In this life, he had been reborn and barged into her world. She had gained real companionship and finally managed to build trust, giving her the courage to confess.
That’s right. This room, which had never appeared in his previous life, was the confession she had hidden for ten years!
“Su Ran, I said I like you. Did you hear me?”
“If you keep acting like this, I’m really going to be afraid!”
The buzzing in her ears gradually faded, and Lin Mo’s voice became clear.
Su Ran snapped back from the brink of a devastating blow, and the tears she had been holding back immediately fell.
She looked up at Lin Mo and said hoarsely, “Liar.”
Lin Mo didn’t care what she said. Hearing her speak made him breathe a massive sigh of relief. Then, he asked suspiciously, “Wait, what did I lie about?”
A hint of stubbornness suddenly flickered in Su Ran’s eyes. She pushed Lin Mo away, tore off the jacket, and presented herself once again.
Lin Mo quickly looked away, only to hear Su Ran’s choked voice.
“You said you wouldn’t hate me.”
“I don’t hate you.”
“You said I’m not a freak.”
“You aren’t.”
“You said you wouldn’t be afraid of me.”
“I’m not afraid.”
“You are!!”
Su Ran grabbed Lin Mo’s wrist and yanked him toward her with great force, forcing him to meet her gaze. “I saw it! When you saw those things, you were afraid! When I came in, you were afraid! When you saw my body… you were also afraid!!”
Her emotions were becoming agitated, and the strength in her hands was losing control.
Her grip on Lin Mo’s wrist was painful, but it didn’t compare to the sharp pang in his heart.
He remained calm despite her agitation, speaking in an unquestionable tone, “Let me say it again. I don’t think you’re a freak, I won’t hate you, and I’m not afraid of these little tricks of yours.”
“You mean the things in this room? I was indeed surprised, but it certainly wasn’t fear.”
“And you say I was afraid when you came in? You walk without making a sound and suddenly appeared behind me like a ghost. I was just startled by you.”
“And as for this damn outfit… I’m not afraid of you. I’m afraid of your mother.”
As he spoke, Lin Mo also became a bit agitated and even a little annoyed.
It was no exaggeration to say that his heart had almost stopped from the fright earlier.
Yet this girl had to go and give him a classic case of misinterpretation. It was a good thing there weren’t any iron cages in this room, or he would have felt compelled to shove her inside for a few days first.
The room suddenly fell silent, leaving only the heavy breathing of two people after their outburst.
Su Ran’s hand was still tightly gripping Lin Mo, and her tears were still falling, but her brain had stopped functioning.
Looking at Lin Mo’s fierce expression, she was a little dazed.
She also felt… a strange sense of satisfaction.
Immediately after, her emotions surged again—grievance, confusion, bewilderment, doubt, unease, and even fear and pain. All these emotions blended together into a heavily trembling sentence: “Then… why don’t you want me?”
As she said this, Su Ran let go of Lin Mo’s hand and tried to burrow into his arms.
In her view, only by Lin Mo uniting with her right here and now would it count as true acceptance.
Lin Mo didn’t dodge, allowing her soft body to lean into his embrace. At the same time, feeling both amused and annoyed, he gave her backside a heavy swat. “Do you have no brain? I told you, if I dared to do anything to you, your mother would definitely kill me.”
Su Ran froze for a moment, then her entire body gradually relaxed and went quiet.
Her entire weight leaned into Lin Mo’s chest, and her face was buried there as she greedily inhaled his scent. After a long while, she whispered softly, “I won’t tell her.”
Her tone suddenly became very obedient, but Lin Mo knew this hug wasn’t the end of it.
But it had to be the end.
Su Ran had rarely mustered the courage to confess everything to him. Like a bucket of cold water, it had extinguished all the fantasies he had when he arrived. It made his heart ache for her, made him steady, made him cast aside his selfish desires. It made him want to treat her in a better way—to cherish her and protect her.
He didn’t want to do this now, on his birthday, by making her give up everything out of a sense of desperation.
“So, you didn’t tell your mother you were helping me celebrate my birthday?”
