The Deepest, Most Repressed Secret (3)

  Lucy Yang thought that Duan Chenliang would leave quietly. But unexpectedly, this time, he was the first to speak to her.

  "I'm not the rich young master you imagined, are you very disappointed?" Duan Chenliang's mouth corners rose slightly, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

  Lucy Yang shook her head silently, her eyes stubborn. She was certain that Duan Chenliang was a man with a story, only his secrets were buried too deep, and no matter how hard others tried, they couldn't dig them out.

  The sun suddenly retreated into the clouds at this time, and the sky turned white with a somewhat gloomy atmosphere, similar to Lucas's current mood. However, Lucas quickly adjusted her emotions, she directly ignored what Duan Chenliang had just said, and very seriously asked Duan Chenliang: "Are we friends?"

  "Not counted."

  It turned out that after going through so many things, we can't even be considered friends. Lucas felt extremely disappointed and suddenly felt weak all over his body.

  "Can we be friends then?" But she still had a stubborn look on her face, as if she wouldn't give up until she achieved her goal.

  When Du Xiyang asked such a question, Duan Chenliang was slightly stunned at first, and he glanced at Du Xiyang with some surprise. He then quickly shifted his gaze to the distance, not daring to look at her. After a pause, he replied coldly, "I don't lack friends."

  Lucy Yang originally thought Duan Chenliang would say something like "whatever" and neither agree nor disagree, but she never expected him to reject her so directly.

  It turns out that even being friends is a problem.

  Lucy Yang slightly curled up the corners of her mouth, her eyes filled with embarrassment and intolerance, but in her heart, a broken jar's desperation was rising.

  If she's not even a friend, then why help her out during the exam? Why give her bread and drinks? Why hold her hand in front of so many people to leave the scene? Why invite a stranger to dinner at the cafeteria? Although Lucas Yang didn't eat a single bite that meal.

  "Can't we just be friends?" Lucy Yang's face was filled with discontent, how could she accept such an outcome?

  Even if I'm not qualified enough to stand by your side and care for you, is it that hard to be just an ordinary friend?

  This time, Duan Chenliang did not rush to a conclusion. He was somewhat melancholy and hastily glanced at Lucy Yang, his gaze quickly shifting elsewhere. He suddenly found himself afraid of seeing her reluctant expression, as if escaping, not wanting to answer anything.

  After a while, Duan Chenliang still remained silent. Lucas Yang gritted his teeth and bravely asked: "Why don't you answer? Why don't you dare look at me?"

  She didn't know where she got such great courage from, and yet she said something like that. Why doesn't he dare to look at me? He obviously also doesn't dare to stare at her excessively.

  Just as Lucien's voice had barely fallen, Duan Chenliang quickly turned his face, seemingly in a huff, and gazed deeply at Lucien, as if trying to prove something, but didn't notice the sweat seeping from his palms.

  If Lucy Yang didn't remember wrongly, this was the longest time she and he had made eye contact since birth. Probably, maybe, it would also be the last time too.

  Lucy Yang couldn't quite put her finger on why she had this feeling, but as she looked into Duan Chenliang's deep eyes, she suddenly felt a sense of despair wash over her. She not only saw the unbearable self in his eyes, but also other things, such as astonishment, intolerance, sorrow, and indignation...

  The complex emotions in Duanchen's eyes were clear to Lucien, but Lucien couldn't explain why he had such emotions.

  At this moment, Duan Chenliang suddenly stretched out one hand and quickly grabbed Lucy's left hand. Without saying a word, he pulled her away, walking rapidly towards the distance.

  (I mentioned before that it wouldn't be unexpected to finish at 1.6 million words, I want to clarify that the word count displayed on the website isn't the actual number of main text words, as it includes my ramblings and some irrelevant content, so it's still a bit early for the finale.)