My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Little Crybaby!-Chapter 140 Can I Be Brother Yan’s Girlfriend?

Jiang Yuan returned to her room filled with regret, thinking she should have seized the perfect moment to confess her feelings to Brother Yan.

As Xu Jiayan had just sat down at his desk, he heard the door being knocked again, followed by a peek of a little head, "Brother Yan, I still have something to say, can I come in?"

"Come in!" Xu Jiayan looked at her with some astonishment.

This girl had run faster than a rabbit just now, and she’s fine already? 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The young girl cleared her throat and said, "I think I can explain those two words just now." Despite trying to hold back, her face still uncontrollably blushed deeply.

So she came all this way late at night just to explain?

Xu Jiayan raised an eyebrow: "Hmm, how do you plan to explain?"

Jiang Yuan: "Brother Yan, you weren’t mistaken, Yanyan did indeed call me sister-in-law. I just want to ask, when can I truly claim that title?"

Xu Jiayan couldn’t help but pause.

He thought she had come specifically to clear up any misunderstanding.

But it turned out...

The young girl gathered her courage, looked at him, and asked straightforwardly, "I like Brother Yan, can I be your girlfriend?"

Xu Jiayan’s breathing became suddenly uneven, staring at her close little face, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and after a long while he said, "No!"

"Why?"

The young girl’s large eyes, as enchanting and big as gems, blinked long lashes down, looking both immensely disappointed and unwilling.

Seeing that Xu Jiayan didn’t respond, the young girl cautiously asked, "Does Brother Yan like someone else?"

Her voice was soft and tender, nervous and aggrieved, as if she might cry at any moment.

Xu Jiayan unconsciously tightened his lips and said, "No!"

The girl’s previously drooping face instantly brightened, "Then can Brother Yan consider me?"

Xu Jiayan’s gaze grew complex as he watched her, "You are still young, the most important thing now is to focus on your studies."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Yuan boldly leaned closer, "So, is it because I’m too young, or because you don’t like me? Could it be that once I grow a bit more, I could then be your girlfriend?"

The young girl was so close that Xu Jiayan could see every lash on her eyelids clearly. Long, curling, distinct, trembling slightly with her breath, each flutter seemed to stroke his heart.

In a daze, he realized that the girl in front of him was no longer the baby who used to cry at not seeing him, nor the little girl who followed him everywhere.

She had grown into a graceful young girl.

Something seemed to stir in his chest; Xu Jiayan watched Jiang Yuan, his eyes growing darker as if ink was spilled over them. After a long moment, he forced himself to look away, his voice cold, "Have you caused enough trouble? If so, go back to sleep!"

"I’m not causing trouble!" The young girl puffed her cheeks, "I said I like you, do you even understand? It’s not like a sister’s affection for her brother, I want to be your girlfriend."

Xu Jiayan lifted a hand, placing it on her forehead, and pushed her slightly away saying, "You are still young, let’s talk about this when you’re older."

Jiang Yuan felt very disheartened, she had been so proactive, yet Brother Yan still refused to tell her if he even liked her or not.

The young girl, glaring with her big eyes, stamped her foot and said, "I’m not a child. One day, you’ll beg me to stay. Humph!"