Super Sweet, 100\% Honeymoon
Chapter 267 - 268 The Moonlight Is Beautiful 2

Chapter 267: Chapter 268 The Moonlight Is Beautiful 2

This way, the girl wouldn’t avoid him because of his affection for her, wouldn’t hide from him.

During the time when Xiyan was deliberately avoiding him, Yin Qianze regretted it every single moment.

He regretted his impulsiveness in letting Xiyan know about the liking he’d hidden for so long.

He regretted being so greedy, not willing to settle for just being friends.

He regretted competing, which ultimately drove her further away from him.

He really liked her.

Liked her so much that at first glance, when he saw Xiyan’s scar-covered face, he recognized her as Summer just by hearing her voice.

Liked her so much that every word she said to him, every syllable, he wished to treasure it as a precious gift.

Liked her so much that every smile of hers, he wanted to protect with all his might.

Even if the person who could make this girl smile was never him.

It’s just... just.

Even if they couldn’t be lovers, he was unwilling to be strangers.

Because this girl was his entire dream.

"Xiyan, I’m really sorry about what happened earlier, for causing you to misunderstand."

"Ah? What are you talking about?"

"Just... when I said I wanted to compete with Ou Jue for you." Yin Qianze concealed the sadness in his eyes, turned his head to look at Xiyan, and smiled warmly, "Ou Jue has been my friend since childhood; I know him too well. He’s too proud. Without a sense of crisis, he wouldn’t have confessed his true feelings."

"Ah?" Xiyan was completely dumbfounded, utterly shocked!

Qianze didn’t like her? Did he do all this just to set her up with Ou Jue?

As they spoke, the car had already stopped at the entrance of the alley.

Yin Qianze spread his hands helplessly, "As a brother, I can only help him this much."

"You you you, why didn’t you tell me all of this earlier!" Overwhelmed with emotion, Xiyan punched him directly, "Making me think you really liked me!"

So, it was all just a misunderstanding.

She had been overly sentimental!

"Did I manage to fool all of you? How’s my acting?" Yin Qianze clenched his fist and chuckled lightly.

"Absolutely wonderful! Oscar-worthy, really!" Xiyan quickly reverted to their initial mode of interaction in front of Qianze, "But come on, big brother, don’t get so deep into character. Our friendship almost sank because of this."

"You and Ou Jue haven’t had any fallings-out lately, have you? Don’t let all my efforts go to waste, okay." Yin Qianze’s beautiful eyes held a hint of a smile, "He’s indeed somewhat domineering, always has been since childhood. When two people are together, they need to slowly accommodate each other’s personalities."

Recalling the day’s unpleasantness, Xiyan huffed, "You should really tell him these things more often."

Unfastening her seatbelt, Xiyan smiled brightly at Yin Qianze, "I’ll knock on a wooden fish at home and pray for you, hoping you’ll win over Yinyin soon. I’m off now."

Gazing at Xiyan’s radiant smile, Yin Qianze’s Adam’s apple tightened, and he unconsciously called out in a hoarse voice, "Xiyan..."

"What is it?" Xiyan had already gotten out of the car, lowering her little head slightly.

At this moment, nightfall had already descended.

A crescent moon hung in the sky, radiating a faint light.

A hazy beauty.

He murmured, "Tonight, the moonlight is beautiful."

A thousand words, endless affections, all transformed into these few words.

Moonlight?

Xiyan looked up at the moon tonight and nodded, "It really is beautiful."

She withdrew her gaze and shut the car door, "I’m off now. You be careful on your way home too."

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["Tonight, the moonlight is beautiful" originates from Natsume Soseki when he was an English teacher in school, who assigned a translation in which the male lead, during a moonlit walk with the female lead, came out with "I love you." A student translated it literally into Japanese. However, Natsume Soseki said that Japanese people wouldn’t say it like that, it should be more subtle. When the student asked what should be said, Natsume Soseki pondered for a moment and told the student: saying "今日は月が綺麗ですね (Tonight the moonlight is beautiful)" would suffice.

This is a very implicit confession.]