Jiang Yue said, “My situation with Xue Yan might not apply to you, but you can take your time to figure out whether you really like him or not. He’s given you time, hasn’t he? He’s not expecting you to consider being with him right away.”
Xu Yi finally smiled again, “That’s just how he is, fun to joke around with, but when he gets serious, he’s extremely cautious, probably because he’s afraid I’ll be put off. But sometimes I don’t understand, I’m so ordinary-looking, a bit chubby, and short, why would he like me? Do you think this is my insecurities talking?”
Jiang Yue replied, “I might believe you were a bit chubby before, but now, after military training and adjusting to a new environment, you’ve lost so much weight, your chin has even become so pointed, and you still think you’re chubby? I’m not even going to talk about Chen Sheng, I’ll talk about myself. I think you’re very cute and easy to get along with. Besides, dating is all about feelings. If Chen Sheng didn’t truly like you, he wouldn’t recklessly say he likes you and wants to pursue you after knowing you for so many years.”
Smiling, Xu Yi nodded, “Hearing you say that, I feel much better. Maybe it’s because I always had a bit of an inferiority complex, and it only got better after my grades improved, and I got into university.”
After a pause, Xu Yi earnestly said, “Jiang Yue, I’ll get better in the future, right? I made it to university through hard work despite my terrible grades back then, so with effort, I should really be able to master accounting, graduate and find a good job, and live a great life, right?”
Jiang Yue nodded, “Definitely.”
“Thank you, Jiang Yue,” Xu Yi said with heartfelt gratitude. “I don’t know why, but I always believe what you say, feeling that it must be so. I’m not that bad, I can have a good life, I haven’t stolen or robbed or done anything terrible, and I’ve always relied on my own efforts. I am striving, and there’s no need for me to feel inferior, there’s nothing for me to feel inferior about. And there is someone who truly likes me.”
Jiang Yue simply held her arm.
As if to transfer her strength.
Xu Yi smiled even more, “I suddenly have the courage to like someone.” Without fear of being looked down on for being short, looking too plain, having poor grades, or being seen as worthless.
She also no longer needed to feel inferior or worry that Chen Sheng’s affection wasn’t genuine. Despite his sincere confession, she had wondered how he could possibly like her, what was there to like about her.
So, on the way back from the zoo, Xu Yi candidly revealed to Chen Sheng that the deep-seated reason she hadn’t immediately agreed to him was her own insecurities.
If she weren’t insecure and didn’t feel that no one would like someone as plain as her, she wouldn’t have needed to wait to see if his feelings remained after some time to confirm his sincerity.
Chen Sheng just looked at her for a long time before finally saying, “I’ve never felt there was anything wrong with you.”
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