Chapter 3: The Most Humble When I Like You (Twenty-Five)

  The first update

  Gu Xiannian had long been aware of Du Juan's feelings for him, he was originally a boy with a delicate heart like silk, but he pretended to be ignorant.

  Although Du Juan excelled in every aspect, being beautiful, talented, having good grades and a decent family background, he always felt that she lacked something, making it hard for him to gaze at her for too long. Now hearing her confessing again, Gu Xian Ye wasn't surprised but still somewhat taken aback - last time he didn't respond, she should have known the answer, yet she still... Gu Xian Ye couldn't help but admire her courage and reevaluate their relationship in his heart.

  "You... don't like me?" Du Juan couldn't wait for his answer and could only carefully guess his intentions.

  "No! I like it!" Gu Xiannian replied decisively.

  The cuckoo didn't seem as cheerful as Gu Xian expected, but instead looked worried and told him: "Tangtang... she might be dead!"

  This news was like a bolt from the blue, and Gu Xiannian was so shocked that he almost dropped his phone.

  "What? What did you say?" He was afraid he had misheard and anxiously asked again.

  "Tang Sugar... she's dead!" Dujuan was already sobbing uncontrollably on the other end of the phone.

  "In the past, you have to believe me, I didn't do it on purpose, I just...I really didn't think she would die so easily!" She defended herself in a fluster.

  Gu Xian was stunned by the news of Tang Sugar's death, his mind went blank, and his heart was racing wildly. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he didn't ask about what had happened. His top priority was to see if there was any possibility of making up for it.

  "Are you sure? Where is Sugar Man now?"

  "I... should be certain that she is now in Ziyang Lake Park." The sound of Dujuan's crying was not as panicked as it had been earlier.

  Last night, as soon as he heard, he didn't even have time to put on his socks, and directly wore his sports shoes barefoot, rushing out of the door in a hurry.

  He couldn't tell whether he was worried about Tiantian or wanted to help Dujuan clean up her own mess.

  And at this time, the summer night was like a headless fly, searching back and forth on the road where Tang Sugar went home from school.

  Just as he was feeling exhausted, a handsome young man walked up to him under the dim streetlights. With the help of the streetlights, Xia Ye recognized him - it was the mysterious young man who had saved Tang Su several times, but today he looked listless and lacking in spirit.

  He walked up to Xia Ye and said only a few words: "Ziyang Lake Park, maple forest."

  Xia Ye was taken aback at first, but quickly came to her senses, feeling both shocked and delighted. She hastily thanked him and rushed out onto the street to hail a taxi. Suddenly, she heard a loud "thud" behind her, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.

  He subconsciously turned his head back, and the young man who had just delivered the message was already gone, leaving nothing but empty space behind him, and he didn't know what that sound was.

  On a summer night, he didn't think much and just wanted to hail a car quickly to go save Tangtang. However, when he turned his head back earlier, it seemed like something familiar had inadvertently entered his line of sight. He was filled with doubt and turned his head again, only to see Xiao Heizi lying motionless on the ground. Xia Ye hastily picked him up and patted his head, scolding him: "You naughty thing! I told you to stay home and take care of Grandma, but you sneaked out to play instead, and now you're exhausted! Wait till Tangtang sees you, she won't let you off without pulling your ears!"

  The little black cat reluctantly lifted its head, let out a few weak meows as if arguing for itself, then curled up into a ball and fell asleep in Xia Ye's arms.

  Finally caught a taxi on a summer night and rushed to Ziyang Lake Park, following the direction pointed by the mysterious boy.

  Not yet arrived at the maple forest, saw two people came out from inside, one supporting another, that supported girl no need to look appearance, alone from chubby outline summer night at a glance recognized is Tangtang, inner excitement cannot conceal, overjoyed shouted: "Tangtang!" Hurriedly rushed over.

  It wasn't until he got closer that Xia Ye saw the person supporting Tang Su was Gu Xiannian, which made him feel extremely surprised. However, he had no time to pay attention to her, his gaze stayed on Tang Su's face, she looked like she was in poor spirits, who knows what hardships or sufferings she had endured, Xia Ye felt both heartache and distress, constantly blaming himself for not taking good care of her.

  Tang Sugar listlessly asked: "Why did you come too?"

  Xia Ye knew why she used the word "also", because Gu Xian had already taken a step ahead of him to find Tang Sugar, he felt sour and a small unpleasantness flashed in his heart, but soon he let go. However, the doubts in his heart were surging wildly, he pushed away Gu Xian who was supporting Tang Sugar with one hand, and looked at him with suspicious eyes, asking unfriendly: "In the middle of the night, how did you end up here?"

  "I...". Gu Xiannian's expression was tense and he couldn't answer.

  Tang Tang pushed Xia Ye away with a look of dissatisfaction and said, "Gu Xian saved me, but it seems he made a mistake. Why are you interrogating him like a prisoner? If not for him, I might..."

  She didn't finish speaking, but Xia Ye understood the underlying meaning. Although Gu Xianyan's background was unclear and suspicious, he was after all Sugarcane's lifesaver, and he didn't want to make things difficult for him.

  Little Hei woke up at some point, restlessly moving around in Xia Ye's arms on the summer night, a pair of bright yellow eyes staring tightly at Gu Xianye with hostility, calling out to him nonstop, as if telling him to scram.

  Gu Xiannian only exchanged a glance with Xiao Heizi and then looked away.

  On a summer night, one hand held Xiao Hei Zi, and the other supported Tang Sugar. Seeing that she was struggling with every step, he simply stuffed Xiao Hei Zi into her arms and squatted down, ordering: "Get on, I'll carry you!"

  Tang Sugar was indeed unable to move, but in front of Gu Xian's face she felt a bit embarrassed. Gu Xian originally had an extremely high IQ and was good at observing expressions, so he hurriedly said to Tang Sugar: "It's none of my business, I'll leave first."

  Tang Sugar softly murmured "Hmm", gazing at his figure running into the boundless darkness with a hint of reluctance, her heart filled with loss and a tinge of resentment towards Xia Ye for appearing, thinking that if he hadn't shown up, she could have spent more time alone with Gu Xian. But as soon as she saw Xia Ye's concerned expression, her heart was immediately filled with guilt, feeling ashamed of herself.

  Tang sugar obediently followed Xia Ye's orders, lying quietly on his back. She didn't know when she started to feel willing to rely on Xia Ye, allowing him to stay in the empty harbor of her heart. Perhaps, in this world, the only person who truly cared about her was him.

  Tang sugar was filled with gratitude for him.