“Mhm~”
“And you didn’t tell her you weren’t going back tonight?”
“Mhm~”
Hearing Su Ran’s kitten-like whimpers in response, Lin Mo was so amused he grew angry. “You’re something else.”
He wrapped his arm around Su Ran’s slender waist, holding her firmly in his arms.
Su Ran felt a bit lightheaded from the sudden pressure. All her negative emotions vanished in an instant, leaving only her small hands to reach out instinctively and hug Lin Mo’s back.
She groped around clumsily, her movements entirely inexperienced.
After waiting for a moment, no follow-up came.
Su Ran looked up in confusion and found Lin Mo holding his phone in one hand, scrolling through his contacts.
She didn’t make a sound until she saw Lin Mo dialing a number. Then, she suddenly reached out to snatch it.
“Don’t move!”
“Don’t!”
“If you keep acting up, I really will hate you!”
Su Ran stopped instantly. Just as the light in her eyes was about to fade, she felt something soft on her cheek.
Lin Mo quickly gave her a peck. “Interest first. Don’t be a brat.”
Su Ran had been on the verge of despair, but she was stunned again by this sudden kiss.
She dazedlly touched her face. The light in her eyes gathered at a visible speed. Then, as if making a massive concession, she furrowed her brows and looked at him suspiciously.
Soon, the call connected.
Just as Lin Mo was about to say something, the person on the other end beat him to it.
“Yes, Auntie. It’s Lin Mo.”
“Yes, Su Ran is with me.”
“I know it’s late. I’m truly sorry. It’s my fault. Please rest assured, we aren’t doing anything out of line. I’ll bring her back later.”
“Yes, today is my birthday.”
“Alright, Auntie. I will definitely bring her home completely intact…”
During the nearly three-minute call, Lin Mo nodded his head countless times. His pleasing words and lowered tone seemed to be bending his spine.
Su Ran watched this, feeling very dissatisfied with Su Qingwan but also unable to help feeling sorry for him.
When Lin Mo hung up the phone, she immediately whispered, “I’m sorry.”
Lin Mo looked at her dotingly and wiped the tear stains from her face. “This time, it really was your fault. But it’s okay, I accept your apology.”
Su Ran pursed her lips, thinking about how Lin Mo said he would bring her back intact tonight.
She didn’t want to go back intact.
“My mom… what time does she want me home?”
“Before 11:00 PM.”
“Then there are still two hours. That’s enough…”
Before Su Ran could finish her sentence, Lin Mo pressed down on her head as she tried to lean in. He lowered his head to meet her gaze at close range. “Student Su Ran, you like me, don’t you?”
Su Ran had been about to exert herself when she was suddenly interrupted face-to-face.
She didn’t react for a moment, so Lin Mo took the chance to ask again, “You reaaaallly, really like me, don’t you?”
The way he intentionally dragged out the word made Su Ran’s heart melt.
Her pupils contracted slightly. She hurriedly grabbed Lin Mo’s collar to pull him closer and then nodded very forcefully.
“Then are you willing to listen to me?”
“…”
“You aren’t?”
“…”
“Then you don’t really like me that much.”
As soon as Lin Mo finished speaking, Su Ran hugged him with extreme anxiety.
“Li… Li…” She wanted to say “like,” but the more she wanted to say it, the harder it was to get the words out.
Lin Mo naturally knew this and immediately pivoted his question. “Then how do you prove it?”
The question was a bit absurd. Su Ran widened her eyes as if it were only natural.
She wanted to say that she had already offered herself as a gift—how else was she supposed to prove it?
This was already the most direct way she could think of expressing herself. Was there something wrong with it?
Any other girl might have flown into a rage on the spot, but Su Ran just frowned and hesitantly pointed toward everything in the room. “These… are the evidence.”
Lin Mo didn’t look back. Instead, he answered without hesitation, “I believe you.”
The conversation seemed to have circled back to the beginning.
Su Ran bit her lip and said with some pain, “Then… take me.”
She stood on her tiptoes again, wanting to kiss him.
Lin Mo looked at her steadily and said, “I like you, too.”
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