I am reborn and refuse to be a sickly rich woman

Chapter 239 The white swan is also going to fly down to eat the toad (must-have chapter! 6k)

At the gate of No. 4 Middle School.

The raised platform was originally used to place statues.

Later, the place became empty after the statue was taken away.

As a result, it became a holy place for four middle school students to confess their love.

Among them, Xu Musen, who won the MVP for several days, should be the most famous one.

He couldn't remember how many times he had confessed his love to her here.

Yao Mingyue had already rejected him here countless times.

But today, Yao Mingyue is standing in this position.

She was wearing the same white down jacket as Xu Musen, a furry scarf, and the golden light of the setting sun, making her look like a sparkling elf in winter.

In her hand, she held a megaphone.

Her usually cold voice now also has a hint of girlish anxiety and nervousness.

The attention of the people around him was immediately drawn to him, and it was not uncommon for him to confess his feelings in public.

However, there were very few girls who could stand up on their own initiative, especially when they saw Yao Mingyue's face, they were even more surprised.

What a beautiful girl, the kind of beauty that is almost flawless. Eighteen-year-old Yao Mingyue, despite her coldness, still has the agility of a girl.

It is like a half-opened rose, with thorns but not prickly, about to bloom, but already fragrant.

"So beautiful, what are you here for, to confess your love?"

"No way...does she need to confess her love when she looks like this? If she just opens her mouth, the number of people chasing after her will be as high as the Yellow River."

"Hey, why do I always feel that she looks familiar..."

"Come on, which beauty do you think looks familiar?"

The crowd's attention was completely attracted, and Xu Musen also stood in the crowd. At this moment, he and Yao Mingyue seemed to have swapped roles.

Xu Musen looked at Yao Mingyue who was standing on a high place.

She is a person who hates doing certain things in public, especially something as embarrassing as confessing one's feelings.

However, at this moment, she was holding a loudspeaker, with a bright and clear voice, wishing that everyone could hear and see her, the biggest "eye-catcher" at this moment.

Yao Mingyue took a deep breath. Her eyes were fixed on the densely packed crowd in front of her, and on Xu Musen who was still a little dazed in the crowd.

In the past, she always stood below, enjoying the joy and happiness when he confessed his love, but now she was standing in this place, being stared at by so many eyes.

Even so, she felt indescribable tension and uneasiness...

It turned out that this was his mood at the time, and it took him this much courage to stand here and confess his feelings to me.

Yao Mingyue felt layers of sweetness and bitter regret in her heart.

He was so brave to stand here at that time, but she wanted to keep him by her side completely, but she didn't consider his feelings and rejected him again and again...

Yao Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes reflected the setting sun in the sky. She slowly exhaled and held the loudspeaker in her hand.

"Hello everyone, sorry to take up a moment of your time. I have something to say to someone today."

Yao Mingyue's voice was no longer as cold as before. The girl's crisp, pleasant and emotional voice made the onlookers feel something different.

"Beauty! Is this a confession?"

"Damn! Who the hell is so lucky to stand up!"

Students love to make trouble.

The "male protagonist" Xu Musen was separated in the middle of the crowd. He stared at Yao Mingyue in a trance. He had not expected anything that happened today.

But everything that Yao Mingyue did today seemed to be planned long ago.

Yao Mingyue listened to the crowd's cheers and smiled gently, but her eyes never left Xu Musen.

"He once stood here and confessed to me more than once, but I never responded properly. I always feel that if you like me, you should like me more, and you should confess again and again, tell more people, tell everyone how much you like me...

But I always felt that his love was not enough, and I always felt that there was still a little missing. But I never knew what that little missing was, so I always avoided his confession and wasted his feelings again and again, until one day, he said that he would never pursue me again, and said that whoever looked back would be a puppy..."

Yao Mingyue kept smiling, but there was an indelible bitterness in her voice. When she said her last sentence, her gaze followed the crowd and looked towards Xu Musen's eyes.

Xu Musen looked at her silently.

But the people around him really seemed to be standing up for the injustice.

"It's normal to confess your feelings to such a beautiful girl a few times."

"Fuck, isn't this just being a bootlicker... But to be honest, if I had the chance to confess my love to Liu Yifei, I would rather be a bootlicker!"

"What is a dog licker? This girl is obviously interested in me, she just wants to test me a few more times. If she is just being enthusiastic, then that's a dog licker, right?"

