My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 629 - 212: Sugar-Fried Chestnuts (Part 1)_2
The cat-eared boy stumbled out of the crowd, the black cloak fluttering in the wind, masking his light sobs.
Most of the people present were focused on Chen Yin and Miao Miao, only a few glanced at the boy leaving in the shadows. Du Xixi, who was both a sister and a guardian, should have also been focusing on Chen Yin and Miao Miao, but inexplicably, she wanted to find the boy and ask him something.
The elegant lady, with a slightly protruding belly, carefully left under the protection of the Mechanical Soldiers, heading in the direction where the boy departed. Ke Xing hesitated for a moment but didn’t follow, turning back to join everyone in celebrating the love between Chen Yin and Miao Miao.
The emperor of the vast Empire had found his beloved and was with her, which was a great joy for the whole nation to celebrate!
Away from the noisy crowd, the campus of Blue Star University was much quieter. It was at a corner of the political economy building that Du Xixi saw the cat-eared boy. He no longer had the calm demeanor he showed in front of everyone else. It seemed the tear that had fallen rushedly just now had completely torn his mask, revealing his vulnerable side.
Du Xixi paused in her steps. She didn’t know if she should approach him now. Surely, the boy wouldn’t want anyone to see his vulnerable side, right?
Just as Du Xixi halted, the cat-eared boy’s ears twitched. Like Miao Miao, he had exceptional hearing, and he recognized Du Xixi was there.
"Professor Du, why are you here? Are you here to laugh at me?" The tone of the heartbroken boy was somewhat harsh. Du Xixi wrinkled her nose, deciding not to be bothered by the young man’s attitude.
Stepping slightly forward, maintaining a polite distance, Du Xixi said warmly, "I just wanted to ask you a question. Did you confess to Miao Miao simply because you like her?"
This was a question Du Xixi wanted to ask the moment she saw the cat-eared boy. To her, today’s confession seemed neither desperate to be with Miao Miao, yet sincerely expressed his love for her, hoping she would accept him.
Such a contradictory confession made Du Xixi curious about the reason.
The cat-eared boy was originally lowering his head slightly, not wanting Du Xixi to see his reddened eyes. However, her question startled him, evidently striking a chord in his heart, causing him to look up. Even as Du Xixi looked at his eyes in surprise, he didn’t mind.
"You... saw through it."
After a long while, the cat-eared boy softly spoke these few words. Though it seemed like a murmur, Du Xixi sensed a bit of relief from the few words he uttered. So, by revealing his true intentions, he felt relieved?
"I didn’t want to hide it from you." The cat-eared boy smiled at Du Xixi, a warm smile appearing on the face that had always seemed a bit gloomy. "Actually, I didn’t plan on confessing to Miao Miao so soon. It’s just that my family started arranging marriage partners for me. And I happen to like Miao Miao. I figured this was the best timing for a confession. If successful, I could return with Miao Miao, which would greatly benefit me by appeasing my family."
Du Xixi took a deep breath. This implied that the cat-eared boy somewhat intended to use Miao Miao, yet she felt a bit sorry for him and couldn’t bring herself to be angry.
After pondering for a moment, Du Xixi stepped forward slightly, apologetically saying, "I’m sorry, my brother has a bad temper. His words might have been unpleasant earlier. Please don’t get angry."
The cat-eared boy waved a hand and said to Du Xixi, "If my girlfriend were being pursued persistently by another man, I’d probably be harsher than His Majesty. His Majesty has been quite restrained."
Du Xixi carefully observed the cat-eared boy’s expression, noting he seemed somewhat sad and pained, but indeed not angry with Chen Yin. As his supposed sister, she was relieved, and without further conversation with the boy, she bid him farewell and returned to find Miao Miao and the others.
Everyone was going home for dinner today, and if they didn’t hurry back, it would be dark soon. The winter days were always exceptionally short.
Du Xixi was escorted away by the Mechanical Soldiers. Once her silhouette completely vanished from his view, the reluctant smile the cat-eared boy had managed to maintain quietly disappeared.
