Chapter 491: Can I Like You?
An Chuxue’s body suddenly stiffened. She was somewhat expectant, yet somewhat afraid.
"Xue’er, I actually don’t know how to define my feelings for you. It’s like friendship, but a bit more than that. I really enjoy seeing you being serious while we’re busy together. I’ve always been talking about wanting to find someone to spend the rest of my life with, but honestly, I never knew what kind of person I was looking for. I even hadn’t thought about saying these words to you." Yun Feng’s personality has always been somewhat flighty, and he rarely had such serious moments, but this time he was exceptionally earnest.
"It wasn’t until today, when I came to bid you farewell, that I realized the days spent in Hanjing City were the happiest and most blissful days of my life. I don’t know what I will encounter back at the Yun Family, and I don’t know if I can return in time. I want to tell you that if I come back safely, is it okay for me to like you?"
Yun Feng paused for a moment, then gently said, "You don’t need to answer me now, but if I can return, you must consider it. Alright, I’ve said everything I needed to say. You and Jing’er take good care of yourselves here, take care."
Then, without waiting for An Chuxue’s reply, Yun Feng let go of her and turned around, disappearing from An Chuxue’s sight.
An Chuxue opened her mouth, but the words "You will definitely come back" hadn’t escaped her lips before Yun Feng was already gone.
She stood there dazed, her face slightly flushed.
She had once experienced love, mostly through blind dates. As a surgeon, her entire student life was filled with studying at school and being escorted by her doctor parents to the hospital for "early adaptation." She had no time for dating, leading to her being an older single woman. Finally, she met a handsome young man she chatted well with during a blind date, but just a week into their relationship, he unfortunately passed away. She hadn’t even had the chance to hold his hand...
Therefore, she actually had no experience with love. Even though she often fantasized about Yun Feng, subconsciously she never thought such an ordinary person as she could have any real progress with someone as warm and handsome as him. Being friends was already a blessing accumulated over two lifetimes.
But what did Yun Feng just tell her? Could he like her?
Of course he could!
Yet, Yun Feng’s shadow was already long gone.
An Chuxue looked at the empty alley in disappointment, softly murmuring a phrase: Make sure to come back!
The afternoon of the day after Yun Feng left, Lan Ling arrived with a sour face, bringing along an elderly man with silver hair, wrapped entirely in black cloth patches, looking as thin and ghostly as skin and bones, leaning on a wooden crutch with a wine gourd hanging at the top.
Lan Ling led him into the house, complaining along the way, "Why didn’t you wait until I was dead before coming? Do you think I don’t know you came from the Spirit Cultivation Realm and couldn’t take even half a day? Look at how many days have passed since I sent you the distress signal, three days! Even insects crawl faster than you!"
Lan Ling was just ranting when he got whacked on the head with the crutch: "Shut your filthy mouth, boy!"
Lan Ling howled twice, then quickly ran into the house, shouting at Han Jing: "Little Jing zi, I brought my master here for you. He will take you to the Spirit Cultivation Realm, and we’ll find the boss together. Don’t worry, the boss will definitely be fine!"
PS: I felt like you would bite me if I didn’t give you some sweetness, so here’s a preview—
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Have I seen you somewhere before? Do we know each other?
No.
That’s okay, because seeing you for the first time brought me happiness.
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