Chapter 76: Mu Yan's True Name (4)

  "Feather, wouldn't you find it strange? Although I'm one grade higher than you, why am I now in the same class as you?"

  After school in the afternoon, Mu Yan and I came to the flower bed in the college to sit down and chat. The environment here is elegant, with lush flowers and grass, making it a great leisure space. A gentle breeze blew by, carrying the faint scent of green grass and fresh flowers into my nostrils, making me feel exceptionally comfortable and carefree, as if I were in a paradise.

  I rested my elbows on my legs, propped up my chin with both hands and gazed at Mu Yan's handsome face with clear features, shaking my head: "Don't know!"

  "It's because... " Mu Yan's handsome face was again filled with a dense, unresolvable sorrow. He raised his head to gaze at the proud sun on the horizon, and only after a long while did he speak up, "It's because her office just so happens to be right next to our class, I wanted to see her every day, see her smile and I'd smile along with her, see her in pain and I'd feel pain too..."

  After listening to Mu Yan's words, I finally understood that this was the reason why he was one year older than me. I didn't interrupt him and just quietly listened as he said:

  "In a few more days, she's going to get married... and I can only watch her from afar..." His eyes suddenly welled up with tears, as if the slightest blink would cause those sorrowful tears to burst forth. He looked at me quietly and said, "Yumeng, I don't want to deceive you, my heart still truly hasn't forgotten Naxin. But I promise you, I will definitely forget her, as long as you agree to be my girlfriend, okay?"

  "I...I..." I stuttered, unsure of how to respond. I really liked him, but there was a red warning line in my heart that prevented me from saying those three words, because now I am...am...

  I don't know what kind of identity I should give myself, am I the future crown princess? Or the wife of Nan Gong Yao, or... I'm just a transactional object... However, I clearly know that I still can't agree to him now.