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Chapter 517: Chapter 343 Confession (5200 words)_3
Guo Kunnan finally asked,
"Brother Quan, are you truly ready?"
It was clear that he was confessing to his brother, yet Guo Kunnan himself felt the nerve-wracking tension.
Dan Kaiquan stood in the dimly lit garden, his gaze fixed on the lit academic building.
It was Building 3, the edifice housing his beloved, and his heart suddenly calmed down, feeling a sense of fulfillment like never before:
"Yes."
Guo Kunnan heard the resolution in his response, knowing that now, no one on earth could stop Dan Kaiquan’s actions.
He sighed inexplicably, "After confessing, what do you plan to do? Return to the dorm, or stay in class for a while?"
Dan Kaiquan smiled, "I’ll stay in class for a while and then head back to the dorm. There are plenty of days ahead, I’m just in freshman year, and there’s a lot of time to spend with Bai Yuxia."
His words were filled with sunshine and anticipation, dispelling the restlessness of the cloudy day:
"I’ll confess after the last evening class, Brother Nan, you go back first, and remember to get me a bottle of hot water."
Guo Kunnan nodded, "Okay."
The small garden quieted down.
Kaiquan suddenly said, "Kaiquan, you didn’t even win the championship in the sports meet, why still confess? To be honest, it’s not what I expected."
Dan Kaiquan’s smile grew brighter, he got up from the bench, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed and relieved.
"Brother Nan, do you know, a person experiences three times of growth in life."
"The first time is when one realizes they are not the center of the world;
The second time is when one discovers that no matter how hard they try, some things are still beyond their power;
The third time is knowing that some things might be beyond one’s power, but still doing everything possible to try."
Guo Kunnan silently listened.
"Studying, working out, the biggest gains aren’t about improving my grades or my physical fitness, but about gaining more confidence in myself."
"Do you remember? At the beginning of school, I had conflict with Song Sheng, I didn’t win against him, which made me quite afraid and embarrassed."
"Then Wu Xiaoqi transferred to our class, shooting baskets at the back of the room, covering me in dust, and I didn’t dare confront him."
"Dong Qingfeng used to mock me; he had better grades than me, was richer than me, it felt like I was less than him."
"And Bai Yuxia, the first time I heard her family had a car, I felt so miserable, wondering why her family was so rich?"
"But now, whether it’s fear or inferiority, they all disappeared with my efforts and my dad’s."
Dan Kaiquan shared his heartfelt journey.
"I don’t want to wait anymore, it’s already been a year, everything should come to a conclusion."
"Whether it’s success or failure, I can accept it."
Dan Kaiquan gently thumped his chest.
Guo Kunnan watched his good friend in stupefaction, suddenly realizing how much Kaiquan had grown unnoticed.
Far beyond his imagination.
Soon enough, Guo Kunnan felt a rush of relief, thankfully, he had kept reshaping his moral integrity, growing daily; back then, he was worried Brother Quan couldn’t keep up with him.
Now, it seems, they were progressing together.
Guo Kunnan patted Kaiquan on the shoulder, saying solemnly, "Good luck!"
...
Ten minutes before the last class of the evening study, it started raining.
The rain was heavy, thunder rumbling outside the glass windows, lightning interweaving.
"Jiang Ning, how are we going home?"
"I brought a raincoat."
Xue Yuantong naively said, "Hmm, I’ll just snuggle inside your raincoat."
As the bell marking the end of class rang, the students who had already packed up hurried to the classroom door.
Chen Siyu, carrying an umbrella, said, "Bai Bai, we’re leaving~"
"Okay, see you tomorrow," Bai Yuxia said goodbye; she was slightly delayed, her mom was coming by car to pick her up.
Guo Kunnan cast a glance at Dan Kaiquan and left the classroom with the others, walking further and further away.
A few minutes later, very few students remained in the classroom.
Chen Qian was still reading, indifferent to whether it was sunny or cloudy outside.
Dan Xiao was also reading, sometimes he stayed very late.
In such a situation, Dan Kaiquan waited another two minutes, he looked around, then mustering all his courage, crossed the waterway and approached Bai Yuxia.
He squeezed out what he thought was his most charming smile, using the most magnetic tone, the wittiest mind, and his most articulate mouth, he said:
"Bai Yuxia, it’s raining today, have you noticed? Rainy days seem to have a connection with you?"
Hearing this, Bai Yuxia raised an eyebrow, her bright eyes full of puzzlement, "?"
"Hahaha, your name is ’Yuxia,’ and isn’t it raining outside right now?" Dan Kaiquan humorously explained.
"Oh, it’s serendipitous," Bai Yuxia chuckled.
Seeing her smile, Dan Kaiquan thought she was charmed by his humor and without hesitation, he boldly invited:
"Bai Yuxia, I have something I want to tell you, can we go outside to talk?"
Bai Yuxia had a guess, her fair face serene like a unfathomable ocean, "Sure."
...
The rain intensified, it almost seemed like a deluge, the campus ground flooded with water, pairs of panicked footsteps rushing into the puddles.
Dan Kaiquan, dazed, walked along the road, poured on by the torrential rain, indifferent to everything around him.
He didn’t get far before his clothes were completely soaked; the rain was too heavy.
He kept walking, entering the gate of the sports field, walking to the center of the field, and finally, he stopped.
He spread his arms, embracing the downpour.
He cried.
Water splashed onto his head, mixing with tears, streaming down continuously followed by more rain.
Dan Kaiquan’s confession had failed, disastrously.
His heart ached spasmodically, as if losing something vital, his psychological anchor over the past year completely collapsing.
This feeling was too unbearable, it made one not want to live on.
Dan Kaiquan held his head in his hands. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
He had never imagined losing so miserably!
"Boom!"
A sudden thunderclap, lightning like a soaring dragon, shattered the darkness.
Dan Kaiquan’s chest accumulated pain, grievance, despair, defeat, in this moment, twisted into a huge wave of negative energy.
On the raging sports field, he was the only one in the darkness, his clothes already soaked, the cold rain incessantly washing over him.
He stood there, like a cold stone, motionless for a long time.
As if he had fallen into eternal oblivion, forever and ever.
The violence of the storm and the silence of Dan Kaiquan together formed a scene with the thunder and lightning.
Dan Kaiquan couldn’t hold back anymore, he tilted his head back, letting the rain wash over him, his being converting into a torrential, burning furnace, eternally unextinguished!
He opened his mouth, shouting into the dark, piercing through the pouring rain, soaring towards the sky:
"Bai Yuxia, who do you think is accepting your love?"
"You are accepting the love from me, Dan Kaiquan!"
