It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

"Don't go, okay..."

It was so dark around and the air was so cold, it seemed as if only they could keep each other warm.

Bai Lu gently hugged the girl from behind, and the depression in her heart turned into motivation, grievance and unwillingness, allowing her to bravely speak her heart out and express the love she had for her since childhood.

"I like you... Dongyang. I have always liked you."

She spoke out.

Extra: Winter Sun (Twenty-Five)

A cold wind blows in the middle of the night.

Xu Dongyang forgot to feel cold. She was sluggishly digesting the explosive information just now, feeling a little helpless:

"Didn't you say...you gave up?"

This is what Bai Lu said to her before, on the way back to the dormitory that night.

Bai Lu held her hand tightly and said bitterly:

“…I regret it.”

The winter sun is silent.

"At that time, I actually just wanted to tell you that I liked you, but I was afraid you would reject me," Bai Lu closed her eyes and continued speaking, as if ready to die, "I was trying to save face myself."

She was afraid that she would leave, so she hugged him tightly, and her heartbeat could be felt on Xu Dongyang's back.

And then I stood there like that for a long time.

At this time, an answer is needed.

Xu Dongyang lowered her head and was about to speak when her nose suddenly started to itch. Then, a sneeze came out of her mouth before she answered. She sniffed and tried to reorganize her words and the atmosphere, but Bai Lu panicked and stuttered, pulling her into the house:

"Wait, let's talk about it later. Don't, don't catch a cold..."

She was pulled into the room without any chance to refuse, and she had no time to refuse—Bai Lu's bedroom. She saw Bai Lu's face flushed, wanting to say something but not daring to, and frantically trying to get the kettle to pour her some hot water. She sat on the bed, whispered "No", and finally... lifted the quilt and got into bed.

The bed is not big, but at least bigger than the ones in school.

Bai Lu was holding the kettle and staring blankly. Dong Yang popped his head out and said:

"Turn out the lights."

Bai Lu put down the pot and immediately turned it off: "Oh oh!"

Her heart was pounding, and she was too excited to sleep at all. She climbed onto the bed and tentatively hugged Dong Yang's waist:

"Winter Sun..."

She felt the person in her arms tremble, she was nervous and expectant:

"Did you... agree?"

The air was silent again.

Dong Yang turned over and faced Bai Lu. Without the light, in the darkness, she seemed to be able to see the despair and hope mixed on Bai Lu's face as if she was waiting for judgment. If she answered "yes", how happy would Bai Lu be?

She closed her eyes, then opened them again, and the voice gently entered Bai Lu's ears:

"sorry."

Bai Lu was stunned. Then, she tried her best to pretend that she didn't care and asked:

"What's the reason? There has to be a reason, like... you just don't like me, ha."

"..."

Dong Yang was silent. She was always very serious when explaining anything. She thought for a long time. If it weren't for her bright eyes reflecting the moonlight, Bai Lu would have thought she was asleep.

"I do not know."

Dong Yang whispered, "What about you? How do you know that you like me?"

Bai Lu was a little confused. She was probably one of the few people who was asked "How do you know that you like me?" after she confessed her love. Do you need to judge if you like someone? She felt that she could come up with ten thousand reasons.

"Just, for example," Bai Lu was a little confused, "I want to take care of you, want to be with you every day, want to make you happy, want..." Her face suddenly turned red, "I want to kiss you."

There are also some taboos that she dares only think about in her mind and she feels embarrassed to speak them out loud.

But Xu Dongyang was as serious as if she was listening to a class, and even planned to take notes if she had a notebook and pen. She compared them carefully and found that some of them matched, such as wanting to be with Bai Lu and wanting to make Bai Lu happy; but some of them did not match, such as she had no desire to kiss Bai Lu.

Isn’t that a best friend?

Not necessarily. Logically speaking, it should be "at least best friends", which is just a necessary condition.

She was really thinking about her feelings for Bai Lu in a scientific way.

Xu Dongyang received a normal education and grew up. She felt that it would not be strange if she had a crush on a boy in the future. However, due to the influence of her family, she would not feel strange if the object of her crush was a girl.

Bai Lu understood Dong Yang's concerns. She was very upset. How could someone be so rigid? But... she just liked this person.

"Then, let me ask you," Bai Lu grabbed Dong Yang's hand, "If I marry you in the future and live with you for the rest of my life, I will be the one..." Her face was already hot, "Can you accept it?"

Dong Yang imagined it and answered:

"can."

Bai Lu was overjoyed. What a simple question!

So, she decided to press on:

"So, what would you think if I was with someone else in the future?"

She looked at Xu Dongyang expectantly. Xu Dongyang thought for a moment and said uncertainly:

"bless?"

Bai Lu's face fell instantly.

How can it be a blessing? How can it be jealousy? How can it be jealousy?

