Chapter 1240: Liu Feng, I Like You
Chapter 1240: Chapter 1240: Liu Feng, I Like You
“But ever since you enrolled in school, I noticed you. Just like you said earlier, you certainly weren’t considered excellent in class back then. Especially since you were always with the class leader and others, your abilities weren’t showcased much. Do you know why I still noticed you even under those circumstances?”
Liu Feng shook his head slightly, bewildered.
Xing Xuan gave a bitter smile and said, “Because, everything you displayed was almost the complete opposite of my father. My father is cowardly, timid, fearful, and selfish. But you, you’re tough, resilient, courageous, and selfless. More than once, I’ve seen you push yourself to the physical limits during cultivation, but each time, you would charge ahead without any hesitation. That’s when I realized that not all men are like my father, a cowardly weakling. There are also people like you, who are firm and brave, relentlessly pursuing their own future.”
“I often saw your efforts in the corners. You rarely spoke, preferring to express your heart through actions. Once, I deliberately entered the gravity chamber at the same time when you went for cultivation. Honestly speaking, I might be more talented than you. But when I saw the level of gravity you were training under, I was completely shocked. It was something I would never dare to challenge. Watching you from outside the window, seeing you crushed under the weight in the gravity chamber, yet persisting bit by bit to rise, to stand, with all muscles tense and capillaries bursting, blood seeping from your pores. You were probably only fourteen or fifteen years old at that time. Other classmates who witnessed this scene called you ‘Madman,’ but I didn’t see it that way. In my eyes, you were no madman, so despite everyone calling you that, I didn’t. I just called you Liu Feng. In my heart, you were a real man. I don’t know why, but when I saw you stand in the gravity chamber, tears streamed down my face, and I felt proud and honored for you.”
“Since that day, I started sneaking views of you cultivating. Gradually, along with pride and honor, another emotion emerged, perhaps, it could be called ‘heartache.’ I really wanted to persuade you not to push so hard. But I knew I couldn’t do that. Your willpower to strive hard must not be shaken because of me. So, I could only quietly watch you, while I also started to push myself harder. Not for anyone else, not even for you, but because I felt that I needed to become someone like you. Everyone has their own choices—they can choose to decline or choose to be strong. I need to be strong like you, so that I can always remain firm in my heart.”
“I know you’ve never noticed me. Because your energy has always been focused on cultivation. But that doesn’t matter. The more you were like this, the clearer your image became imprinted in my heart.”
“I’m really very, very grateful to the class leader. If it weren’t for the class leader, all of us in Thirty-Three Skywing would not have been able to enter the Inner Court. I originally thought I might have to bury these feelings for you for a lifetime. Normally, I simply wouldn’t have the courage to tell you all this. But the class leader allowed us all to enter the Inner Court and gave me the chance to participate in this Sea God’s Luck matchmaking event. Even as of yesterday, my heart was filled with trepidation and unrest. I know clearly, with your character, it would probably be hard for you to accept a girl entering your life, affecting your cultivation and efforts. But still, I convinced myself, because I knew, if I missed this chance, I might miss it for a lifetime. What if it’s not successful? At least I have said what I wanted to say.”
At this point, she paused, then as if using all her strength, loudly said, “Liu Feng, I like you—”
Watching the girl already with a flushed face, tears twinkling in her eyes, shouting with all her might, Liu Feng felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Yes, he really never noticed, that while he was cultivating, not far away there was always a pair of eyes quietly watching him. Nor did he know about the existence of such a girl.
But now, thinking back, why did he clearly know her name, know who had once pursued her? Wasn’t it precisely because she appeared exceptionally often in his field of vision?
Remembering now, whenever he was cultivating in the academy, he indeed frequently saw this familiar figure. Whenever he unintentionally looked in her direction, her gaze would disappear silently.
The whole place fell silent.
As students of Shrek Academy, almost everyone, before and after entering the Inner Court, was engrossed in their strenuous cultivation. That’s why they had the Sea God’s Luck matchmaking event, to provide these students, who were engrossed in their cultivation, an opportunity to know and love each other.
And how many people could quietly observe someone for six whole years like Xing Xuan? Her liking was not blind but was accumulated bit by bit over six years. Her liking came from deep within her lungs and heart, allowing a timid girl to bravely stand here and loudly confess her feelings to the boy she admired.
Liu Feng’s heart was trembling gently, he never knew, that besides cultivation, he could also experience such intense emotional waves.
Xing Xuan’s voice echoed over the lake surface, lingering for a long time. Even Zheng Longjiang and Shan Wei couldn’t bear to hurry her at this moment. Everyone’s eyes were on Liu Feng.
Xing Xuan was slightly gasping, her pretty face flushed, but her gaze still fixed on Liu Feng’s face. Today, she was truly, truly brave. Since there was only one opportunity, she decided to fight for it with everything she had.
“You?” she asked, almost biting her lower lip as she spoke these two words.
Liu Feng’s fists, not knowing when, had already clenched tightly. Looking at the petite figure in front of him, his eyes gradually deepened.
“Xing Xuan, thank you.” His voice was somewhat harsh; in fact, he felt almost tongue-tied.
The moment the words “thank you” were uttered, Xing Xuan’s pretty face instantly turned pale, devoid of any color.
Liu Feng, being close, could clearly see the change in her expression, and immediately, a hint of panic appeared in his originally deep eyes as he quickly waved his hands, “Don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean that.”
“What I mean is, I’m sorry. I really didn’t know, really didn’t know that you’ve been silently paying attention to me. But now that I think about it, I realize I did see you often. Xing Xuan, you’re a good girl.”
Xing Xuan’s face grew even paler.
On the shore.
“Snap!” Qian Lei slapped his forehead, and beside him, Lan Mengqin couldn’t help but angrily say, “I always thought your emotional intelligence was already at rock bottom. I didn’t expect Madman to be even worse than you. What kind of idiot says things like ‘thank you’, ‘I’m sorry’, ‘you’re a good person’?”
Qian Lei with a wronged expression said: “My dear wife, you can’t do this! Madman and I are not the same. I am always expressing my love for you.”
“Get lost. Keep watching. If Madman rejects such a good girl, you beat him up. Beat him until he comes to his senses!” Lan Mengqin said fiercely.
Qian Lei weakly said, “But we are good brothers! Isn’t this inappropriate?”
“Hmm?” Lan Mengqin glared at him coldly.
Qian Lei then righteously said, “But if someone does something wrong, they need to be taught a lesson, I think you are right. This guy indeed deserves a good beating.”