-key!" Chen Chufan casually made up absurd excuses.

  Han Xiaoxi pouted, seemingly considering something, but then ordered: "No way, you must prepare a program, and it has to be the most special one!"

  She knew that the tall boy in front of her had a special talent for art. As his girlfriend, Han Xiaoxi naturally didn't want to see the pearl she liked being snatched away, so she made an unreasonable demand with a stern expression.

  "It's better not to, you're making a great talent like me compete with a group of ordinary kids, what's the point? Just thinking about it makes me feel unenthusiastic!" Chen Chufan continued to refuse, "Besides, as an ordinary student in the history department, if I suddenly show off my artistic talent, won't my classmates think I'm a freak?"

  Han Xiaoxi suddenly smiled with an extremely charming smile.

  Chen Chufan felt a bit of a headache, he had some understanding of the little girl in front of him, every time he didn't meet her requirements, she would smile so charmingly, and then he would sink into her charm, unable to extricate himself. He hastily turned his face away, pretending to appreciate the night view on the street, not letting his gaze touch the girl's enchanting smile.

  Slender small hands grasped his arm, and with the bend of the elbow, he felt two soft objects that were slightly elastic.

  "Just this once, okay? Just once! Even if it's just for me, okay?" Han Xiao Xi's coquettish voice entered Chen Chu Fan's ears: "I'm really curious, what kind of program can you design?"

  Chen Chufan scratched his head and said helplessly, "But I really don't want to go, can you change the request?"

  "You really don't want to go? Even for me?" Han Xiao Xi's voice started to sound pitiful, causing Chen Chu Fan to turn his head and glance at her.

  Han Xiaoxi's expression at this moment was truly heartbreaking, as if tears were about to fall. Although he knew the girl was likely putting on an act, Chen Chufan still felt a sudden tremble in his heart for no reason, and could only helplessly nod his head. It was as if he had expected it all along - he knew he couldn't resist the soft pleading of this little demon in front of him.

  "Haha, then it's settled! You're not allowed to back out!" Han Xiao Xi withdrew her arm from Chu Fan's grasp, took his hand and hooked his finger, sealing the deal. She then wore a smug expression.

  It was indeed an act, Chen Chufan sighed in his heart. He nodded silently again, looking at the girl's flying appearance, and he was a little dazed. He even had a feeling that the girl's smile at this moment was the most precious thing he had ever seen, and it was also the most worth protecting. At this time, another elegant figure appeared in his mind, making Chen Chufan feel quite desecrated.

  Hurriedly shaking her head, as if she could shake off the figure in her mind.