Chapter 2546 - 2547: I Understand, Sleep!

It really was impossible to tell that Nangong Yue would actually feel inferior.

Maybe that’s just how it is: the more you like someone, the more inferior you sometimes feel in front of them.

You feel like this isn’t good enough, that isn’t good enough, always afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of them.

She’d had that feeling before, so she naturally understood it.

Seeing that Gu Mian didn’t say anything, Nangong Yue lowered his eyes, sounding a bit self-mocking as he said, "What do you mean ’pretty good’? I’m clearly not as good as him at anything. I’m not as good-looking as he is, not as outstanding, my family background isn’t as good as his, so..."

Before Nangong Yue could finish, Gu Mian cut him off. "Don’t say that anymore. You’re actually pretty good too. My liking him doesn’t really have anything to do with what you just said."

"That’s exactly why it hurts more." Nangong Yue’s lashes dropped completely, those long eyelashes stirring up a faint shimmer, but they also blocked the emotions in his eyes.

Being forced to spill everything out in one breath like this, he actually suddenly felt relaxed, and a bit relieved.

So all those words he’d kept pressed in his heart for so long, never daring to say, now that he’d said them all, he actually felt this kind of...

He couldn’t quite describe the feeling, but it was definitely comfortable.

Since he’d already said it, he didn’t mind saying even more.

Thinking of this, Nangong Yue pretended to muster his courage, lifted his gaze to Gu Mian, and said seriously, "Mianmian, I really have liked you for a very, very long time. Maybe it’s because I’m thin-skinned, plus you already had someone you liked, and I’m not as good as him. So I didn’t dare confess to you, didn’t dare get too close to you, didn’t dare do anything—just silently watched you, paid attention to you."

"But later Di Mingzhe got married." Gu Mian tilted her head to look at him. "Wushuang is already over three years old. Do you think just because Di Mingzhe got married I’d suddenly have a chance? Or do you think I’d go ruin his marriage?"

"No, you wouldn’t. I know you wouldn’t!" Nangong Yue hurriedly explained. "Yes, I admit, after he got married I still didn’t pursue you right away, because I wanted to give you enough time to slowly walk out of it. I didn’t want you to still be stuck there, still hurting, and then I show up at your side. I don’t want to force you, and I don’t want to force myself.

I’ve already given you more than ten years. I don’t mind waiting a few more. Mianmian, believe me, from the moment I first married you, I never thought about separating from you, and I won’t allow you to leave me either."

As Nangong Yue spoke, he got a bit too excited to hold back. He suddenly reached out, wanting to pull Gu Mian into his arms, but halfway there his hand froze, then withdrew. In the end, he was still afraid of scaring her.

Watching what he did and listening to what he said, Gu Mian’s brows furrowed little by little, and then her heart actually started pounding out of control.

Thump, thump, thump—what was going on!

It was beating faster and faster, almost like it was spinning out of control!

No, no, this isn’t right. How could she suddenly fall for Nangong Yue?

Especially when she heard him say all that, she actually felt both shocked and... secretly pleased!

Gu Mian forced herself to steady her wildly beating heart, and in the end only said coolly, "Mm, I got it. Sleep."

With that, she yanked the quilt over and pulled it over her head to go to sleep. On the side, Nangong Yue was a bit dumbfounded.

This... what, what’s going on?

He’d finally worked up the courage to say so much, told her everything, and she says, Sleep?

Was she really not going to say anything? Not give him any kind of response?