After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady-Chapter 520 - 237: The White Swan Must Also Descend to Eat the Toad (Definite Chapter! 6k)_3

The boys all felt a sour feeling in their hearts, thinking that such a beautiful girl harbored regrets made them feel worse than if they were heartbroken themselves.

"Actually, I’ve really learned a lot now, and I’ve always remembered what you said, about seriously learning to truly enjoy the feeling of liking someone, but... it seems I’ve learned it a bit too late."

Yao Mingyue shook her head, the other girl had already slowly taken over the place that used to belong to her.

"I’m very angry, very sad, but I can’t blame you, after all, it was me who wasted so many chances time and time again. I’m still lucky though, because even so, you still care about me, look after me. I haven’t liked the wrong person, and I never regret my affection, nor will I ever give up on it, not for my whole life."

Yao Mingyue’s voice was bitter, yet it carried a determination that not even life or death could shake.

It was like the last time she fell into the icy lake, she didn’t hesitate to jump in; they both didn’t lack the courage to like each other, only lacking a little bit in the way they went about it.

Now, they at last understood how to properly like each other, but it seemed too late, and this change was like tearing open a wound again, like bones being broken and regrowing… Behind this change lay unbearable pain.

Xu Musen stood silently in place, watching Yao Mingyue, who was undergoing tremendous changes, and his heart was also silently pondering.

If in the past, he could have done better, could have been more aware of Yao Mingyue’s emotional changes, could have better guided things, then maybe they wouldn’t have come to this point?

He looked up, meeting Yao Mingyue’s eyes.

As if reading each other’s thoughts, Yao Mingyue smiled again, her smile tinged with tears.

"In the past, I stood below and received confessions, and now, this is the first time I’m standing here, making a confession. It turns out it really does require some courage.

But more than confessing, I’d also like to apologize to him."

Yao Mingyue said with a smile, she took a deep breath, her gaze moving over the crowd and settling on Xu Musen.

"I’m sorry for not giving you the experience of a high school romance, but I also want to slowly make up for all these past regrets to you..."

As Yao Mingyue spoke, she suddenly took off her scarf and slowly unzipped her down jacket.

Beneath the jacket was a school uniform identical to those worn by many students around.

"A school... uniform? Is this our school’s? How come I don’t remember seeing it before?"

"Wait a minute, I finally remember now, she was amongst the top graduates of our school, her name was Yao something!"

"I thought she looked familiar, couldn’t she be the school beauty from the previous year..."

Finally, someone recognized her.

At this moment, Yao Mingyue took off a hair tie from her wrist and tied her long hair into a high ponytail.

The white and blue school uniform carried a unique beauty that no expensive luxury brand could provide—the essence of youth.

The loose school jacket, when worn by Yao Mingyue, perfectly showcased the feeling of youthful vitality.

On her school uniform was only one name.

Xu Musen saw it; he had written it, and now the girl so treasured it. He looked at Yao Mingyue in her school uniform, with her hair in a high ponytail.

Even in the dead of winter, he felt as if he was back in the season scented with gardenia flowers, that sweltering June of summer.

The rustling tree shadows and the youthfulness of high school days, it was the beautiful silhouette he used to stealthily gaze at during classes.

Every frown and smile had long left indelible marks in his heart.

Tears sparkled in Yao Mingyue’s eyes as she bent down to pick up a bouquet of flowers from behind the steps.

The flowers were beautiful, and the belle holding them even more so.

She took the megaphone, her trembling yet sincere voice carrying into the distance.

"Thank you for giving me a youth filled with love and flowers!

And I’m sorry for the delay in giving you these flowers and this confession."

With the flowers in her hands, the tearful sparkle in the corner of her eyes resembled precious crystal gems against the setting sun, tracing the arc of affection across her upturned lips.

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Holding the megaphone, her beautiful face bore no trace of haughtiness at that moment; it was the face of the eighteen-year-old Yao Mingyue, a girl filled with springtime, a love-smitten young woman, so excited, nervous, yet utterly determined and bold in pursuit of her love...

