Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Chapter 198 Confession Successful!

Faced with Tang Wulin's heartfelt confession, Ouyang Zixin was stunned, a hint of indescribable astonishment flashing in her pink eyes.

Ouyang Zixin never imagined that Tang Wulin, a boy younger than her and whom she had always treated as a younger brother, would suddenly confess his feelings to her in such a straightforward way.

She blinked gently, her lips curving slightly upwards, a smile that was both amusement and a sigh.

"Wu Lin————"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin's heart skipped a beat. He clenched his fists tightly, anxiously awaiting Ouyang Zixin's next answer.

Ouyang Zixin looked at Tang Wulin with a doting expression and said softly, "Wulin, thank you for your affection."

Ouyang Zixin's words, "Thank you for your liking," extinguished all of Tang Wulin's joy like a bucket of ice water.

The light in Tang Wulin's eyes dimmed little by little, his lips turned slightly pale, and he stood frozen in place, at a loss.

A surge of emotions—bitterness, sorrow, and bewilderment—overwhelmed Tang Wulin, making it hard for him to breathe.

Tang Wulin opened and closed his lips, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing Tang Wulin trembling uncontrollably, Ouyang Zixin felt a pang of pity and earnestly and gently comforted him, "Wulin, you are very good—really very good."

"But my current goal is to become an excellent mecha forger."

"I don't want to be in a relationship at this stage, and I don't want to hold you back because of feelings."

"But you are the hardest-working and kindest person I have ever met."

"If you can keep going—maybe in the future, we really will be able to stand in the same place again."

"Then—we'll talk about this again, okay?"

After saying that, Ouyang Zixin thoughtfully tidied Tang Wulin's messy hair.

Tang Wulin stood there, stunned, as if trying to process those words, a glimmer of light returning to his dim eyes.

"--good."

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, forcing himself to force a somewhat strained but genuine smile. "Then I'll keep working hard! Senior, you wait for me!"

Ouyang Zixin nodded gently, and then the two walked side by side into the distance.

"So what exactly is the situation between Wu Lin and Senior Ouyang now?"

"Did Senior Sister Ouyang agree to Wu Lin's request or not?"

Xie Xie, who had overheard Tang Wulin and Ouyang Zixin's conversation from around the corner, looked curiously at Su Mo and Xu Xiaoyan.

Although Xie Xie usually prides himself on being a genius in emotional intelligence, he also makes mistakes when it comes to love.

Seeing this, Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Of course I didn't agree!"

Xu Xiaoyan lowered her voice, wishing she could grab Xie Xie's ear and force-feed him the truth.

"Didn't Senior Ouyang say that she's always treated Wu Lin like a younger brother? Isn't that a subtle way of rejecting him?"

At this point, Xu Xiaoyan glanced at Tang Wulin and sighed softly, "But senior sister did give Tang Wulin a dignified way out."

Xie Xie was even more confused upon hearing this. "But didn't Senior Ouyang say that we might stand in the same position in the future?"

"Isn't that—um—you know—there's a chance?"

Hearing this, Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at Xie Xie, then spread her hands helplessly and said, "That's called making empty promises! You know?"

"oh!"

Xie Xie nodded thoughtfully, then asked, puzzled, "But why is Senior Sister Ouyang making empty promises to Wu Lin? Does she want to keep him hanging on?"

Xu Xiaoyan was completely speechless and looked at Su Mo with a weary expression.

Su Mo chuckled softly, then succinctly concluded, "Senior Ouyang is very gentle; she doesn't want to hurt Tang Wulin's feelings, but she also has no intention of being with him."

"Making promises is to keep Tang Wulin calm and prevent him from doing anything irrational."

Xie Xie nodded as if suddenly realizing something, "So it was a symbolic way of sparing my life."

Before Su Mo could say anything more, she caught a glimpse of Tang Wulin walking towards them out of the corner of her eye.

After reminding Xie Xie, he quickly grabbed Xu Xiaoyan and ran away.

