diskusbooks Chapter 396 Do You...Like Me?
Chapter 396 Do You...Like Me?
Chen Yingjie raised his eyebrows and looked at Xue Zhirou.
Has this young lady with a perverse temperament changed her personality?
Wasn't I quite generous before, chasing after him and saying casually, I just like you and I can't wait to tell the world.
It's only been a short while, how come he has become so reserved? !
Bai Yaoyao, who was standing next to the two of them, couldn't help but cover her face.
Big sister! I told you that Chen Yingjie is a reserved person, and he may not be able to handle your passion. You can try to be more tactful and turn steel into soft silk.
But I didn't teach you to be so squeamish and pretentious!
Bai Yaoyao had wrongly blamed Xue Zhirou.
She hadn't seen Chen Yingjie for a long time. She was genuinely happy and shy, but more of it was timidity.
She had been able to express her love without restraint before because she was a little princess pampered by the whole sect and was born with pride.
However, the trip to the Secret Realm of Mirage Sea tarnished her purity. After returning to the sect, her father scolded and disgusted her for scheming to ambush and kill their eldest senior brother. The strange looks from her fellow brothers completely shattered her pride.
She was originally locked up in a forbidden area in the back mountains by her father to reflect on her mistakes. It was her mother who begged for a long time before she got such a place, allowing her to enter the secret realm of the Star Palace to explore the way forward for the sect and redeem herself for her crime.
She couldn't move with the Xuantian Sect members, and she couldn't even show her true appearance.
As a person who was despised by others, she wanted to get closer to the person she once pursued passionately and who was still at the top of her heart, but she felt she was not worthy of him.
I want to stay away, but I feel reluctant to leave.
Xue Zhirou took a deep breath, mustered up her courage and looked up at Chen Yingjie, "Brother Yingjie, can I ask you a question?"
Chen Yingjie suddenly had a bad feeling. He felt that this was not the question he wanted to answer.
But when he saw Xue Zhirou, whose eyes were red and who was biting her lower lip tightly to hold back the tears from falling, he nodded for some reason.
"You ask!"
Xue Zhirou clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her flesh but she felt no pain at all.
She opened her mouth and tried several times before she could hear her own voice.
"Brother Yingjie, do you... like me?"
Sister Yaoyao said that Senior Brother Yingjie is a real man. He will never dislike or look down on her for any other reason. The only thing that can influence his decision is whether he likes her or not.
So, she followed her sister Yaoyao and came here to ask him in person, whether he liked her.
do you like me?
Chen Yingjie couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he heard Xue Zhirou's timid but expectant questions.
He wanted to say that he didn't like it.
Xue Zhirou's love was too strong and too direct, which made him, who was always strict and law-abiding, unable to cope with it.
However, seeing the little girl in front of him acting so timid and cowardly like a frightened little animal, he suddenly felt that she was more beautiful when she was bright and flamboyant before.
She shouldn't have looked up at him in such a humble and pitiful manner. Instead, she should have been as proud and confident as the sun, and unrestrained and carefree. She would have ignored everyone's gazes, and pulled his sleeve and spoke to him.
"Brother Yingjie, you are so amazing!"
"Brother Yingjie! Don't worry about him. I will take you back to the sect after this trial is over! Tell our father about our friendship! Let's see who dares to point fingers!"
……
Does he...like her?
Maybe there was indeed a little bit of heartbeat.
But in the face of the greater good of the country and family, that little bit of emotion was too light.
Just like the spring breeze rippling a pool of water, the ripples left behind will always calm down.
He is no longer qualified to discuss the private affairs of his children.
The right time, place and people are not right.
Chen Yingjie didn't want to say anything hurtful, so he could only remain silent.
But little did he know that his silence was already the answer to Xue Zhirou.
"I, I understand!"
Xue Zhirou laughed, and tears slid down her fair cheeks like pearls from a broken string.
Her smile was sad and beautiful, and her whole body looked like a broken crystal flower.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Yingjie and Sister Yaoyao, for saving my life several times. I have no way to repay you. If you need me to help you, please let me know. I...I'll leave first!"
She glanced at the expressionless Chen Yingjie, bit her lower lip, turned around and left.
"Hey! Zhirou! Wait! Don't leave yet!"
Bai Yaoyao glared at Chen Yingjie, who was standing there like a fool, and quickly raised her flying sword to chase after him.
Chen Yingjie looked at the beautiful figure walking away, and his heart suddenly ached, but he quickly turned his head away.
Okay, that's fine.
Murong Liuguang, who was eating a mouthful of melon, looked here and there, wanting to say something, but felt he was at a loss for words. He could only scratch his head, chase after Chen Yingjie, and change the subject.
"Brother Chen, did you encounter any danger after you came in? I tell you, I saw a super beautiful sea of flowers not far after I came in, and then..."
Ten minutes later, Bai Yaoyao flew back alone. Seeing Chen Yingjie looking behind her involuntarily, she couldn't help but say something unhappily.
"Don't look! She's already gone! If you were still thinking about her, why didn't you say anything just now..."
Chen Yingjie smiled bitterly, "Yaoyao, you know what's going on on Blue Star now, so I don't have the heart to think about anything else. What's more, even if there is no incident on that alien planet, there is a huge difference between her and me. She is the beloved daughter of the leader of Xuantian Sect and is very much loved. Can she follow me back to Blue Star? Even if she is willing, can you take her back?"
Bai Yaoyao opened her mouth, speechless.
Chen Yingjie's concerns are all true, but...
But Bai Yaoyao had just chatted with Xue Zhirou for a while, and she already knew the girl's current situation. The image of being the sect leader's beloved daughter and being doted on was all an illusion.
He's just a poor homeless man.
Even her previous plan to enter the Xuanbing Secret Realm through Xue Zhirou was unlikely to succeed. She could barely protect herself now, let alone bring outsiders into the secret realm to seize treasures.
Bai Yaoyao sighed.
Forget it, let’s put feelings aside for now and just hurry to the inner gate.
The landing location of those who enter through the space rift is random.
She, Murong Liuguang and Chen Yingjie landed outside the mountain gate.
But the civet cat was very lucky and landed directly at the inner door.
For safety reasons, the three of them unanimously decided to reunite with the civet cat first, and then go together to look for the Void Stone.
Bai Yaoyao drove the wind-controlling boat and flew towards the inner gate at lightning speed.
The closer we got inside, the more people there were.
Bai Yaoyao saw many disciples from small sects, but when they saw the flashing light on the Yufeng Boat, they knew it was not easy to deal with, so they just glanced at it from a distance and left quickly.
Until, after entering the inner gate of the mountain, the familiar no-fly ban was sounded. The Yufeng Boat was squeezed by the pressure of the no-fly ban and creaked. It seemed that it would be turned into powder in a short time. Bai Yaoyao then hurriedly put away the Yufeng Boat.
The figures of the three people then appeared in front of everyone, and at this time a group of people standing in the valley of the inner gate turned their heads when they heard the movement behind them.
The leader among them narrowed his eyes and uttered a light exclamation.
"It's them……"