She stared at Xu Dongyang, unwillingly hoping to hear something else, but Xu Dongyang's voice was still so soft, as gentle as it had been when he coaxed her countless times:

"I hope...you are having a good time."

But Bai Lu was not happy. Whether it was study or life, it was all cloudy, but it had nothing to do with Xu Dongyang, and she didn't want to transfer the vacancies in other places to fill them in her relationship.

"Winter Sun."

She compared her nails, suppressed her distress, and suddenly asked, "Am I... your most important friend?"

Dong Yang hesitated for a moment, but before he could answer, Bai Lu asked the second question:

"Gu Nian and I fell into the sea, and if you can only save one of us, who would you save?"

Dong Yang was slightly startled, and somewhat resisted this question, "Why do you want to bring this up with Gu Nian?"

"…I just want to know."

Bai Lu admitted that she was jealous of Gu Nian. But at this moment, she suddenly wanted to cry, feeling sad for her own badness. She didn't want to be jealous of Gu Nian, because Gu Nian was so good to them. She imagined the answer to her question and felt it was cruel. Even if Dong Yang answered to save her, she would not be happy. So, she held Dong Yang's hand again and whispered:

"sorry.

"I shouldn't be asking you this question."

Dong Yang quietly pulled his hand away and sighed:

"Then, do you still want to hear the answer?"

Bai Lu was stunned.

Xu Dongyang said to himself: "If there are only these two options...I will save you first."

This sentence is clear and pleasant to the ear.

"Then, what about Gu Nian?" Bai Lu bit her lip, as if Gu Nian had really fallen into the water.

Dongyang became very quiet and did not answer.

"No!" Bai Lu suddenly became excited. She clenched her fists and said in a hoarse voice, "You... are not allowed to say that to Gu Nian - if she asks you a question like that..."

Dong Yang blinked, a little puzzled, his eyes seemed to say "Gu Nian wouldn't ask such a question." She was already sleepy, really tired, she yawned with her legs bent, the energy she had to respond quickly dissipated like a balloon with a hole in it. Bai Lu closed her mouth and sorted out the whole night, but she still made their relationship a mess.

So, her confession was rejected?

Bai Lu hugged the pillow in distress, tears welled up from her eyes, silently wetting a small part of the pillow. In fact, she should have expected that Dong Yang had always treated her as a close friend since she was a child, but she kissed Dong Yang on the day she knew her parents were divorced, and then she went even further, thinking that it was natural for Dong Yang to like her. She was not excellent, but greedy and unsatisfied.

Xu Dongyang didn't sleep.

Who can sleep well after being confessed to by their best friend?

"Lulu."

"……Um?"

She called out to Bai Lu softly, and Bai Lu responded with a nasal voice with a slight cry in it.

She stood up, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Bai Lu:

"do not Cry."

"...You said you won't cry, so why not?" Bai Lu was able to hold it back at first, but now she cried even harder, covering her face with a pillow, "Who wouldn't be sad when they confessed their love and got rejected? Isn't it okay to cry? Let me cry for a while."

Then she really started to cry, and suppressed sobs came out from under the fabric. If an outsider saw this scene, it might seem funny.

Dongyang did not fall asleep. She stayed quietly beside the girl until her crying became quieter and quieter, until her whispers could be heard.

"Lulu," she said gently, "you are very important to me."

The crying stopped suddenly.

This rare moment of true love made Xu Dongyang's face blossom like a peach blossom.

"I thought about it for a long time and envisioned a lot."

"I don't know how to fall in love, and maybe..." She paused slightly, "I'm not a good girlfriend."

"But I'll try..."

"If you still want to..."

Her voice was so soft that it could not be heard, and she did not say anything else, but Bai Lu had understood. She sat up immediately and said anxiously:

"I do! Of course I do!"

Dong Yang was frightened by her, but then lowered his head, feeling shy instinctively:

"Ah."

The next moment, Bai Lu hugged her, her still moist eyes roaming over her even moister lips:

"So, can I kiss you?"

"Isn't it a bit fast..."

But Bai Lu had already kissed her and pressed her down on the bed, as if she had been pushed into water. She was unable to breathe or think, and the sea water also seeped into her mouth, making her feel dazed and conscious.

"Winter Sun."

"Ah."

"I'm so happy, hehe."

Bai Lu held her tightly, Dong Yang was helpless, but she didn't feel annoyed. Bai Lu stretched out her finger and gently scratched her smooth chin. She was a little confused, but Bai Lu said:

"I've long wanted to scratch your chin like you do your cat."

Dongyang slapped her hand away, not knowing what to say.

It was very cold in winter, but the quilt was very warm, especially since the two of us were so close to each other that the single bed seemed too big.

it is true.

Bai Lu confirmed it again and again.

She and Dongyang are together.

The happiest thing she could imagine had already been achieved.

Extra: Winter Sun (Twenty-six)

Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door.