Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 210 - 209: Heart Flutter and Heartache (6 updates)

Chapter 210: Chapter 209: Heart Flutter and Heartache (6 updates)

After sending off Grandma and his second uncle’s family, Xu Niannian and Jin Yu walked back together.

Walking beside her, Jin Yu suddenly stopped, his gaze drifting into the distance.

"What are you looking at?"

Seeing him stop abruptly, Xu Niannian followed his gaze.

And that was trouble.

Even though they were quite a distance from that small hill, and there were a few houses in this direction, Xu Niannian just knew Jin Yu was looking at that hill.

Thinking of what happened there, Xu Niannian blushed, "Let’s go, let’s go, stop looking."

She reached out to pull Jin Yu by the arm, but couldn’t move him; he stood there, immobile.

He looked down at Xu Niannian before him, his deep, dark eyes as profound as the sea.

"Xu Niannian..." he said hoarsely. Under the night sky, the bright moonlight shone on her, making her appear even more enchanting.

"What, what?" With him looking at her like that, Xu Niannian felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Jin Yu suddenly grabbed her hands. Xu Niannian’s heartbeat quickened as he leaned in.

She thought he was going to kiss her again, her nerves inexplicably tensing.

Reason told her she should dodge, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground, preventing her from moving.

She watched him nervously and apprehensively.

It wasn’t that she had never been kissed by him before, but each time it was a sudden attack.

This time, as he slowly leaned in, it was the first encounter of its kind for Xu Niannian.

His movements were slow, and although it was only a matter of seconds, to Xu Niannian it seemed to last an eternity.

Her eyelashes fluttered involuntarily.

As if possessed, Xu Niannian closed her eyes.

However, the anticipated kiss did not come. Jin Yu didn’t kiss her; instead, as he leaned down, he didn’t face her directly but brushed past her cheek, stopping next to her ear.

"I owe you an apology." His deep voice carried an indescribable weight, different from his usual joking tone or cold comments.

Full of guilt and self-reproach.

Xu Niannian paused for a moment, then Jin Yu pulled her into his embrace, "Were you very scared at that time?"

Her pupils contracted sharply, but Xu Niannian didn’t speak. Jin Yu held her, his gaze still fixed on the distant hillside.

After that incident, Xu Niannian had never told anyone about it.

It was buried in her heart.

To say she wasn’t scared would be a lie. Xu Niannian had been panicked and at a loss; all the reassurances were after the fact.

But at that time, she truly had been terrified.

If she hadn’t later realized that Jin Yu had been drugged, she might have never wanted anything to do with Jin Yu again.

"It’s all in the past," Xu Niannian said gravely.

Feeling Jin Yu hug her tighter, Xu Niannian lowered her eyes, then quickly opened them again, a bright and confident light sparkling within.

"Hey, Jin Yu, sentimentality won’t work, and don’t take this opportunity to keep holding me, I haven’t agreed to be your girlfriend yet."

She patted Jin Yu on the shoulder.

Jin Yu rested his chin in the nape of her neck, a smile gleaming in his dark eyes, "Xu Niannian, haven’t you ever heard that a woman should show weakness appropriately?"

Why be strong for others to see? Clearly still caring, yet she still pretended to be strong.

Sometimes this girl seemed so delicate that he felt he could obliterate her with just two fingers.

Yet at other times she was incredibly resilient, unyieldingly strong, radiating confidence everywhere she went, bright and illuminating.

Xu Niannian scoffed, "Never heard of it. I’ve known since I was little that only by being strong can one not be defeated by any difficulty. Showing weakness only hurts loved ones and aids one’s foes—it’s not only meaningless but also traps oneself. Okay, that’s enough hugs, isn’t it time to let go?"

If anyone else had said these words to him, Jin Yu would probably applaud.

But when it came to the exceptionally soft woman in his arms, Jin Yu couldn’t bring himself to praise her.

Instead, an inexplicable sense of heartache washed over him.

"From now on, you can rely on me," he said.

Xu Niannian snorted, "As if a man’s word can be trusted, pigs might fly."

"You can trust my word," Jin Yu insisted, holding on to Xu Niannian, who was getting frustrated and wanted to struggle free.

"I’m sorry."

Jin Yu said suddenly.

Xu Niannian paused, and Jin Yu let her go, gazing steadily at her, he took a step back, and bowed deeply in apology.

Only then did he straighten up, his gaze still fixed on her, "Xu Niannian, I swear in the name of a man, I will love only you this lifetime, treat only you well; whether you believe it or not, I will see it through to the end."

Xu Niannian squinted, locking onto the resolute gaze of the man before her, strikingly handsome and compelling.

"What if you can’t do it?"

"There are no ifs." Jin Yu said emphatically, seriously looking at Xu Niannian, "I said I would treat you well for a lifetime, and I will treat you well for a lifetime. I swear on my honor as a man, I will never go back on my word."

The man in front of her was tall with a muscular build and an appearance that was mesmerizing.

But what suddenly fascinated Xu Niannian was his resounding vow.

Xu Niannian almost lost herself in his pledge.

Coming back to her senses, Xu Niannian covered her throbbing heart, turned away, and with her back to him said, "That declaration had all the gallantry of a hero. Is it because you saw the scene of the incident that you feel even more guilty?"

Jin Yu pursed his lips. That was indeed the case.

But it was also different.

If the other person wasn’t someone he liked, it might only be a sense of duty, devoid of the stirrings of the heart and pain.