Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

The expression on Lin Anran's face froze completely the moment Shen Yu said those words.

Her eyes widened suddenly, her pupils contracting slightly from extreme shock. She stared unblinkingly at Shen Yu, as if she had heard something unbelievable, or perhaps she was hallucinating.

The blush on her face faded instantly, leaving her somewhat pale, with only her lips still slightly parted, maintaining the shape of her mouth as she spoke.

She froze completely, as if even her breathing had stopped.

Only the violent, almost bursting heartbeat in her chest proved that she was still alive.

What did he... say?

To be...girlfriend?

Shen Yu... is confessing his feelings to me?

He wants me to be his girlfriend?

These thoughts completely overwhelmed her...

She even wondered if she was hallucinating.

But... Shen Yu's expression was so serious.

His eyes were fixed intently on her, without any mockery or jokes, only a quiet focus.

The living room was eerily quiet, with only the crystal-clear ticking of the clock and the pounding of her own heart echoing wildly in her ears.

Time passed by, second by second.

After saying that, Shen Yu didn't speak again.

He simply watched her quietly, his gaze calm, even patient.

It was as if they had anticipated her reaction and were willing to give her enough time to process and process it.

Lin Anran sat there, frozen, her eyes wide, staring at Shen Yu for a long, long time...

Finally, very slowly, she blinked and her lips moved.

Then, in a trembling and uncertain voice, she asked very slowly:

"But...but..."

"You...you know...I..."

She lowered her head, not daring to look Shen Yu in the eyes again.

"My personality...isn't very good...I'm not very obedient...sometimes...I'm even quite bad..."

"Even...a bit, extreme..."

"My possessiveness is extremely, extremely strong..."

"Petite...especially, especially jealous..."

With each flaw she pointed out, her voice grew lower, and her head drooped even further.

These were traits she was well aware of, traits she used to protect herself.

At this moment, in front of the person she likes, it has become the most shameful and unsettling evidence of her crime.

She was afraid, afraid that Shen Yu was just acting on impulse, afraid that he would regret it later.

"I...I have so many flaws..."

Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible; she didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Shen Yu looked at her drooping hair and slightly trembling shoulders, and listened quietly as she finished speaking.

He didn't interrupt immediately, but waited until her voice grew softer and softer, until it was almost inaudible, leaving only a tense silence.

He then slowly took a deep breath.

Then he spoke, asking directly:

So, are you willing?

Lin Anran suddenly raised her head, her eyes widening in astonishment once again.

She blinked, somewhat incredulous.

Does he...do he not care about what I just said?

He just asked me...whether I was willing or not?

She lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously picking at the edge of the tablecloth, and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then, in a very soft voice, she whispered:

"If... you can accept me as I am..."

"Then...of course I'd love to..."

Shen Yu looked at her, nodded, and the corners of his mouth seemed to curve upwards slightly.

"If you're willing, that's good..."

That's enough.

He paused, leaned forward slightly, and locked his gaze more intently into her eyes:

Do you think... I'm someone who acts on impulse?

Lin Anran was taken aback by the question and subconsciously shook her head.

Shen Yu was never an impulsive person. He was calm, rational, and did everything as if he had thought it through carefully.

"Of course, I brought this up after I understood all your characteristics."

He emphasized the word "characteristics," as if correcting her earlier use of "disadvantages."

"So, of course I can accept it."

"Besides, I have my flaws too, and I even think my flaws are more serious than yours."

He looked at Lin Anran's eyes, which widened slightly at his words, and continued:

"Furthermore, Lin Anran, I have never considered what you just said to be a flaw."

Lin Anran's heart skipped a beat at those words.

Shen Yu's gaze seemed to drift away for a moment, as if he were gathering his thoughts, before refocusing on her face:

"It's better to have a less obedient personality, your own edges and principles, than to blindly conform and lose yourself."

"You say you're bad, but your badness is never without malice. You're just using your own way to protect yourself or fight for what you care about."

"As for extremism, often it's just because you care too much, are too afraid of losing, and put all your emotions and attention on one person or one thing, which is why you seem extreme. There is no right or wrong in this."

"Possessive and easily jealous..."

"This precisely demonstrates that you have invested real and intense emotions in this relationship, in...me. You care, which is why you want to possess it exclusively and why you cannot tolerate anyone else getting close."

"Feelings are inherently exclusive; it's just that everyone's feelings are to a different degree, and yours are more intense."

"But that's not a flaw, Lin Anran."

He concluded, his voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable certainty:

"This is just your way of expressing your care and affection. It may be intense, or it may not be up to standard, but it's very genuine."

"And I..."

Shen Yu paused for a second, then spoke clearly, word by word:

"I'm willing to try to understand, and I'm willing to accept this approach."

"because..."

"The person I want to be with is 'Lin Anran.' The complete, real Lin Anran, including all your edges, all your extremism, all your pettiness and possessiveness, not a mannequin trimmed to conform to so-called standards, a perfect fake person."

Do you understand?

Lin Anran stared blankly at him, listening to his words, which she had never thought of before and had never heard anyone say before.

Every word resonated deeply within her...

So that's how Shen Yu sees her?

He doesn't even think those are flaws?

Is he... willing to accept her like this?

At this moment, tears finally broke free and streamed down Lin Anran's flushed cheeks.

But this time she neither covered her face nor lowered her head.

She just looked at him, letting the tears flow, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up, forming an incredibly bright smile mixed with tears.

"I...I understand..."

She choked up, her voice broken, yet filled with an unprecedented brightness and determination.

Shen Yu looked at the tears on her face and that silly yet radiant smile.

He reached out and used his fingertips to wipe away a tear that had rolled down her cheek.

The movements were very light, with a kind of awkward gentleness.

"Good that you understand."

"Then... let's continue to help each other from now on, as a couple."