Xu Musen listened to the noises around him and smiled bitterly in his heart.

In fact, if you think about it this way, he is indeed not a bootlicker. Just like what Yao Mingyue said, she always feels that what she gets is not enough, and she is always afraid of losing something.

Yao Mingyue's voice came softly again.

"At first, I was also very angry, thinking why did he say he didn't want to pursue me anymore, why did he say he didn't like me anymore?

He clearly said before that he would be with me forever, why does he stop liking me? I am so beautiful, and I can even support him in the future, but it seems like he is being ungrateful!"

Yao Mingyue's slightly playful and coquettish words made everyone present burst out laughing.

If someone else said this kind of narcissistic words, they would definitely be laughed at, but when it comes to Yao Mingyue, she has the capital to be conceited.

"That's right, you really don't know what's good for you. If it were me, I would admit it!"

"Anyway, you are a son to your parents at home, a punching bag to your teachers at school, and a slave to your boss in society. You spend your whole life licking others. You might as well just find a beautiful rich woman to lick your ass."

The crowd echoed that if there was a rich woman, who would be willing to work like a beast of burden?

Xu Musen also smiled slightly, he thought so at that time, but after he really started to eat gigolo, he realized that this bowl of rice was really not that easy to eat.

The smile on Yao Mingyue's face slowly faded, her eyes drooped slightly, and the smile on her face became a little melancholy.

"But, later on, I slowly understood that it wasn't that he had to like me all the time, but that I had long been unable to leave him, that I had long been dependent on him, that I had taken his kindness to me for granted, that I was too greedy and too willful..."

"Maybe I really don't know what it means to like someone, but I can be sure that I can't find any reason not to like you."

Yao Mingyue's eyes were slightly moist, and as dazzling as shooting stars under the setting sun.

For a moment the crowd fell silent.

"Since I was very young, I liked to follow him around. When he played in the mud, I played too. When he climbed a tree, I followed him. I even wanted to learn how to pee standing up. After I got home, he was severely spanked by his aunt, who said he had led me astray.

At that time, he seemed to be holding a grudge against me and refused to take me with him wherever he went. But I kept pestering him. If he didn’t take me to play, I would complain. Even if he was unwilling, he had to take me with him…”

Yao Mingyue said this with a smug expression on her face.

He raised his head and looked at Yao Mingyue silently for a moment.

When talking about these past events, the air between them seemed to become a little warmer.

"I always thought that we would continue to be happy like this, but... after that day, everything seemed to have changed."

Yao Mingyue's voice couldn't help but tremble subconsciously. Even though so much time had passed, she still had nightmares from time to time.

Xu Musen was also silent. What happened that day was an indelible scar for them.

The two people looked at each other in an instant, and the fear and sadness in Yao Mingyue's eyes were slowly covered by a little warmth.

She won't tell these things to anyone else.

She looked at Xu Musen, her eyes sparkling.

"From that day on, he seemed to have become a different person. Whenever he had something delicious or fun, he would always call me first. He would think of jokes to make me happy every day. I still remember that he used his pocket money that he had saved for a long time to buy me a Barbie doll that I liked. He said that if others had it, I would buy it for you. He was really handsome at that time..."

That was a memory from a long time ago. Xu Musen also remembered some of it. He remembered that at that time Yao Mingyue was always obsessed with a Barbie doll.

But the family was not doing well at that time, and Yao Mingyue was also living in financial difficulty. She would look around in the store for a long time every time and then leave quietly. The toys that she used to buy casually now required her to save up pocket money for a long time.

He used the pocket money he had saved for a long time to buy her one. He had originally intended to buy himself a remote control racing car.

But he still gritted his teeth and bought a Barbie doll for Yao Mingyue. He waited until a month later on his birthday to receive a remote control racing car gift from his mother.

But when he saw Yao Mingyue's happy expression, Xu Musen felt that it was all worth it.

They used to be so pure, just wanting to be good to each other.

Tears welled up in Yao Mingyue's eyes. Thinking back to that time when they were together, it seemed like they had nothing, yet it seemed like they embraced the whole world.

"In fact, from that time on, I had already unknowingly planted a seed called him in my heart.

