However, he was caught up in the sweetness and torture of this love, unable to extricate himself.

***

Su Jiu walked briskly on the boulevard to her school. Thinking of Rong Si’s words and the warm touch on her lips, she could not help but smile.

She felt a little dizzy, as if she were surrounded by pink bubbles.

At that moment, a tall, slender figure appeared in front of her. Startled, she looked up.

Han… Han Siye?

Han Siye’s eyes flickered after he had reappeared in front of her after a while. Then he looked at her steadily.

His eyes were troubled, eager, struggling, sad… as if he were looking at a rare treasure he could only dream of.

“Little Jiu,” he said in a low voice, unlike his usual brash and bossy manner.

Not knowing how to face him, Su Jiu dryly laughed. “Hi, It has been a while.”

Han Siye’s throat bobbed.

Ever since Su Jiu had been with Rong Si, Han Siye had resisted the urge to see her every day. During this period, he often couldn’t sleep and had learned to drink, thinking that as long as he was drunk, he wouldn’t remember that she was already with another boy…

Unfortunately, every time he woke up, he would still remember that. He had never stopped remembering.

Now that the girl he had been longing for was in front of him, Han Siye couldn’t help but reach out and hold her hand.

Stunned, Su Jiu quickly struggled. “Han Siye, what are you doing? Let go.”

At this moment, behind a tree not far away, a man pressed the shutter button. The sound of several clicks rang out, and several pictures were taken of the two.

“Little Jiu…” Han Siye looked at her and hesitated.

A wave of emotion rolled through him, threatening to overwhelm him.

Just as he reached out in a daze to touch her face, Su Jiu struggled free!

Han Siye stumbled back. Only then did he seem to wake up and realize what he had just done.

Embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head and avoided eye contact. “I’m sorry!”

Su Jiu did not know what to say. She realized that his dark circles were heavy and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he had not rested well for a long time. The girl could not help but say, “Han Siye, I told you that I have a boyfriend. I’m not the only girl in the world. You… can find someone better.”

“Better?” Han Siye bitterly laughed. “Even if there was someone better, that person isn’t you. I don’t want them.”

“But you can’t continue like this. I can’t give you what you want. So you have to let go as soon as possible. It’ll be good for both of us.” Su Jiu couldn’t bear to say this, but she had to.

This guy was stubborn, too. She had to make it clear to him that she couldn’t give him hope. If he kept doing this, how would he live a normal life?

If his father found out, he might blame her.

After saying that, she pursed her lips and walked past him to the school building.

Han Siye stood where he was and watched her leave. His hands were clenched into fists at his sides, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.

He understood the logic, but doing that was so difficult!

Although Han Siye knew that Little Jiu liked Rong Si and would not like him, he was unwilling to give up!

***

The bell rang, and the students returned to the classroom one after another.