On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

Chapter 178: What I like isn't the game, but the people who play it!
Seeing Chen Mo and Chu Mengyao interacting together, Su Yuqing felt a pang of jealousy.

But she couldn't feel any other emotions.

After all, she and Chen Mo hadn't officially started dating. The reason she stayed at Chen Mo's house was purely because of Chen Mo's kindness and tolerance, which led him to take her in.

From this perspective, Chen Mo can be considered her benefactor, not her lover.

What right do I have to pry into and comment on other people's social interactions?
The inferiority complex that Su Yuqing had developed since childhood once again took hold of her mind at this moment.

Her inferiority complex would surface and interfere with her whenever she encountered something that required courage.

Although she felt a pang of sadness in her heart, Su Yuqing remained silent on the surface, unable to say anything.

She was also curious about the nature of the relationship between Chen Mo and Chu Mengyao.

At least when she lived at Chen Mo's house, she spent a considerable amount of time with Chen Mo.

But I've basically never seen him answer calls from other girls or chat with them on WeChat.

That's why Su Yuqing always thought Chen Mo was still single.

This is also why she and Chen Mo get along at a leisurely pace.

Since we're both single, it's good to let our relationship develop gradually.

However, the appearance of a girl with whom she has such a close relationship has given Su Yuqing a great sense of crisis.

Seeing that Su Yuqing suddenly stopped talking, Zhao Yueyue was worried for her.

If it weren't for the fact that there was still one last item to complete the exam, she would have rushed over immediately to find out the situation between the two of them.

Seeing the close relationship between the two, Su Yuqing felt a pang of sadness.

Actually, the girls here also felt a pang of jealousy.

After all, it's only been a short time since I last saw my childhood sweetheart, and she already has someone she likes.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation.

In particular, there is a high possibility that this reason is because I was too timid before.

I didn't have the courage to confess my feelings, nor the courage to make our already excellent relationship even better sooner.

Thus, missing out once can mean missing out for a lifetime.

This kind of pain is also extremely deep.

That was exactly how Chu Mengyao felt at that moment.

Despite her seemingly carefree and brotherly demeanor towards Chen Mo, appearing to have no gender barriers whatsoever.

Actually, she is very sensitive and timid.

The reason she didn't confess her feelings to Chen Mo even after spending so much time with him was because...

It's because she has fear in her heart.

She feared that if she spoke up and was rejected, their relationship might instantly collapse.

This is true for many people who are extremely clueless about relationships.

When the relationship between a man and a woman reaches a point that is more than friendship but not quite love, they will begin to feel anxious.

I'm unsure whether I should confess my feelings to the other person and elevate our relationship from friendship to love.

However, this involves enormous risks.

If you do this and get rejected, it will sow the seeds of awkwardness between the two of you.

After that, the two of them would never be able to get along as naturally as before.

Whenever the two of them recall that moment, their time together becomes awkward.

Intimate behaviors that were intentional or unintentional in the past will be given an extra layer of meaning if they are repeated in the future.

Therefore, breaking the status quo is something many people dare not do.

Everything was already wonderful, but when trying to make it even better, all that beauty vanished. Not everyone has the courage to take that step, one that carries the cost of emotional breakdown.

Chu Mengyao couldn't take a step out, and neither could Su Yuqing.

Even Chen Mo himself couldn't take the first step.

Even though he had already realized Su Yuqing's feelings for him.

But I'm always afraid that something might happen.

From an observer's perspective, everything is clearly visible.

But once you stand in the shoes of the person involved, matters of the heart are truly tangled and chaotic.

Even though Chu Mengyao was anxious and wanted to get it back, she became increasingly tongue-tied and dared not say more.

She couldn't say it before, and now she finds it even harder to say it.

Chen Mo didn't have anyone he liked before.

Now that Chen Mo has someone he likes, wouldn't it be pointless for you to go up and make a scene?

Chu Mengyao could only keep her feelings to herself, forcing a smile as she chatted with Chen Mo.

Despite not having seen each other for a long time, the two chatted without any awkwardness or distance.

We can talk about almost anything, from everyday life to personal matters.

Seeing that Chu Mengyao kept asking about him, Chen Mo turned the tables and asked, "You keep asking me, so what about you? Do you have a boyfriend now?"

"No." Chu Mengyao answered without hesitation for a second.

"Is there no boy in the class who catches your eye?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"That's it."

"I remember you went to a top-tier high school, right? You have high standards, don't you? None of these boys have caught your eye," Chen Mo said in surprise.

Suddenly, Chen Mo looked Chu Mengyao up and down and joked, "You're not a lesbian, are you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chu Mengyao said, amused and exasperated. "It's not entirely that no boys are attractive to me, it's just..."

"Just what?"

Chen Mo is actually quite gossipy about his childhood playmates.

"I just wonder if he only has eyes for other girls now," Chu Mengyao said, giving Chen Mo a meaningful look.

"That's easy, just ask." Chen Mo didn't think much about it at all.

Because he had no idea that Chu Mengyao liked him.

Before going back in time, Chu Mengyao had never confessed her feelings to him. She had only contacted him a few times to ask to play games, but Chen Mo refused each time, citing studying and sports as reasons.

After learning the reason why Chen Mo had become like this, Chu Mengyao stopped bothering him further.

"Ask whom?" Chu Mengyao looked at Chen Mo with great interest.

"Just ask the people around that guy, subtly find out what's going on, it's that easy," Chen Mo said, rolling his eyes at Chu Mengyao.

"That's true." Chu Mengyao smiled and didn't say anything more about it.

"It's really hard to believe that Yao Yao, who used to only have eyes for games, now has a boy she likes," Chen Mo joked.

"Who says I only care about games? The reason I like playing games is because..." Chu Mengyao suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence.

She didn't like the game itself; she just enjoyed the feeling of playing games with the boy she liked.

But she could never bring herself to say those words.

That boy will never know.

While the two were chatting, Su Yuqing and Zhao Yueyue had already finished their last exam. Huang Mao had been very attentive and had already bought water and was waiting for them. As soon as they finished their exam, he handed them the water.

(End of this chapter)