He told me not to confuse being touched with liking someone. I was a little confused, but I also want to tell you that my love for you…has long taken root in my heart. Dependence and being touched are just the nutrients to irrigate that seed, but…I really started liking my brother Mu Sen a long time ago…"

Yao Mingyue bit her lips, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, which made people feel particularly sad under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The crowd watching the show were so quiet that they were speechless. They could also hear that this was a relationship between childhood sweethearts, and it was a regret that would be hard to let go of in their lifetime.

Who hasn’t loved someone full of regrets in their youth?

Xu Musen opened his mouth. Yes, maybe Yao Mingyue’s love for him was mixed with many things, but...it didn’t mean that she didn’t like him.

In other words, no matter how much she thought about it and how much she wanted, there was still a large part of her love for Xu Musen that could not be shaken by anything. "Damn it! He actually made such a good girl cry, what a damn scumbag!"

"Childhood sweethearts, I'm so envious, this is a match made in heaven, the last childhood sweethearts who didn't end up together died and turned into butterflies..."

"Who was she just talking about? I'll beat him to death if I see him..."

The boys felt sad, thinking that such a beautiful girl had regrets, which felt even more painful than their own heartbreak.

"In fact, I have really learned a lot now. I also always remember what you said, that is, to seriously learn how to like someone, but... it seems that I learned it a little late."

Yao Mingyue shook her head. The girl had now slowly taken the position that originally belonged to her.

"I'm very angry and sad, but I can't blame you. After all, I was the one who wasted so many opportunities. In fact, I'm still lucky, because even so, you still care about me and take care of me. I didn't like the wrong person, and I never regret my love, and I will never give up this love of mine, for the rest of my life."

Yao Mingyue's bitter tone carried a firmness that could not be shaken by life or death.

Just like the last time she fell into the icy lake, she jumped in without hesitation. They both had the courage to like each other, but they just lacked the method.

Now, they finally understand how to love each other, but it seems too late. Moreover, this change is like tearing the wound open again, breaking the bones and then growing them again... Behind this change is unbearable pain.

Xu Musen stood there silently. He looked at Yao Mingyue, who had undergone a huge change, and thought silently in his heart.

If he had done better before, if he had been able to notice Yao Mingyue's psychological changes earlier and provide better guidance, would it not have come to this?
He looked up and met Yao Mingyue's eyes.

As if she understood the other person's thoughts, Yao Mingyue smiled with tears in her eyes again.

“Before, I stood downstairs to receive confessions. Now, this is my first time standing here. It turns out that it really takes some courage.

But compared to confessing my feelings, I want to apologize to him more.”

Yao Mingyue smiled, took a deep breath, and looked along the crowd to Xu Musen.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't let you experience a high school romance, but I also want to slowly make up for these past regrets for you..."

As Yao Mingyue spoke, she suddenly took off her scarf and slowly unzipped her down jacket.

Under the down jacket was a No. 4 Middle School uniform, the same as that worn by many other students in front of him.

"School... uniform? Is this from our school? Why do I feel like I've never seen this before?"

"Wait a minute, I finally remembered that she seemed to be one of the outstanding graduates of the previous year of our school. Her name was Yao something!"

"I was wondering if she looked familiar. Could she be the school beauty from last year?"

At this time, someone finally recognized it.

At this moment, Yao Mingyue took a rubber band from her wrist and tied her long hair into a high ponytail.

The white and blue school uniform has a unique beauty that no matter how expensive the brand name is, it cannot bring out the spirit of youth.

The loose school uniform jacket on Yao Mingyue perfectly displays the feeling of youth.

There is only one name on her school uniform.

Xu Musen looked at what he had written, which was now treasured by the girl. He looked at Yao Mingyue, who was now wearing a school uniform and had a high ponytail.

Even in the cold winter, in a trance, I seemed to have returned to the season with the fragrance of gardenias, that hot summer day in June.

In those high school days with swaying tree shadows and youthful spirit, it was that beautiful figure that Xu Musen always liked to secretly peek at during class.

Every frown and smile has left an indelible mark in my heart.

Tears welled up in Yao Mingyue's eyes. She bent down and picked up a bouquet of flowers placed behind the steps.

Flowers are beautiful, and beautiful women are even more beautiful.

She picked up the loudspeaker and a trembling but sincere voice came out.

“Thank you for giving me a youth full of love and flowers!
I'm also sorry that my flowers and confession to you are so late."

