Chapter 166
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Lou Yan could feel it; Fu Xuezhou had truly fallen for him.
He once again realized this fact vividly.
And Lou Yan could be sure that this kind of liking was not Fu Xuezhou’s liking for taming eagles or fierce lions. Perhaps this liking had begun with a desire to conquer, but now it had completely changed.
Lou Yan had said that he didn’t want to become Fu Xuezhou’s eagle or lion, and he had succeeded.
The white mist on the car window slowly dissipated, and the words disappeared along with it. Lou Yan’s face became clearer in Fu Xuezhou’s eyes. The black-haired youth seemed a bit distracted, as if he had also been caught off guard by Fu Xuezhou’s question. Fu Xuezhou quietly lowered his gaze and looked at him, his gaze sweeping over the fine strands of hair on Lou Yan’s forehead, over Lou Yan’s slightly raised corner of the eye, and then to Lou Yan’s beautifully shaped lips, which were slightly parted.
He looked very serious, as if his gaze carried a kind of weightiness, with a mixture of pleasure and inexplicable emotions in his heart, making him unable to help but smile faintly.
When Lou Yan regained his senses, he met Fu Xuezhou’s focused eyes, and his soul almost trembled.
He instinctively awkwardly averted his gaze, feeling a sense of nowhere to hide from some vile and heartless thoughts.
Fu Xuezhou thought Lou Yan didn’t want to look at him, so the pleasure in his heart slowly sank. With a cold face, he raised his finger and tapped on Lou Yan’s car window again. “Lou Yan.”
Lou Yan took a deep breath to calm himself down. Impatiently, he turned his head to look at Fu Xuezhou, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. “What, do you want to explain to me bit by bit why you don’t like me?”
After saying that, he wanted to shift gears and drive away, but Fu Xuezhou frowned, reached out and pressed on the windshield, the car’s tires spun desperately, emitting a loud buzzing sound, but despite the swirling dust, the car didn’t budge.
Lou Yan’s face darkened as he reluctantly released his foot from the accelerator, his gaze fixed straight ahead, unwilling to look at Fu Xuezhou again.
Fu Xuezhou’s frustration surged again, and he calmed himself down a bit before stubbornly asking again, “What is liking?”
Lou Yan pursed his lips, his long lashes slightly lowered, and the expression on his side face was mocking. “Are you kidding me, Fu Xuezhou? Even kids in kindergarten know what liking someone means.”
“Likes and dislikes, your heart will tell you the answer. Do you really not know such a simple answer?”
Fu Xuezhou stood quietly in the sea breeze.
He seemed to be lost in thought, and Lou Yan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye through the car window, momentarily thinking that Fu Xuezhou was like a lonely island drifting in a storm.
“You don’t know what liking is,” Lou Yan continued to look ahead, self-mockingly, “at least you know you don’t like me.”
Fu Xuezhou suddenly raised his eyelids to look at Lou Yan, and after seeing the expression on Lou Yan’s face clearly, he felt a strange sourness rising in his heart again. He clenched his jaw and said in a low voice, “You are special to me, Lou Yan.”
Lou Yan turned to look at Fu Xuezhou, disdainfully saying, “Because of the ghost marriage contract?”
Fu Xuezhou said, “Not just that.”
Lou Yan sneered, “Because I have memories from before?”
Fu Xuezhou continued to shake his head.
Lou Yan gradually became expressionless. “Fu Xuezhou, are you playing with me? Apart from these two things, there’s nothing special about me to you.”
Fu Xuezhou fell silent for a moment and said, “You have always been special.”
Lou Yan felt that Fu Xuezhou’s clumsy “sweet words” were simply ridiculous. He almost laughed out loud.
Special enough that you forgot my name the first time you saw me in your life?
Not remembering who I am, not remembering my name, only remembering my surname—this is what you call special?
Fu Xuezhou really doesn’t even need to draft lies, they’re so laughable.
Lou Yan grimaced slightly, without any hint of amusement. He didn’t refute Fu Xuezhou’s words, but his expression clearly indicated that he didn’t believe what Fu Xuezhou said at all.
Fu Xuezhou’s expression changed back and forth, various accumulated negative emotions roiling, but with nowhere to vent.
