I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 873: I Like You, Like You So, So Much

"If you don’t respond, I’ll take it as a yes." Xiao Xichen took a deep breath, "What I’m about to say are all my true feelings. You know, I’m usually not serious, but I rarely mean it like this, so you have to listen carefully."

The entire school body looked up, waiting for Xiao Xichen’s next words.

Principal’s office.

The secretary came in to report, awkwardly saying, "Principal, should we send someone to stop him? This is really going too far..."

The Principal waved his hand, "Forget it, let him be."

"But Principal..."

"Hasn’t everyone had their wild youth? If we don’t go crazy, we’ll just be old like us..."

- 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The hot air balloon was suspended mid-air, the whooshing wind in his ears, as Xiao Xichen lifted the megaphone, "I’ve always wanted to tell you, You Ruran, I like you, I really really like you, more than you can imagine, more than I thought possible! I want to be with you, not measured by time, but spent over a lifetime!"

"I know, being with me has brought you grievances, you might even want to run away from me, but, You Ruran, I beg of you, please, give me a chance, don’t leave me, okay?"

The near-pleading voice traveled with the wind into Cheng Youran’s ears.

She clutched the railing, murmuring, "You fool, who said I wanted to leave you..."

But unfortunately, these words didn’t reach Xiao Xichen in the air. He cleared his throat and continued, "I heard about my mom looking for you, did she say really awful things? I’m sorry, You Ruran... I’m really sorry... can you forgive me?"

At that moment, the hot air balloon suddenly wobbled, Xiao Xichen noticeably staggered in the basket, frightening screams ensued from below.

The height of the balloon wasn’t particularly high, but if he fell from it, it would be certain death!

Someone jinxed, "Could it be the fuel’s run out?"

From above, came Xiao Xichen’s clear voice, "Oh shit!"

Axi! This hot air balloon was prepared too hastily, not enough fuel was added.

The once so confident Xiao Xichen now had screensaver thoughts of sobbing, You Ruran, am I really going to fall to my death?

"Cheng Youran, I haven’t proposed to you yet, haven’t been with you, haven’t gone to the mountains, haven’t been to the sea, haven’t seen the aurora, haven’t done so many, many things, what will I do if I fall?" he wailed, "You... really can’t forgive me? Are you still determined to break up with me?"

His voice was already trembling, floating with the wind, making it even more pitiful to hear. Cheng Youran was frantic, placed her hands beside her mouth, and shouted loudly, "Xiao Xichen, no break up! You hurry down!"

In the air, Xiao Xichen hurriedly operated the lever, steering the hot air balloon to descend.

Thankfully, it landed safely.

Cheng Youran ran down the stairs quickly, Xiao Xichen grinned foolishly, opening his arms to Cheng Youran.

What awaited him wasn’t a petite wife throwing herself into his arms, but a swift invisible kick from Cheng Youran.

"You fool! Do you think you’re Sun Wukong? Do you know how dangerous it just was!"

Xiao Xichen dodged with a grimace, intending to joke a bit, but when he heard the faint sobbing beside him, he was completely at a loss!

"You Ruran, why... why are you crying?"