Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 1017 - 1003: The Irretrievable Past! (Part 1)
Upon hearing Ye Xi’s response, Minal instantly felt happy.
She carried the fruits closer to Ye Xi and saw him sitting by the bedside, now holding and petting a little orange kitten. Minal carefully approached him...
About half a meter away, she slowly sat down on his bed.
Ye Xi glanced at her, and upon meeting his gaze, Minal belatedly asked, "May I sit here?"
"Mm." Ye Xi replied mildly, naturally not refusing her.
To be honest, during those days he was hospitalized around Spring Festival, it was Minal who constantly stayed by his side and cared for him.
She often sat on Ye Xi’s hospital bed; this behavior was something she performed quite naturally.
So natural that Ye Xi didn’t need to say anything, and she would just sit like this of her own accord.
That’s why, even as she sat on Ye Xi’s bed uninvited now, Ye Xi wouldn’t utter a single word.
Once is a start, twice makes a habit, thrice establishes a norm...
Ye Xi understood this principle.
"Here, the fruit is for you."
Minal placed the fruits she was carrying on the bed and pushed them towards Ye Xi, unsurprisingly facing his refusal: "I don’t need it, take it back with you when you leave later."
"I bought this to apologize to you."
Minal pointed to the fruits and explained, "Because I upset you today... I’m afraid you’re angry, so I came specially to say sorry. I hope you won’t mind... and then forgive me."
Ye Xi slowly turned his head, looked forward, and revealed a serenely curved side profile, speaking slowly, "You don’t need to apologize. I said I’m not blaming you."
"It’s just that today I took matters into my own hands... Making you cheer for me and asking Sangzhi to stand beside me; it didn’t mean anything else, just hoping you and Sangzhi could make up. I wanted to create an opportunity for you both..." Minal defended herself.
Ye Xi casually responded, "I know."
He naturally knew Minal’s intentions and motives and understood why Minal would act as a mediator of her own accord.
Because lately, he really had no one to talk to. There were too many secrets he was hiding, too many emotions he was bearing alone...
Just as Minal appeared, and just as she knew about his feelings for Sangzhi, just as she clung onto him like this...
Hence, Ye Xi shared all his secrets with Minal without any guard.
Ye Xi guessed: perhaps because he had told Minal too much, it led her to entertain various thoughts and ideas...
She was someone who always thought of him, so doing such a thing today wasn’t surprising.
Moreover, although today’s incident ended awkwardly, Ye Xi didn’t walk away empty-handed. At least today he saw Pu Sangzhi...
It had been a long time since he last saw Sangzhi, a really long time.
So long that recently, even in his dreams, all he saw was Sangzhi’s shadow; he met her in dreams.
Being able to see the real her today, seeing her well and fine, Ye Xi felt much more at ease...
So, Ye Xi didn’t blame Minal for today’s chaotic arrangement.
Perhaps, from a certain perspective, he even thanked her for creating an opportunity for him to passively see Sangzhi. Otherwise, given his personality, he feared he wouldn’t know when he’d finally move past his fixation to see Sangzhi again...
"Brother Ye Xi, but I really want to ask..."
Minal tilted her head in confusion as she looked at Ye Xi, "You clearly miss Sangzhi a lot, and you even said you wanted to make amends with her, to go back to how things were. With such a great opportunity right in front of you today, why didn’t you seize it?"
"There’s nothing to seize."
Ye Xi replied calmly, "Even if I see her, I don’t know what to say, nor how to interact without awkwardness. As long as I can’t face her honestly, there will always be a barrier between us; pretending won’t bring back the past."
"But..." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Minal seemed to only partially understand after listening to him, scratching her head, "But you’ve always wanted to go back to how things were, right? Since you desire it so much, why not try harder?"
"Wanting something is one thing; being able to achieve it is another."
Ye Xi said in a calm tone, "Many things can’t be done just by wanting."
At this moment, in Minal’s eyes, Ye Xi practically seemed like a seasoned philosophy teacher...
Minal saw his deep demeanor and thought perhaps she should liven up the mood!
With this thought in mind, Minal immediately lunged at Ye Xi...
Ye Xi was startled and retreated a bit, but fortunately, Minal didn’t intend to pounce on him. She stopped at an appropriate distance and sat down...
She sat sideways with her hands on the bed, staring intensely at him from about thirty centimeters away, without blinking...
Ye Xi couldn’t bear her intense gaze. His eyes began to wander, not daring to linger on her face...
Seeing this, Minal suddenly spoke, "Brother Ye Xi, why don’t you dare make eye contact with me? Are you shy or embarrassed?"
Ye Xi mercilessly replied, "I feel awkward."
"Huh?!"
Minal was taken aback, "You feel awkward even facing me now! That’s not acceptable! You need to look at me! Quickly look over!"
Ye Xi didn’t respond to Minal’s words, only calmly reminded her, "You should leave. I have things to do later and need to go out."
Minal asked, "Where are you going?"
Ye Xi: "The lab."
Minal retorted, "Liar! I’ve been to the lab, and the senior there said you don’t need to go today!"
Ye Xi: "I just feel like going, can’t I?"
Minal said seriously, "No way. You haven’t talked to me long enough yet!"
Dealing with Minal, who stuck to him like glue, Ye Xi was truly speechless.
He didn’t know how long it would be before he could shake her off.
Ever since owing her a life, Ye Xi couldn’t speak assertively...
