Free Web NovelChapter 173: Chapter 173: Confession
After her military training ended, Su Li ate at school before heading home.
She had only just met her dorm mates, and they all seemed easy to get along with, but Su Li wasn’t quite used to living in a dorm.
She was a light sleeper and would wake up at the slightest noise. Plus, she wanted to call the clothing factory, so she took the opportunity to go home.
She had just gotten home and hadn’t even had a chance to make the call when there was a knock on the door.
BANG, BANG, BANG. It was a heavy, urgent sound.
"Who is it?"
"It’s me. Su Li, open up." Hearing the voice, Su Li opened the door, confused.
"Wu Sheng?"
Standing outside her door was none other than Wu Sheng.
"What are you doing here? No, wait, how do you know where I live?" Su Li was full of questions.
"None of that matters." Wu Sheng waved his hand dismissively, his eyes blazing. "Su Li, you’re divorced."
Su Li was stunned. "What?"
"You’re divorced, right?" Wu Sheng wagged a finger at her. "Don’t even think about lying to me. I’ve already confirmed it."
Remembering his background, Su Li nodded. "Yes, I am. About that..."
Before she could finish, Wu Sheng cut her off.
Wu Sheng suddenly leaned in and patted Su Li on the head.
"Don’t pat me like I’m some kind of puppy..." Su Li was in the middle of her protest when she heard Wu Sheng speak.
"Su Li, I like you."
The words died in her throat, and Su Li forgot to move out of the doorway. "What did you say?"
Her face was a mask of astonishment.
Wu Sheng gently patted her head again. "My confession made you this surprised and incredulous, huh? Seeing you look so cute, I’ll say it again. You’d better listen closely this time."
"I like you, I’m into you, Su Li."
Wu Sheng was all smiles, his hand still stroking Su Li’s head as if he couldn’t bear to let go.
This time, Su Li heard him loud and clear. freewebnøvel.coɱ
She didn’t have a chance to argue that she wasn’t surprised. Looking at Wu Sheng in front of her, she recalled how strangely he had acted last time.
’So that’s why Wu Sheng was acting so weird last time! It was because he likes me!’
It all clicked for Su Li, but then her brow furrowed.
"Thank you for liking me, but... don’t you mind? You just said yourself that I’m divorced. A divorced woman..."
Su Li trailed off.
Wu Sheng finally pulled his hand back and nodded without hesitation.
"I mind, of course I mind. How could I not?" Wu Sheng huffed. "I wish I could turn back time and steal you away first. I wish I could’ve broken Tang Yuanxiao’s legs so bad his own mother wouldn’t recognize him!"
Su Li: "...Uh... If you mind, then you don’t have to..."
"Don’t have to what? Any man would mind something like this. Anyone who says they don’t is a liar." Wu Sheng waved his hand.
"But none of that is important. Anyway, I’ve told you today, so now you know how I feel."
Su Li hesitated before speaking with difficulty. "Yes, I understand. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you that I was married before."
’Wu Sheng must have felt pretty bad when he suddenly saw Tang Yuanxiao and Little Tang Mo that day.’
Wu Sheng waved his hand again. "No need to apologize. I hadn’t confessed to you then. And if I didn’t ask, it’s not like you could just bring up being married for no reason, right?"
Wu Sheng puffed out his chest. "But it’s all good now. I’m unmarried, you’re unmarried. It’s all perfectly legitimate."
But Su Li wasn’t as optimistic as he was.
Wu Sheng and Tang Yuanxiao knew each other. In the future, the people around them would also know each other and interact. Thinking practically, Su Li said:
"Wu Sheng, I am divorced, after all. A second marriage probably wouldn’t be good for you..."
Su Li didn’t finish, but Wu Sheng understood what she meant. He waved his hand. "No, that’s not how it is."
"It’s great that I like you. At least you’re a woman."
Su Li: "...Huh?"
Images of certain unspeakable BL novels she had read in the later years of her past life flashed through her mind.
She couldn’t help but blurt out, "Have you liked men before?"
This time, it was Wu Sheng who was left speechless.
"I have not liked men," Wu Sheng said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry as he scratched his head.
"Then why did you say ’at least I’m a woman’ just now..." Su Li rubbed her nose.
’That’s a pretty misleading thing to say, isn’t it? It sounds like the person you liked before wasn’t a woman. Su Li’s mind couldn’t help but instantly conjure up all sorts of cliché, dramatic scenarios.’
"It was just an emotional remark." Wu Sheng paused. "It’s a bit of a long story."
"Ever since I was a teen, all my friends and buddies started liking girls... As time went on, everyone was crushing on this girl or that one. It was a whole big scene, but me..."
Wu Sheng’s expression was hard to describe. "I didn’t like a single one."
Su Li raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"
"I don’t know. I just didn’t. I didn’t feel anything. They’d say this girl was pretty, that one was beautiful... Ahem..."
Wu Sheng coughed abruptly. "Basically, the girls everyone else thought were pretty or beautiful, they all just looked average to me." freēwēbnovel.com
"My buddies, one after another, went off to chase the girls they liked. Whether they succeeded or failed, whether they were laughing up to their wedding day or crying into their drinks, I was never part of it."
Wu Sheng swept a hand through his hair and gave Su Li a meaningful look. "And so I grew up, pure as the driven snow, until I met you."
Su Li: "..."
Wu Sheng clapped his hands. "But let’s get back on track. The point is, I’m almost thirty. At this age, a lot of people have kids old enough to run errands, but I’m still like this."
"My friends would sometimes joke that something was wrong with me. They’d say, ’You don’t like women, so are you broken or do you like guys?’ I even started to doubt myself. I almost thought I actually liked men!"
Su Li: "...Huh?"
’He started doubting himself just like that?’
"What’s with the ’huh’? It was mainly because I genuinely preferred hanging out with my guy friends." Wu Sheng huffed. "I’ll be honest with you, I’ve always been popular with girls."
"Lots of girls liked me, but I didn’t like any of them. I thought it was boring. I just wanted to hang out with the guys..."
He glanced at Su Li. "I just felt it was more fun hanging out with my buddies, with other guys. The girls were kind of annoying, so..."
Su Li: "...."
’She got it! Because he’d never met a girl he liked and didn’t enjoy hanging out with them, he suspected that he, a person who preferred the company of his male friends, was into men!’
’This was just too much!’
Wu Sheng grinned and patted Su Li’s head again. "So now you get what I meant when I said I’m glad you’re a woman, right?"
Su Li nodded with difficulty.
"Anyway, don’t worry about what I said before. I was telling the truth when I said I mind that you were divorced, but I’m even more glad that you’re divorced now."
"It might be a little heartless of me to be glad, but I am. Please try to understand how I feel." Wu Sheng glanced at Su Li’s wrist.
"The confession gift I’d prepared long ago—the one I tried to give you once but got returned—I was in such a hurry today that I forgot to bring it. I’ll make it up to you later. Mmm... Starting tomorrow, I’m going to officially pursue you."
"That’s all for today. Take some time to digest my confession. I’ll come find you again tomorrow." Wu Sheng winked at Su Li.
"Remember to come back here after your military training tomorrow. Otherwise... I’ll come find you at school."
Without waiting for Su Li to refuse, Wu Sheng finished speaking, turned, and made a quick exit.
He had only gone down two steps when his feet paused for an instant.
Because he saw Tang Yuanxiao.