Yao Mingyue held the flowers in her hands, the tears in the corners of her eyes looked like precious crystal gems under the setting sun, flowing in the arc of her favorite curve at the corners of her lips.

She was holding a megaphone, and her beautiful face was not cold and arrogant at all. At this moment, she was Yao Mingyue, an eighteen-year-old girl in love, a passionate lover who was excited, nervous, and extremely determined to pursue love...

She took a deep breath, her beautiful cheeks flushed, and her clear and affectionate voice traveled far through the speaker.

"I, Yao Mingyue! I'll tell you, Xu Musen! Now I, the white swan, will fly down to eat you, the toad!"

The sound was so far away and so loud, with a hint of trembling in its brightness.

It seems that the cry of this life should have been shouted out like this long ago, and I should have responded to those confessions long ago!
At this moment, all the onlookers were stunned. This shout seemed to have brought out the shadow of the person they loved but could not have.

They wanted to see a joke, but when they saw the end, they always felt inexplicably regretful.

Yes... at least they still have the courage. How many people dare not open their mouths in their entire lives?

Yao Mingyue put down the loudspeaker, holding the flowers, and began to walk towards the crowd.

The crowd consciously made way for them.

At the end, Xu Musen stood there, watching Yao Mingyue walking down from the platform step by step.

The school uniform with his name on it, the high ponytail swaying in the wind, and the girl’s hazy tears and smile.

Xu Musen couldn't control his breathing. He felt as if his heart was being whipped by the whip of youth and had lost its rhythm.

Only at this moment did he finally understand what Yao Mingyue meant when she said to him, "I will pay you back little by little what I owe you."

Yes, high school was a regret for Xu Musen. He never had a good relationship, nor did he ever experience the feeling of being touched by a response.

However, all these regrets were made up for at this moment.

"I, a toad, will not eat swan meat."

"And I, the white swan, am about to fly down and eat you, the toad!"

It seemed as if the two people were shouting at each other across a distant time and space.

There are snowflakes floating in the sky at this moment.

Yao Mingyue had already flown in front of him step by step. The girl was holding flowers, raising her white and slender neck, with beautiful cheeks. The snowflakes floating in the sky fell on her cheeks. She was indeed a noble white swan.

She held the flowers and handed them to Xu Musen with tears in her eyes. She knew that she might not get any answer today.

But she was finally able to shout this out, and for her, it was like fulfilling the deep regret hidden in her heart.

The two people looked at each other, no one spoke, but each other's heartbeats were deafening.

Xu Musen looked at the flowers in her hand. He could tell that they were from his mother's flower shop, and they were the kind that she had wrapped herself with leftover flowers.

Just like the one he gave to Yao Mingyue before.

And it is obvious that Yao Mingyue's is more delicate and careful, with a cluster of flowers, so beautiful.

We clearly agreed that whoever looks back first will be the puppy...

But Xu Musen still stretched out his hand and gently took the flowers.

Many people say that a man may only receive it at his funeral in his life.

But this belated flower of youth finally fell into his hands.

He looked down at Yao Mingyue, with only a bouquet of flowers between them.

Handsome men and beautiful women, childhood sweethearts, full of youth.

The two of them didn't say a word, but their eyes seemed to travel through time.

Just like the question Xu Musen asked just now, if time could go back, what would you do?
“This is my answer…”

Yao Mingyue opened her red lips slightly with a silly and naive smile, yet so charming.

Something in Xu Musen's heart fell down, and something stood up again. He took the flowers in his hand and took a step forward.

He wrapped Yao Mingyue in his arms and hugged her tightly.

This, too, is a hug that was once owed.

In this cold winter, the warmth between us is as warm as June.

"it is good!!!"

I don't know who started shouting first among the crowd around, and many people suddenly had tears in their eyes without realizing it.

In this world, people will laugh at those who bootlickers without knowing their own limits, but no one will ever laugh at true love.

Snowflakes covered her shoulders and hair, as if she was wearing an elaborate wedding dress.

After hugging her for an unknown amount of time, Xu Musen gently let go of her and brushed the snow off her hair. The two of them looked at each other closely for a long time and then smiled at each other.

"Go home?"

"Ah."

Xu Musen held the flower and gently held the girl's cold hand with his other hand, slowly warming it up.

The ground was covered with two footprints, some deep and some shallow, which were soon covered by snow again.

But the memories left behind will only become more profound...

(End of this chapter)