Su Mo only stopped after he had smashed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to pieces.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Xu Xiaoyan had been looking preoccupied since earlier, Su Mo took the initiative to show concern.

Xu Xiaoyan didn't speak but stared blankly at Su Mo, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Tang Wulin's failed confession reminded her of herself.

If she were to confess her feelings to Su Mo, and Su Mo were to reply with, "I've always considered you a younger sister,"...

What should she do?

"Sigh~"

Looking at Xu Xiaoyan, who looked pitiful like a kitten abandoned by its owner, Su Mo sighed helplessly.

He knew perfectly well what Xu Xiaoyan was thinking, but he couldn't respond to her right now.

Su Mo didn't say anything, but reached out and gently pulled Xu Xiaoyan into his arms.

Xu Xiaoyan froze, her eyes wide with disbelief, her mind blank, with only the thought "Su Mo hugged me" looping wildly in her head.

Xu Xiaoyan pressed her head against Su Mo's chest, greedily inhaling the scent emanating from him.

If she could, Xu Xiaoyan really wanted to stay in this position with Su Mo for the rest of her life.

Just as the two were feeling tender, Xu Xiaoyan suddenly stammered, "Su Mo, if you find someone else in the future, I won't mind."

"What did you say?"

Xu Xiaoyan's voice was so soft that even at such a close distance, Su Mo couldn't hear what she was saying.

Seeing Su Mo's puzzled expression, Xu Xiaoyan subconsciously clenched her fists, as if she had made up her mind.

"Su Mo, I'm telling you, as long as you have a place for me in your heart, I won't mind if you go to find someone else."

Faced with Xu Xiaoyan's almost confessional confession, Su Mo was somewhat bewildered.

It was just meant to comfort, how did it suddenly turn into this kind of confession?

Before Su Mo could even gather her thoughts, she heard Xu Xiaoyan's voice, barely audible, say, "Kiss me—"

The moment she said those words, Xu Xiaoyan's face turned so red it looked like it could bleed.

Her bright eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes trembled incessantly, as if she were both afraid and waiting.

Su Mo paused for half a second, then lowered her head and kissed him.

It wasn't an impulse, nor a test, but a kiss that poured all my feelings into that one moment.

Xu Xiaoyan's head suddenly exploded with a "buzz," and she froze as if she had been electrocuted, forgetting even to breathe.

Having no prior experience, Xu Xiaoyan instinctively grabbed Su Mo's sleeve, gripping it tightly as if afraid that if she let go, Su Mo would disappear.

Their breaths gradually intertwined, and the temperature rose higher and higher.

After an unknown amount of time, the two reluctantly parted ways.

"Thank you for the meal!"

Looking at Xu Xiaoyan, who looked like she was about to melt, Su Mo couldn't help but tease her.

Xu Xiaoyan was stunned for half a second when faced with Su Mo's teasing.

Immediately, her entire face flushed red as if it were on fire, and even the tips of her ears turned transparently red.

"Are you trying to die?!"

Xu Xiaoyan's face turned as red as a steamed lobster, and she glared at Su Mo with a puff of puffs, but there was not a trace of fierceness in her eyes.

Small fists rained down on Su Mo's chest.

The force was so light it was like a tickle, completely lacking any deterrent effect; instead, it seemed more like she was flirting with Su Mo.

Looking at Xu Xiaoyan like this, Su Mo couldn't help but want to bully her a lot.

"If you keep hitting me like that, I'll have to charge you compensation."

"W-what compensation?"

Xu Xiaoyan subconsciously looked up, her face blank.

Su Mo leaned down slightly and whispered in Xu Xiaoyan's ear, "For example—one more kiss."

"Su Mo!!!"

Xu Xiaoyan was so embarrassed she felt like she was about to burst into white smoke. She pushed Su Mo away, but before she could take two steps back, Su Mo pulled her into his arms again.

When Su Mo pulled her into his arms again, Xu Xiaoyan's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.

"You're bullying me!"

Xu Xiaoyan buried her face in her hands and complained, her voice muffled.

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