Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 147 - 103: The First Love’s Counter-chase? Accept or Refuse_4
Xu Zhi watched the scene unfold, his heart filled with envy. In his eyes, Bai Weixi had truly done everything for Li Yuan, more than enough to do right by him.
"Yuan, handsome guy, the three of us will toast the two beauties."
Under the deliberate encouragement of Li Yuan and Xu Zhi, Bai Weixi had already finished over a bottle of beer. Persuaded by the others, Wang Yuchen had also drunk more than half a bottle, leaving her cheeks flushed red.
Wang Yuchen muttered, "No more, no more. If I keep drinking, I won’t be able to sing later tonight."
"Li Yuan, we’re full. Let’s go sing."
Li Yuan glanced at the time. It was already past eight in the evening. He, Xu Zhi, and Wang Shuai had each only had about five bottles of beer, far from their goal of drinking until they passed out. He laughed and said, "Buddies, shall we change venues and keep going?"
Wang Shuai clapped his hands and, holding a beer bottle like a microphone, said, "Sure! It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a KTV. The last time I sang was at the graduation party after the college entrance exams."
"My go-to song, ’Fairy Tale,’ is even getting a little rusty."
Excited, Wang Yuchen stood up. Pulling the rosy-cheeked and slightly tipsy Bai Weixi along, she cheered, "Let’s go! Let’s go sing!"
Wang Shuai looked at Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen staggering behind them and asked in confusion, "Yuan, Dazhi, what’s with you two? Why did you keep getting Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen to drink so much? It’s their first time drinking, and they’ve already had a lot."
Before Li Yuan could say anything, Xu Zhi patted his shoulder and replied meaningfully, "Handsome guy, sometimes relationships between men and women need a little catalyst."
Wang Shuai asked thoughtfully, "A catalyst? You mean beer?"
Xu Zhi gave him a look that said, "You figure it out."
Wang Shuai understood in a second, cursing with a laugh, "Damn, you two grown men really have some nerve. But is it really okay to do this?"
Li Yuan chimed in, "Handsome guy, it was all consensual, so what’s wrong with that? We didn’t force her to drink. Besides, don’t underestimate girls. In a real drinking contest, you never know who’ll come out on top."
"Besides, sometimes, the hunter appears in the form of the prey."
There was a KTV on the 8th floor of Longyu Building. Since it was a weekend evening, the prices were quite high.
Li Yuan glanced at the rates: 198 yuan per hour for a medium room, which came with a complimentary fruit platter and a pack of small Tsingtao beers.
He went ahead and booked four hours, adding two more packs of beer.
「Inside the KTV room.」
"Bai, Yuchen, you two pick the first songs. The stage is yours," Li Yuan said with a smile, curious to hear how they sang.
He casually opened a beer and looked at Wang Shuai and Xu Zhi. "We agreed to drink till we drop, and drink till we drop we shall. Let’s get to it, buddies."
Wang Shuai let out a wild whoop. "Whoa! Two beauties singing for us while we guys are drinking... what a rush!"
Xu Zhi, also a bit tipsy, shouted, "Buddies, tonight we drink our fill!"
As the three of them drank their beer, Wang Yuchen’s voice filled the room. She was singing S.H.E’s "Persian Cat." The song suited her wild vibe perfectly.
Listening to her, Li Yuan silently judged her performance. She was just an average KTV enthusiast, a far cry from someone like Little Fish who studied music performance. Still, among ordinary girls, she was pretty good.
Suddenly, Bai Weixi picked up the microphone. Her beautiful eyes landed on Li Yuan, her cheeks appearing flushed and colorful under the shifting lights.
Bai Weixi’s voice rose, stunning Li Yuan, Xu Zhi, and Wang Yuchen into silence.
"In the past, I might not have understood what it meant to like someone, nor did I understand what feelings were. It’s only after losing something that you can feel that bone-deep ache and finally recognize your own heart."
"I want to sing this song to tell you I’m sorry."
As the intro music began, Bai Weixi looked at Li Yuan with deep affection. She began to sing, her voice clear yet tinged with melancholy and depth:
*At Tokyo Tower, looking down for the first time;*
*Watching the lights imitate falling stars...*
*You always said there was plenty of time, that you could wait for me...*
*I didn’t understand back then...*
*Missing you is a pain that breathes,*
*It lives in every corner of me...*
*It hurts to hum the songs you loved, it hurts to read your letters,*
*Even silence hurts...* 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
*Regret is a pain that breathes,*
*It flows back and forth in my blood,*
*It hurts to regret not being considerate, it hurts to hate that I understand you,*
*But wanting to see you and not being able to hurts the most...*
*If only we could start over!*
Xu Zhi’s envy grew even stronger. Watching Li Yuan listen intently, he leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Yuan, I’m really so envious of you."
Li Yuan just listened quietly to Bai Weixi’s heartfelt song, his expression somber.
After passionately finishing Liang Jingru’s "Pain that Breathes," Bai Weixi looked down from the stage at the seated Li Yuan. She spoke softly, her voice laced with nervousness and hope:
"I rejected your confession three times. This time, I want to confess to you."
"Li Yuan, will you be my boyfriend?"