Human emotions are subtle and complex, but Fu Xuezhou hasn’t had such emotional fluctuations for a long, long time— he can’t even distinguish how he feels, nor does he know what he can do to satisfy himself.
He felt evil thoughts looking at Lou Yan like this, but if he didn’t look, Fu Xuezhou would feel even more restless.
The sea breeze blew even stronger in the middle of the night, as if a mischievous child was puffing up his cheeks to blow the city down. The wind whistled through the car’s body, accompanied by the rustling of tree branches and leaves, giving the black night a somewhat desolate feeling.
Fu Xuezhou’s clothes billowed in the wind, sometimes swelling, sometimes fluttering, his breath filled with the crisp air tinged with the smell of seawater. In silence, Fu Xuezhou lifted his stiff arm and wiped the car window with his sleeve, then leaned forward and exhaled a warm breath, writing again on the mist-covered glass window, “I don’t dislike you.”
As he wrote, Fu Xuezhou pondered what kind of feelings he had for Lou Yan.
Was it possessiveness, control, the desire to conquer?
Fu Xuezhou’s fingers, with distinct joints, moved slowly.
And there’s also the desire to protect.
Fu Xuezhou’s emotions fluctuated several times because of Lou Yan, who, in this world, was unique to him.
Do I really not like him?
Is it really just the influence of the ghost marriage contract?
But now the ghost marriage contract hasn’t reacted, and he and Lou Yan are separated by a car window. Why does he still have such complex, inexplicable emotions towards Lou Yan?
He would feel restless because of Lou Yan, even directly rushing out to chase after Lou Yan. And now, unbelievably, he was patiently coaxing Lou Yan not to be angry.
If it were someone else, Fu Xuezhou wouldn’t do this.
Fu Xuezhou’s fingers moved faster and faster on the car window, various emotions gradually settling into an answer. After finishing writing, he tapped on the car window.
Lou Yan, deliberately ignoring his behavior, slowly raised his head and glanced at the words on the car window with no expression.
“I don’t dislike you.”
Lou Yan obviously wasn’t swayed.
He knew very well that Fu Xuezhou didn’t dislike him, but that wasn’t the response Lou Yan wanted to hear.
Fu Xuezhou lowered his gaze, seeing Lou Yan’s expression through the words on the window, and couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
Liking someone made one awkward. Fu Xuezhou didn’t know how to express his feelings, nor did he know how to make Lou Yan not angry.
Looking at the words on the window again, Fu Xuezhou found them somewhat obtrusive. After staring at them for a while, he suddenly raised his hand and wiped away the words “I don’t” with his hand, then tapped on the car window again.
Lou Yan casually raised his gaze.
On the car window, amidst the white mist, only two words remained: “Like you.”
Lou Yan’s pupils immediately dilated, his heart tightened suddenly, and he sat up straight, his heart pounding violently.
His gaze was fixed on these words, until they were about to disappear with the mist, and then he suddenly came back to his senses. Lou Yan was about to speak but was choked by saliva. He coughed several times in a hurry and looked at Fu Xuezhou with a burning gaze. “What words? I didn’t see clearly.”
Fu Xuezhou raised an eyebrow and calmly said, “I don’t dislike you.”
Lou Yan frowned. “That’s not the sentence.”
Fu Xuezhou paused, seeming to smile, and then seemed not to. “I like you, Lou Yan.”
In Lou Yan’s mind, it was as if fireworks were exploding, countless things churned up and suppressed, leaving only a blank space in the end.
Success.
Fu Xuezhou confessed to him.
He succeeded in making Fu Xuezhou have feelings for him.
At this moment, Lou Yan felt an urge to laugh out loud. Even the heart that had always wanted to kill Fu Xuezhou felt a bit of revengeful pleasure. Fu Xuezhou liked him, hahaha, Fu Xuezhou actually really liked him.
Fu Xuezhou said, “And you?”
Lou Yan’s hands trembled with excitement, a strong thrill and a hint of confusion rushed into his heart. He couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth, trying to suppress the smile but failed. Unconsciously, he made a nasal sound, “Huh?”
Fu Xuezhou inserted his hands into his coat pockets, his tall figure standing firmly by the car. He didn’t look at Lou Yan, but stared at the the words “Like you” on the car window and asked, “Do you like me?”
