LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 57 - WuYue's real feelings
It had been four days since the argument with WuYue.
Under YouYu and Bai Yu’s subtle influence, the “withdrawn” behavior she displayed earlier had started to shift, gradually moving in a better direction.
Bit by bit, she’s now… capable of talking to YouYu normally again, although a sense of distance still lingered.
And so, today, on the last day of training this week—
Bai Yu decided it was time to have a talk with WuYue.
—
“The time is almost up, everyone.”
On the training grounds.
YouYu shielded his eyes from the setting sun, which was casting a warm glow across the sky. He called out to the girls who were still engaged in combat training.
“Today marks the last training session for this week… After all, we agreed that from now on, the training time and intensity would be halved. So it’s almost time we can wrap things up.”
“So, let’s take a short break now, and after we finish the last bit of training, we can head back.”
“Okay.”
“Okay, okay.”
Upon hearing YouYu’s words, both WuYue and Bai Yu stopped immediately, reining in their powers and ceasing their actions.
One had to admit using combat as a training method had been quite effective in boosting their abilities.
Every time YouYu watched WuYue launch an attack against Bai Yu, her strikes were precise and relentless, each move delivered with fierce energy as if she were really battling an enemy.
And Bai Yu… her control over her liquefaction ability had also improved significantly, all thanks to her training with WuYue.
If they continued this training over a longer period, there was no doubt that one day, they would be strong enough to “take him down.”
But who could say… just how long it would take to reach that day?
“YouYu.”
While YouYu was lost in thought, Bai Yu—having stopped fighting and reverted from her transformed state—approached him.
She glanced back at WuYue, who was looking for her water bottle, then turned to YouYu and said:
“Later… I’d like to find an opportunity to talk to WuYue about you.”
“If you’re still here…”
“It might be… inconvenient for WuYue, right?”
“…That’s about right.”
“Okay.”
Nodding, YouYu shifted his gaze away from Bai Yu and looked over at WuYue, who was sitting on a bench drinking water, and said:
“WuYue! I’m heading to the nearby convenience store. I’ll grab some snacks for you. Do you want anything?”
“Huh?”
Hearing YouYu’s words, WuYue paused for a moment, hurriedly stopping her drinking, then replied:
“Just the same as before, YouYu!”
“Still the same bread, right?”
“Yeah!”
“Got it.”
After receiving her reply, YouYu waved to them and left, making his way toward the convenience store nearby.
“……”
Watching YouYu’s departing figure, Bai Yu took a deep breath, steeling herself internally, before turning and walking towards WuYue.
WuYue noticed her approach and, for some reason, seemed a bit uneasy as Bai Yu came closer.
However, as soon as she came closer, that sense of “unease” seemed to vanish as if it had never existed. WuYue then looked at her and smiled, saying:
“Um… Bai Yu, is there something you want to talk to me about? You look so serious…”
“…Huh, do I really look that serious right now? Sorry, sorry!”
Hearing WuYue’s comment, Bai Yu quickly realized her expression and adjusted it, trying not to appear so stern.
After all, she wasn’t here to interrogate a suspect… she came to help WuYue. It was just that her nerves got the better of her, and she had unwittingly adopted a serious demeanor again.
Once she managed to soften her expression, she took a deep breath and said:
“Well, I did come to talk to you about something, WuYue.”
As she spoke, Bai Yu sat down beside her.
“What I wanted to talk about is…”
“It’s about YouYu, right?”
Before Bai Yu could finish, WuYue cut in.
Bai Yu was momentarily taken aback, then she nodded and continued:
“Yes, it’s about him. Lately, it seems things between you two haven’t been going well, so I wanted to understand what happened from your perspective.”
“……”
After a moment of silence, WuYue replied:
“What happened… YouYu should have probably told you everything, right? And it’s exactly as he said—it was all my fault.”
“So… there’s really nothing more to understand.”
“…It’s all your fault?”
Hearing this, Bai Yu furrowed her brow and sighed, saying:
“YouYu never told me it was your fault, you know? What he said was that he didn’t consider your feelings and rejected you without thinking it through…”
“I guess… you must feel that your confession caused trouble for YouYu, so you blame yourself, right? But when he turned you down back then, he felt guilty too… about rejecting you.”
“So, he’s never blamed you, WuYue. Instead… even now, he still feels sorry about the whole thing.”
“Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked me to help mend things between you two…”
“……”
After listening to Bai Yu’s words, WuYue opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but no words came out.
In the end, after a long pause, she sighed, her mood dimming, and said:
“Honestly… I’ve known all along about the things YouYu has been doing these past few days. I also know he never blamed me.”
“I’ve been thinking of sharing my true feelings with him and hoping that… everything could return to how it was.”
“But…”
The thought of what happened back then—how she had acted, how she had taken action with that reason in mind—
“I just can’t bring myself to say it.”
All she could do was avoid contact with YouYu as much as possible, trying to get herself together so she wouldn’t make him worry about her again.
After hurting YouYu once before, she had resolved never to hurt him a second time.
Otherwise… she feared she might do something she’d regret to herself.
“……”
After listening to WuYue’s words, Bai Yu remained silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said:
“Then, WuYue, why don’t you tell me what you really want to say to YouYu?”
“I’ll pass it on to him for you.”
If she could figure out the real reason why WuYue had become like this…
Perhaps she could help bring her and YouYu back together!