Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 157 Will You Choose Me Too?

Shi Sui looked at him with scrutinizing eyes, as if she wanted to poke a hole in him.

The boy was dressed in simple home clothes, without his glasses, revealing his captivating peach blossom eyes. He had excellent bone structure, a high nose bridge, and thin lips with a perpetually gentle curve. His voice was also gentle.

She's clearly a natural-born romantic who can steal all the suitors from everyone around her and knows how to love.

But Shi Sui understands him.

The thing you can least trust about a person is their outward appearance.

Shi Sui flung his hand away, her tone serious: "Chen Xun, I don't think I'm so blinded by lust that I even kissed you."

After these words were spoken, the room fell into a deathly silence.

Pei Shuoxun's eyes flickered slightly, and a hint of anger and jealousy appeared on his gentle face.

What does it mean to 'kiss even you'?

Is it that he doesn't deserve it?

So, is Xu Chaomu a good match?

Shi Sui ignored his little expression and tried hard to search her muddled brain for the keyword—forced kiss.

Images flashed through her mind frame by frame, and in a fleeting moment, she seemed to see the two kissing.

! !

Really?

Did she really force a kiss?

Is lust blinding to reason?

Just as Shi Sui was falling into self-doubt, her cheeks flushed, feeling suspicious about everything, and convinced that she could never possibly like Pei Shuoxun—

"Sui Sui, in what way do I not compare to him?"

Pei Shuoxun tried his best to suppress the flames of jealousy, his voice slightly hoarse, unable to calm down.

'who is he?

Shi Sui looked up blankly and met his gaze.

Those peach blossom eyes, which always held a gentle smile, now resembled a pale, shattered moon.

It is fragile and easily broken; it shatters at the slightest touch.

Shi Sui had never seen him like this before, as if he had been abandoned.

But she didn't know how to comfort her, and stood there helplessly, motionless.

Pei Shuoxun's eyelashes trembled slightly as he looked down at her and continued to ask, "What do you like about him? I can ask him for advice."

"If it's personality, I can fake it; if it's my face, I can get plastic surgery."

He doesn't care about these things; he only cares about one person.

Shi Sui pursed her lips, though it ruined his broken mood, she still had to ask, "Who is he?"

Pei Shuoxun paused for a moment, then smiled when he met her blank gaze: "Xu Chaomu."

Three simple words, yet spoken with gritted teeth.

Shi Sui was stunned: "Chen Xun, have you misunderstood something? Xu Chaomu and I are just friends. I don't like him."

Pei Shuoxun simply watched her quietly as she blushed and tried to explain, but the more she explained, the more ambiguous it became.

Last night, after she fell asleep, he deleted all the gossip posts about her from the school forum.

I also saw a lot of sweet photos of her and Xu Chaomu together.

It's really hard to imagine that she, who is prickly and unwilling to get close to him, would be so caring towards other boys.

Now they're using the guise of friendship again.

Is it unrequited love?

Or have they already been secretly together for a while?

He had seen Xu Chaomu at the garden party and realized that she harbored the same feelings for him.

The person he loved, the person he desperately wanted to be with, was easily taken away by someone else.

Jealousy fueled his reason, but Pei Shuoxun still wore a gentle smile. He forced himself to remain calm and not do anything rash.

Suddenly, something soft embraced him, and Pei Shuoxun froze, his gaze softening instantly.

Shi Sui reached under his arm and hugged him.

Sensing the faint scent of cool wood, she nervously and haltingly apologized, "I'm sorry, Chen Xun, I'm so sorry..."

"You're my best friend, I shouldn't have distanced myself from you... Although it's partly because of our class... I didn't mean to distance myself from you..."

"Xu Chaomu and I are just friends... You are different, you are my best, best friend..."

"We were so lucky to meet again, I should cherish this friendship even more... but I neglected your feelings, I'm so sorry..."

"That's just my personality. I know I have a lot of bad habits. If I've done something wrong, I can change it..."

"No...no..."

"Don't think I like someone else, I still want you..."

"You're the best..."

I don't know when it started, but my voice began to sound a little sob, my eyes became hot, and tears welled up in my eyes.

Realizing she was crying, Shi Sui was startled and bit her lip to hold back her tears.

She was terrified of losing it.

The moment she saw Pei Shuoxun, who looked like a pale, shattered moon, she recalled many past experiences and the past few months they had spent together.

Compared to before, she rarely takes the initiative to contact him now; it's always him who comes to her.

She disappointed him by not trying to maintain the friendship.

Pei Shuoxun wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her tightly in his arms, his chest rising and falling, their heartbeats in sync.

I don't care about anything else except her.

He is more afraid of losing it.

Upon hearing the faint sobs, he loosened his grip slightly and raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Sui Sui, don't cry. It's my fault. I was jealous."

Her long eyelashes were covered in mist, and Shi Sui blinked twice as she looked at him.

Suddenly, the boy's face loomed large before them, his expression incredibly gentle, like a pool of soft spring water, almost enough to drown one in.

A gentle touch landed softly on Shi Sui's lips. Feeling the warm and soft touch, Shi Sui suddenly opened her eyes wide.

She instinctively tried to push him away with the hands that were originally holding his back, but tightened her fingers because of guilt.

……

Her scalp tingled from the kisses, and suddenly, images from last night flashed through Shi Sui's mind, filling in the gaps in her fragmented memories.

The truth was finally discovered, and they realized they had been deceived.

Shi Sui's head buzzed and she stepped on Pei Shuoxun's foot. Taking advantage of his pain and release of her, she threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Chen Xun." Shi Sui sat on his lap.

She grabbed his collar with one hand, and the two stared at each other. Shi Sui's cheeks flushed red with anger: "You forced a kiss on me last night!"

Pei Shuoxun's lips curled up, his smile both mischievous and frank: "Yes."

Shi Sui clenched her fists, wanting to punch him, but because she hadn't calmed down from her guilt, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Her face turned even redder with anger.

Pei Shuoxun looked at her, her small face contorted as if she were about to cry.

He said.

"Sui Sui, I like you."

I know you have someone you like.

"I can be your secret lover, someone you can keep hidden from everyone."

He knew her bottom line best, and he was also the best at coaxing her.