I like you

Tian Yimeng's expression changed instantly. She slapped the table and said, "This silly girl! I've told her so many times to throw that necklace away!"

Seeing Tian Yimeng's reaction, Li Xuan was very confused. "What on earth does this necklace mean to Ji Chen that she would risk her life to protect it?"

Tian Yimeng slowly sat down and sighed. "I know you like her, but if you see that Ji Chen still cares so much about this necklace, I advise you to stop liking her. Because it will lead nowhere."

Li Xuan was even more puzzled. It was just a necklace. Could it really be that important?

Tian Yimeng interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts. "This necklace was given to her by Ji Chen's ex-boyfriend, who was also her first love."

Tian Yimeng paused for a moment and then continued. "His name is Zhen Yu. The thing I regret the most is that I let Ji Chen accept Zhen Yu's confession back then! Zhen Yu didn't really like Ji Chen that much. At first, Zhen Yu confessed to Ji Chen just for fun. Ji Chen didn't give a clear answer to his confession. But later, for some reasons, Ji Chen accepted Zhen Yu and was ready to be with him. However, Zhen Yu just disappeared into thin air, as if he had evaporated from the world." Tian Yimeng sounded angry as she said this.

"The necklace you mentioned was given to her by Zhen Yu. She has always treated it like a treasure and still believes that Zhen Yu will come back."

"I see." Li Xuan got up and left, looking a bit dejected.

An ex-boyfriend? Well, sort of. She was still so hung up on him, for a guy who had abandoned her? Just a necklace could make her risk everything? It seemed he had lost from the very beginning.

Suddenly, a loud thunderclap crashed through the sky that had just cleared up, and it was followed by a downpour of countless raindrops.

Ji Chen walked to the window and watched the people passing by, all hurrying along. There was only one strange person who completely stopped his already slow pace.

She took a closer look and somehow felt that he looked familiar. Looking again, who else could that person be but Li Xuan?

Ji Chen quickly grabbed an umbrella and ran downstairs to find Li Xuan.

"You're so silly. It's raining, and you're just standing here instead of running. What are you thinking about?" Ji Chen ran up to Li Xuan, stopped, and held out the umbrella in her hand. The umbrella just managed to shield both of them from the rain.

Li Xuan looked at Ji Chen with a somewhat glazed look in his eyes. Ji Chen reached out and grabbed Li Xuan, trying to take him back to the animal clinic. But she didn't have enough strength in her hand and couldn't move him at all.

Li Xuan seemed a bit dazed. He stared at the person in front of him for a long time and then mumbled, "I like you!" But the rain was so heavy that Ji Chen didn't hear Li Xuan's soft murmur at all.

So Ji Chen shouted, "What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Li Xuan didn't answer Ji Chen. Instead, he put one hand around Ji Chen's waist and pulled her into his arms. Ji Chen fell into his embrace. Ji Chen was a bit surprised and pushed Li Xuan away. She said, a bit annoyed, "What are you doing?"

Li Xuan leaned down close to Ji Chen's ear and whispered, "I like you. Did you hear me clearly?"

After hearing this, Ji Chen's eyes widened. "No way. We've only known each other for such a short time. How could you possibly... No, you must be mistaken. Maybe you just mistook gratitude for love because I saved you. You have to think clearly..."

Li Xuan didn't want to listen to the excuses of the person in front of him anymore. He pressed his lips against Ji Chen's.

Ji Chen suddenly fell silent, and the umbrella in her hand slipped out of her grasp in shock. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Ji Chen's hair got wet, and the rain seeped into her clothes. The sudden chill brought Ji Chen back to her senses, and she pushed Li Xuan away with a shove. Then she ran into the building without looking back at Li Xuan.

Ji Chen quickly closed the door, gasping for breath, feeling at a loss. In her thoughts, her right hand touched the necklace around her neck.

For so many years, Ji Chen had never thought of finding another boyfriend. Even though Zhen Yu had disappeared, she still wanted to wait for him to come back. That man had finally made her fall for him. Everyone said that he didn't want her anymore after he got her and tried to persuade her to give up.

But after all these years, perhaps she didn't like him anymore. However, there was still an obsession that drove Ji Chen to want to find Zhen Yu and ask him why he had been avoiding her and never showing up.

As for Li Xuan, when she first met him, she just wanted to save his life. After taking him down the mountain, she was only focused on making sure that the person she had managed to save wouldn't die again. Later, she started to play tricks on Li Xuan, intentionally or unintentionally. Until the moment when Li Xuan saved her from danger, her feelings seemed to change. She began to pay attention to Li Xuan's small actions and couldn't help but want to know more about him.

But even so, she didn't think she had fallen for this person. Or perhaps she still hadn't understood her true feelings.

But Li Xuan's sudden confession completely stunned her. She had to face the emotional issue that she was most reluctant to deal with.