She took a deep breath, her cheeks flushed from the deep inhalation, and her clear, deep voice resonated far and wide through the loudspeaker.

"I, Yao Mingyue, am telling you, Xu Musen! Now, I, as the white swan, am willing to come down to you, the toad!"

Her voice carried far and wide, loud and clear, bright with a hint of tremor.

It was as if this roar was meant to be heard all along, as if the right response to all those confessions should have been shouted out properly!

In that moment, everyone watching was stunned into silence. Her words seemed to evoke the wistful shadows of unrequited love within them.

They had come expecting to watch a spectacle, but in the end, they were left with an inexplicable sense of regret.

Indeed... At least she had the courage. How many others will never dare to open their mouths like this in their lifetime.

Yao Mingyue set down the megaphone, cradling flowers as she began to walk towards the crowd.

The crowd parted, consciously making way for her.

At the far end, Xu Musen stood still, watching Yao Mingyue descend step by step from the stage.

The school uniform adorned with his name, her high ponytail fluttering in the breeze, a girl with hazy tears and a smile.

Xu Musen’s breath became uncontrollable, feeling his heart lashed by the whip of youth, losing its rhythm.

It was only at this moment that he finally understood what Yao Mingyue meant by "I will return what I owe you, bit by bit."

Yes, high school was a regret for Xu Musen, never having truly fallen in love, never having been genuinely moved by a response.

But all these regrets were compensated for at this moment.

"I, the toad, will not covet the swan’s flesh."

"And I, the white swan, will fly down to eat you, the toad!"

It seemed as if their cries to each other spanned the vast stretches of time and space.

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky at this moment.

Yao Mingyue had already reached him, the girl holding flowers, lifting her slender white neck, her beautiful cheeks, with the snowflakes drifting from the sky falling onto her face, indeed like a noble white swan.

She held out the flowers to Xu Musen, her eyes brimming with tears, knowing she might not receive an answer today.

But finally being able to shout out these words was like fulfilling a deep-seated regret in her heart.

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The two looked at each other, no words spoken, yet their heartbeats were deafening.

Xu Musen looked at the flowers in her hands; he could tell they were the leftover flowers from his mother’s flower shop, wrapped by her own hands.

Just like the ones he used to give to Yao Mingyue.

And clearly, Yao Mingyue’s were more exquisite and attentive, full of blossoms, so beautiful.

We had agreed, whoever looks back first would be the puppy...

But still, Xu Musen reached out and gently accepted the flowers.

Many say a man may only receive flowers at a funeral in his lifetime.

Yet this belated bloom of youth finally made it into his hands.

He lowered his gaze to Yao Mingyue, with only the distance of a bouquet separating them.

The handsome boy and the pretty girl, friends since childhood, their youth soaring.

Without a word, their gazes seemed to traverse through time.

It was as if answering Xu Musen’s earlier question, if time could flow backward, what would you do?

"This, is my answer…"

Yao Mingyue gently parted her red lips, sporting an innocent, silly smile, yet so moving.

Something in Xu Musen’s heart fell, and something else stood up; holding the flowers, he took a step forward.

He enveloped Yao Mingyue in his arms, hugging her tightly.

This too, was an overdue embrace.

In this cold winter, their warmth was like that of June.

"Good!!!"

Someone in the crowd began the cheer, and many found their eyes unexpectedly moist.

In this world, people may mock a hopeless admirer, but no one ever mocks true love.

Snowflakes covered their shoulders and hair, like a finely tailored wedding gown.

Not knowing how long they hugged, Xu Musen gently released her, helping her brush the snowflakes off her hair, and the two looked at each other closely, smiling after a long moment.

"Going home?"

"Mhm."

Xu Musen held the flowers, his other hand gently grasping the girl’s cold hand, slowly warming it.

The ground kept their deep and shallow footprints, soon to be covered again by the falling snow.

But the memories left behind would only grow more profound...