Chapter 26 This is the love in my heart

  My brother came and gave me such a big burden, now the flag-raising thing hasn't been arranged yet, and he even killed Gaotianwei? Ah, it's really a long way to go. But today I can see Gaotianwei being humiliated by my brother, it's really cool.

  As soon as I returned to school, I saw Cao Na. Cao Na's face looked terrible and her eyes were full of hostility. I went over to support Cao Na's shoulders and asked what was wrong with her, if she had been bullied.

  Cao Na roughly pushed my hand away, then glared at me fiercely: "I'm asking you, didn't you get caught cheating on the exam today, and also got into a fight with Zhang Kun, and received disciplinary action from the class director?"

  As soon as I heard, I knew something was wrong. The head of the department had already understood that I was being framed and would not punish me out of guilt. But how could Cao Na possibly know? I quickly asked Cao Na: Who told you?!

  Cao Na didn't answer directly: Don't ask me who told me, just tell me if it's true or not?

  I nodded, without denying it.

  "Li Jie, you bastard, don't you remember how you agreed to it in the first place!" Cao Na said with a fierce glare.

  "Cao Na, listen to me, I promised you that I would study hard and get a good grade, but... but my brain is really stupid, plus my foundation is poor. I know that if I don't ***, I will definitely not do well on the exam. If I do poorly on the exam, you will be very disappointed and unhappy, right?" I said to Cao Na.

  "That's true, but you can't *** either! And I also heard that you want to be a gang leader and be a hoodlum. Tell me, why do you want to be a hoodlum?" Cao Na questioned me.

  "You didn't say so? You don't mind me being a hoodlum as long as I'm not the one getting beaten up?" I retorted.

  "You can't not study hard, you're a student, taking your family's money, but coming to school and not learning, being a slacker. Don't you feel guilty towards your parents? Li Jie, I'm very disappointed in you." Cao Na said angrily to me.

  "Alright, alright, I promise, I'll study hard from now on, okay?" I replied somewhat impatiently.

  "No way, who knows if you're cheating on me. From tomorrow onwards, I won't go out to eat with you for a month," Cao Na said to me. "If at the end of the semester, you still don't do well or ***, then we'll never be together again."

  After finishing speaking, Cao Na turned around and left.

  My mood suddenly turned bad, I turned around and ran over to grab Cao Na's arm, saying "I want to talk to you"

  "What's going on?" Cao Na frowned and asked me, looking at my serious expression. Cao Na didn't open my hand.

  "Let's go, we're going to the library." I grabbed Cao Na's arm and pulled her into the library without giving her a choice.

  I want to make sure of one thing, because I don't want to repeat the same mistake and fall for a woman again.

  I don't want to fall down twice in front of my emotions, even if it's two different women. So this time I'm being more cautious, I need to make sure whether Cao Na's feelings for me are genuine or not.

  Cao Na is a very conservative girl, living in a feudal and conservative family, naturally with conservative ideas. In our rural area, many women save their first time for their future husbands. To put it another way, whoever these girls give their first time to, they basically give their hearts to that person too, even if it's an accident, like me.

  Stop in your tracks, I asked Cao Na "Cao Na, I ask you, do you like me?"

  "Isn't that nonsense? If I didn't like you, I wouldn't go out to dinner with you." Cao Na looked at me with some anger. "But liking is one thing, I've said before, my boyfriend must take the same university entrance exam as me."

  "If we go to different universities, who can guarantee that neither of us will change our minds?" Cao Na asked me.

  "You're there, I'm there, is that enough? If we can't get into the same university, then we'll go to the same city for university. If I don't even get into university, then you go to whatever city you get into and I'll go to that city to work, earn money to support you, so we can still be together."

  "Li Jie, don't you have any shame?" Hearing me say this, Cao Na became even angrier.

  "How shameless I've become!"

  "I'm going to college, you're working in front of me. If my classmates find out, what will they think of me?" Cao Na's eyes widened, looking resentful "In that case, I'd rather find another one"

  After listening to Cao Na's words, I remained silent for a while and calmly said "Who to choose, that is your freedom"

  "Cao Na, I like you, not because of your looks or excellent grades. I must admit that when I first started pursuing you, it was to fulfill the responsibilities a man should have. But later on, I gradually discovered that I had developed feelings for you. Actually, from the very beginning, I had a crush on you and even wrote love letters to you, always intentionally appearing in front of you, but unfortunately, you ignored me. As time went by, I gave up. Later, when I was with Sun Yunyun, she gradually replaced you in my heart.

  I looked at Cao Na and said, "Actually, every time you and Sun Yunyun appeared together in front of me, I had a very complicated feeling inside. Perhaps, even when I was with Sun Yunyun, there was still a small flame of liking for you deep down in my heart, but it never got the chance to ignite because of Sun Yunyun's presence."

  "When I broke up with Sun Yunyun, this little spark began to burn, until it burned my heart to a boil!" I looked at Cao Na seriously. "Cao Na, I like you, that's why I'm chasing after you. If you think I'm not good enough for you, then fine, I'll work hard. But I also have my own dreams and pursuits. I know I'm not the studying type."

  Cao Na interrupted me: "You haven't even tried hard, why are you drawing conclusions so early? Are all students with excellent grades smart?"

  "No, I understand, being smart is their gift, but hard work is the key to their excellent results," I said.

  "Now that you understand that hard work is the most important thing, and you say you like me, why can't you study hard for me? Cao Na looked at me, her face no longer angry. "Maybe by then, your efforts, your dedication will move me, and I'll go to where you are to find you."

  "You still don't understand what I'm saying --" I frowned and said to Cao Na, "What I mean is, I like you, it's just a simple liking for you. I've never forced any requirements on you. I like you, the complete and perfect you."

  "And you? You're asking me to change, wanting me to become the person you like deep down in your bones. Maybe in your heart of hearts, you don't even truly like me." I said directly.

  "Don't rush to answer me, take your time to think carefully, and when you're clear in your mind, come back and tell me the answer in your heart. Who you like, who you choose, is your freedom. Maybe I won't be able to become that perfect man in your eyes, but I will always love you." I said to Cao Na, "If you find that man who is perfect in your eyes, I absolutely won't cling to you desperately and won't let go."

  "This is the love in my heart"