Holding the teacup tightly, Bai Jin lowered her head and saw the ordinary face reflected in the tea.

So far, Yang Yu had met many beautiful girls, many of whom were more outstanding than her.

Does she really have anything that would make Yang Yu choose her over them?

The face reflected in the teacup once again became bewildered, and Bai Jin's heart slightly retreated. If Yang Yu had asked, "Bai Jin, do you already like someone?" she might have summoned the courage to confide everything to him.

Even though it had come to this, why is he still so dense...

Big idiot.

Bai Jin buried her head even lower.

Yang Yu scratched his head, found a chair, and sat facing Bai Jin, quietly waiting for her to speak again.

Yang Yu also had many things he wanted to say to Bai Jin.

But it had to be Bai Jin who spoke first.

This was an opportunity, a chance for Bai Jin to change.

He had to wait for Bai Jin to speak.

Bai Jin constantly urged herself to muster the courage, finally thought of a way to confess, but hesitated and denied it...

Again and again, the tea in her hand had gone cold. After an unknown amount of time had passed, Bai Jin returned to her original idea and stammered:

"...In short, there will be many places that need money.

Because I've seen the future, so..."

She paused and stumbled, unable to get to the point...

At last, Bai Jin took a deep breath and made up her mind.

She couldn't go on like this, she must give herself an explanation.

"Yang Yu, listen to me, I've already fallen for someone."

"Mhm." Yang Yu responded softly.

"Don't you want to know who I like?" Bai Jin pressed on.

Yang Yu replied, "Is it me?"

Bai Jin closed her eyes, as if summoning all her strength to say it.

"The person I like is actually... you...

Huh?"

Upon hearing Yang Yu's answer, Bai Jin suddenly raised her head, seeing Yang Yu's smile almost within reach. Her face instantly turned crimson, leaving her at a loss, and nearly spilling the tea in her hand.

Her gaze flitted restlessly, and Bai Jin doubted if she had misheard. She couldn't look directly at Yang Yu, yet she kept glancing at him from the corner of her eye.

"Bai Jin, the person you like is me, right?" Yang Yu reiterated clearly.

Bai Jin was at a loss once more. After a while, she lowered her head and nodded,

"Did you...know from the beginning?"

"Mhm."

"How early...did you know?"

"Probably before going to the All Things Library."

"Was it that early?... You knew how I felt all along, why..."

Bai Jin searched her memories...

Indeed, there were a few perfect opportunities for a confession before, but Yang Yu said some inexplicable words that ruined the atmosphere.

Could it be that before, he was deliberately avoiding my confession?

Was he deliberately avoiding my confession to prevent awkwardness?

I'm such an idiot, I should have realized it sooner...

Bai Jin's body began to tremble slightly, increasingly uneasy.

"How should I put it, Bai Jin...first of all, let me give you an answer!"

Leaving the chair, Yang Yu kicked it a bit further away and placed the cold tea in Bai Jin's hand on the desk.

With nothing in her hands, Bai Jin's heart also felt empty, sitting there blankly, like a criminal waiting for judgment.

"Raise your right hand, Bai Jin."

Hearing Yang Yu's voice, Bai Jin lifted her trembling hand slightly.

The next moment, Yang Yu grabbed Bai Jin's wrist and pulled her up.

As Bai Jin was caught off guard, Yang Yu pressed his lips against hers, wrapping his arms around her waist.

In Yang Yu's original world, he had no experience with officially dating a girl, at most having online romantic relationships with "so-called female netizens who might not even be real."

There were many things between couples that Yang Yu didn't know.

But he knew he must respond to Bai Jin's feelings in a handsome, regret-free way now.

Some things, if missed, would lead to endless regret, something he learned from countless games.

And the cruel part of reality is, no one can predict when "missing" will happen, and when discovered, only endless regret remains.

Apparently, he died in the last world inexplicably.

There were still so many things he wanted to do but didn't get to, yet he died.

Yang Yu didn't want to let go, didn't want to regret.

Bai Jin widened her eyes in disbelief, never expecting such a thing to happen. For a moment, she even thought it was a dream.

But the sensation on her lips couldn't deceive her, her heartbeat suddenly quickened, her heart threatening to burst, pounding incessantly.

After a while, Bai Jin accepted the reality and closed her eyes.

Even if it's a lie, she wanted to quietly savor the happy moment.

Who knows how long had passed.

It felt like forever, yet also like everything happened in an instant.

It wasn't until Yang Yu's lips parted that Bai Jin reluctantly opened her eyes.

Yang Yu grinned, revealing a gentle smile: "Bai Jin, this is my answer."

Seeing Yang Yu's face, Bai Jin's face turned red again, her eyes flickering, surrounded only by her heartbeat.

Touching her lips lightly with her finger, Bai Jin still found it hard to believe all that had just happened,

"Someone like me really can?

I'm just an ordinary girl you can find anywhere, and there are plenty more prettier and cuter girls than me.

I don't even have any particular skills, sometimes I'm not useful at all...

Can someone like me be okay..."

"Don't belittle yourself like that, have a little more confidence.

I said before, if you consider that ordinary, then there probably aren't many ordinary people in this world.

Besides, even if ordinary, as long as you're irreplaceable to me, that's enough."

Hearing Yang Yu's confession, Bai Jin felt a lot more at ease, but there was still one thing persistently bothering her mind,

"Since, since... since this is your answer, why before...

Were those all deliberate?"

Yang Yu nodded and said, "They were all deliberate.

Before, I interrupted you when the timing was just right...sorry.

I had my own thoughts too.

Initially, I had an attitude of overcoming anything, thinking everything would fall into place naturally, no need to rush.

Later, I gradually realized, this world is different than imagined, more dangerous.

We'll encounter increasingly powerful enemies in the future.

I can't avoid it...

Staying in a corner won't work.

In the future, you, or I, He Meng, Lotcar, and Iyas could all end up dying in the events to come.

If you and I establish a relationship, if one day only one survives...it's probably a life spent in remembrance.

If no relationship is established, if one dies...the other has a higher chance of moving on from the shadow.

So, before, I kept thinking it's not the time, it's not the time yet...

Again and again, I glossed over it.

But...now, my mindset has undergone a new change."

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