Chapter Forty-Five: Confession

  How annoying! I don't know where Ye Zi is, or Gu Yue Xuan? And what about Ou Yang Luo and Zhao Zhi Qiao, where did they go? I jumped out of bed, left the room, and came downstairs.

  "Aunt He, haven't they come back yet?" I asked again to confirm.

  "Yes, none of them have come back." said He Yie with a smile.

  "Really!" Forget it, I'll just call and ask. I took out my phone and dialed Yezi's number, but the voice prompt said she was turned off, oh no, nothing bad happened, right? A vague premonition struck my heart.

  What should I do? Ah, Yang Zhenyu, call him. He knows Yezi and should know where she's going. I dialed Yang Zhenyu's number, after a long time, it finally connected.

  "Hey, is this Yang Zhenyu? I'm Xiao Yue. I don't know where Yezi went, and her phone is unreachable. Do you know the places she usually goes to?" I asked anxiously. Before she could respond, He Yi called me.

  "Miss Yue, Miss Ye is back." Aunt He said, pointing to the entrance.

  "Are you back, Yezi? I left the phone on the sofa and quickly walked towards her. She was dressed up nicely today, but her complexion wasn't great. As I approached her, I held her hand and asked: "Yezi, how are you..."

  My words were left unspoken, as Yezi shook off my hand and walked upstairs with an expressionless face. From start to finish, she didn't look at me once. I suddenly felt that Yezi was so unfamiliar.

  I caught up with her, "Yèzi, what's wrong? You don't look too good."

  “……”

  "Yèzi, what's wrong with you? Speak up! Has something happened?"

  “……”

  "Leaves..."

  "That's enough, Ouyang Yue, I don't need your pity."

  I stared at Ye Zi in shock. Was this the Ye Zi I knew? No, he was too unfamiliar. What had I done to make him so angry?

  The leaves didn't wait for me to speak, turned around and walked upstairs. I stood there in a daze, looking at her back. Something must have happened. Could it be? Gu Yue Xuan? I picked up my phone and dialed Gu Yue Xuan's number.

  "Gu Yue Xuan, what did you say to Ye Zi?"

  "That's all... I've said what I needed to say."

  "Did you refuse her?"

  "Uh-huh."

  It's true, if it is like this, then Ye Zi's abnormal behavior makes sense. But why did she say those words to me just now?

  "I told him I already have someone I like," Gu Yue Xuan said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "Do you know that kissing the person you like when the Ferris wheel reaches its peak is very happy?" Kissing on the Ferris wheel? I suddenly woke up from my dream, and before Gu Yue Xuan could finish speaking, I quickly hung up the phone.

  Gǔ Yuè Xuān said this sentence, I don't know how I wouldn't understand it. He kissed me on the Ferris wheel, although it was just a fleeting touch, but indeed he did kiss me. Could it be that the person he likes is... me? I simply dare not believe it, why would he like me?

  "Master Yu, you're here?" The voice of He Yini came from the entrance. I turned around to look over and saw Yang Zhenyu walking towards me with a worried face. I had forgotten that I called him earlier but hung up before we finished talking. He must have been worried sick.

  "What about Yezi? What happened? Has she come back?" Yang Zhenyu grasped my arm, looking at me with a tense expression. His handsome face showed anxiety and unease, he was the one who loved Yezi.

  "She just came back and is upstairs." I said pointing at the staircase.

  Listen to me finish speaking on the upper floor, Yang Zhenyu didn't say a word and quickly rushed upstairs, I also followed him up.

  The door was tightly closed, no matter how we shouted at Yezi, she wouldn't open it.

  "Go away, I don't want to see you." The voice of Yezi came from the room, shouting out in tears.

  I think no matter how much we talk about it, she won't open the door anyway, she's mad at me now!

  I and Yang Zhenyu reluctantly went downstairs...

  "I feel so useless, seeing Yezi so heartbroken and I'm unable to do anything." Yang Zhenyu sat on the sofa, his head bowed, with his hand supporting his forehead. Although I couldn't see his expression clearly, I knew he was filled with self-reproach.

  "Don't blame yourself, it's not your fault."

  "Actually, I knew from the start that he didn't like me. I had wanted to give up before, but whenever I saw her, I had this urge to protect her. Every move she made was etched in my mind. When I saw her smile, my mood would lift too. But if I saw him frown even slightly, I'd wonder what was wrong with her and my emotions would sink. Am I going crazy?" Yang Zhenyu said with a bitter laugh.

  "No, you're not. The leaves can be loved by you like this, she's very happy, I believe she must know, Brother Yu, come on!" Seeing Yang Zhenyu like this, I think all I can do is to cheer him up.

  "Brother Yu? I've never heard you call me that before. Weren't we always on a first-name basis?" Yang Zhenyu asked, looking at me.

  "Because I think Yang Zhenyu is a good brother." He's much better than Ouyang Luo.

  "You've never called me Brother Luo before, looks like I'm very honored!" Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

  Although I saw him smile, he still kept looking at the stairs from time to time, but there was no movement over there. I looked at Yang Zhenyu, it must be painful for him to love someone like that!

  "Haha, he's far worse than you!" I said with a smile. "He's still out on a date with his girlfriend and hasn't come back yet!"

  "Girlfriend? Zhi Miao?" Yang Zhenyu smiled, "Actually some things can't be judged by appearance alone."

  "Zhao Zhi Nuo is his girlfriend, this is a fact!" What can't be judged by appearance, they all admitted it.

  Yang Zhenyu smiled and didn't say anything else. At this time, his phone rang, he took it out to look at it, frowned slightly, turned around and said to me: "Xiao Yue, something has come up at home and I need to leave first. If Yezi has any matters please be sure to notify me, I'll go first!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the entrance.

  "Uh-huh, I'll let you know!" I nodded.

  As I watched Yang Zhenyu walk away, I felt so conflicted. I didn't want Gu Yue Xuan to reject Ye Zi, nor did I want Ye Zi to reject Yang Zhenyu. I didn't want to see any of them get hurt, but things have turned out this way.