Lou Yan was taken aback, and the excitement in his heart suddenly turned gray. He clenched his fingers, but his smile remained perfect. Then, he cleverly avoided the question and asked back, “Are you confessing to me? Fu Xuezhou, do you want to date me?”
Date?
Fu Xuezhou tilted his head, pondered over these words, and felt a sensation akin to having a sugar cube. He nodded honestly.
Lou Yan’s smile deepened. He deliberately looked Fu Xuezhou up and down once, “Why should I accept your confession?”
Fu Xuezhou calmly said, “What do you want?”
Lou Yan’s forehead twitched. Was dating like making a deal? What kind of idiotic response was this from Fu Xuezhou!
He almost laughed out loud, smiling feignedly, “You can promise anything I want?”
Fu Xuezhou nodded faintly, casual in demeanor, but his strong confidence was evident.
As if intentionally making it difficult for him, Lou Yan made a seemingly impossible request, “If you can make a whale fly in the sky, then I’ll accept your confession.”
Fu Xuezhou gave Lou Yan a deep look and succinctly said, “Get out of the car.”
Lou Yan looked at him suspiciously, thought for a moment, and then slowly opened the car door and got out.
The sea breeze blew suddenly, making Lou Yan’s slightly excited nerves calm down a bit. Lou Yan felt a warmth spreading across his face.
Lou Yan’s lips twitched, and he raised his hand to pull his collar, letting the cold sea breeze blow away the heat and excitement on his body.
Even though there hadn’t been any strange events in Rongcheng these past few days, there were rarely any lights on at night, especially by the deserted seaside, where hardly any light could be seen.
Removing the effects of light pollution, the sky was filled with countless stars.
Lou Yan looked up at the sky, about to ask Fu Xuezhou how he made the whale fly, when suddenly he heard Fu Xuezhou snap his fingers.
The next moment, a huge blue-gray whale appeared in the sky.
The whale swam in the air, emitting ethereal sounds. Its tail swayed, and its massive body traversed beneath the stars, making the sky resemble the deep sea.
Lou Yan stared at this incredible scene, his eyes widening slightly, completely shocked by this magnificent and magical sight.
The whale circled around Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou in the sky, then headed towards the sea surface. Its speed was fast, even circling around the buildings in the residential area ahead.
The stark contrast between human buildings and the aquatic giant was evident. The whale flapped its pectoral fins and rolled its body in the air, slowly swimming back towards Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou.
Lou Yan stared intently at the approaching whale, feeling like he was dreaming. He might never forget this beautiful scene in his lifetime. “….you, how did you do this?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lou Yan reacted and turned his head, staring intently at the side of Fu Xuezhou’s face. “Is it the Nightmare’s ability?”
Fu Xuezhou nodded, snapped his fingers again, and the whale hovering in the air gracefully landed in front of them, uttering a cry towards them.
Fu Xuezhou took Lou Yan’s hand and walked towards the whale. They jumped onto its head and sat down.
Just as they stabilized themselves, the whale flapped its pectoral fins again and flew up into the air. The sea breeze brushed their hair and clothes, the stars twinkled above their heads, and the sea rolled beneath them. Everything was like a dream, ethereal and palpably thrilling.
The scent of the sea lingered in their noses, and for a moment, Lou Yan could hardly distinguish between the sky and the ocean.
It was as if there were only this flying whale in the entire world, and only them on the whale’s back.
Lou Yan’s eyes sparkled, and he opened his arms to embrace the wind, his hair fluttering. He closed his eyes, enjoying the embrace of the wind.
Fu Xuezhou hugged Lou Yan from behind and whispered in his ear, “Do you like it?”
Lou Yan didn’t speak but smiled.
Fu Xuezhou kissed Lou Yan’s neck and asked, “Does this count as fulfilling your request?”
Lou Yan opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Fu Xuezhou, raised an eyebrow, and smiled. “Guess?”
In fact, when Lou Yan made the request, they both knew what was going on.
Lou Yan knew that Fu Xuezhou had the ability of Nightmare, so he made such a seemingly impossible request.
Fu Xuezhou knew that Lou Yan understood his Nightmare ability and could easily fulfill such a seemingly challenging request.
With a simple nod of agreement, the answer had long been decided when the request was made.
Author’s Note:
“Not dislike you” = “Like you”
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