46: Do you dare not like me?

Gu Yuan was stunned the moment he opened the door.

He had considered it might be Revered Master, or perhaps Luoying, or even Little Noodle.

But no matter what, Gu Yuan never expected it to be Xi Nian.

Logically speaking, visiting his room late at night like this was simply not something she was capable of doing.

"What, aren't you going to invite me in?"

Xi Nian smiled faintly, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness for some reason.

"No, not at all, I'm just a bit surprised. Please, come in."

Gu Yuan quickly stepped aside, letting Xi Nian into the room.

After entering Gu Yuan's room, Xi Nian looked around curiously.

So this is his room... Hmm... It really does have his style.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan was also secretly sizing up Xi Nian.

He saw that Xi Nian's current attire was different from what she wore during the day.

She was wearing... the clothes he had once asked her to wear.

Gu Yuan stared at her blankly.

It was a Pleated skirt, and beneath the hem was a pair of white Over-the-knee socks.

Her already long and fair legs were now wrapped in those stockings.

On her upper body was a shirt, with the collar slightly open, revealing a dazzling glimpse of her proud chest.

This beautiful Saintess, who was joyless and sorrowless during the day like an emotionless being, now appeared lively and charming because of these clothes.

As if sensing Gu Yuan's constant gaze on her,

An intoxicating blush flashed across Xi Nian's pretty face.

Then she bit her lip, enduring her shyness as she turned around.

"What, staring at me like that, do you think I'm... beautiful?"

As she spoke, Xi Nian deliberately spun around.

As the skirt swayed, Gu Yuan felt his throat go dry.

Wait... Could it be that Xi Nian has been under Possession by Mingyue?

With this charming and seductive appearance, where was there even a hint of the cold Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect?

Gu Yuan was extremely bewildered, not knowing what play Xi Nian was acting out.

"Cough, Fairy Xinian must be joking. With Fairy Xinian's beauty, who on this entire continent wouldn't acknowledge it? You are naturally extremely beautiful."

Gu Yuan spoke softly, while simultaneously being on high alert.

What exactly was Xi Nian trying to do?

Hearing his words, Xi Nian only gave a doting smile.

"Is that so..."

"But someone just doesn't like me..."

"They even abandoned me..."

"Tell me, what kind of person is he?"

"Gu Yuan, do you dare to look at me!?"

Her voice was ghostly and resentful, and with every sentence she spoke, she moved a step closer to Gu Yuan.

Until finally, she had backed Gu Yuan directly into a corner.

After finishing the last sentence, she looked at Gu Yuan while crying.

Looking at Gu Yuan who was right in front of her, that expressionless and cold face was now covered in teardrops.

Gu Yuan stared blankly at Xi Nian in front of him, for a moment not knowing what to say.

With such a tearful and pitiful appearance, who could possibly refuse her?

Gu Yuan sighed softly.

Xi Nian's current appearance made him feel extremely pained.

Once upon a time, she was that cold and indifferent Saintess who looked down upon the mortal world.

But now, because of him, she was showing such a fragile side.

He reached out and, under Xi Nian's surprised gaze, gently wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"I..."

Before Gu Yuan could finish his sentence, Xi Nian threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"You don't need to say anything, nor do you need to admit it, because I know it's you. Now, can you let me hold you for a while?"

Xi Nian's face pressed against Gu Yuan's chest, feeling the scent that haunted her dreams, as she murmured.

"You surely wouldn't expect that just meeting once and eating a piece of dessert could make me so certain of this."

"Sometimes, a woman's intuition is just that incredible, isn't it?"

Xi Nian said, looking up at Gu Yuan, her beautiful eyes now filled with love.

"This has nothing to do with cultivation or the Great Dao; it is simply my intuition as a woman deep within my heart."

"Gu Yuan, I don't know why you want to hide all this, but since this is your choice, I won't expose it."

"But in the future, when you can explain everything, I want you to compensate me doubly, okay?"

After saying that, Xi Nian lowered her head again and leaned against Gu Yuan's chest, greedily taking in his scent.

Gu Yuan opened his mouth wanting to say something, but in the end, it only turned into a sigh.

These Fated Heroines are truly more considerate and gentle than the last.

Whether it was Luoying or Xi Nian, they had both recognized him and confirmed it was him, yet they didn't directly point it out.

Clearly, he had disappeared so suddenly back then; no matter how much they resented him, it would have been perfectly reasonable.

But now, they were just considerately saying to him: I don't need you to admit anything, I will wait until the day you are willing to speak.

Gu Yuan only felt extremely conflicted in his heart.

He really owed them too much.

Once the System finishes its upgrade, he should do his best to make it up to every Fated Heroine.

However, he really did have to thank the System here.

Because Gu Yuan hadn't expected that this behavior—where as long as it wasn't spoken aloud, it didn't count as being recognized—would actually be allowed by the System by default.

It was precisely by exploiting such a bug,

That Gu Yuan didn't have to just watch them in that state and be unable to do anything.

At least now, he could still give Xi Nian a hug, couldn't he?

"You are the dignified Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect, how can you still cry like a little girl?"

Gu Yuan patted Xi Nian's back and spoke softly.

Hearing this, Xi Nian only hugged him tighter.

Her voice became somewhat muffled because her head was buried in Gu Yuan's chest.

"No matter what I become, do you dare to not like me? Tell me, do you dare!?"

As Xi Nian spoke, she tugged at Gu Yuan's collar.

She gripped it so tightly, and her delicate body trembled slightly, yet she was unwilling to leave Gu Yuan's embrace.

"Silly girl, why go to such lengths? How could I possibly not like you?"

Gu Yuan rubbed her head with a bit of amusement, then released her and pinched her chin, making Xi Nian look at him.

But at this moment, Xi Nian's face was flushed red. Where was there any trace of the tough manner she had when questioning him just now?

"You, don't look at me. I-I'm crying right now, it... it doesn't look good..."

Xi Nian turned her head away, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

But how could Gu Yuan bear not to look at her? So he cupped her small face with both hands.

"Is that so? Where does it not look good? I think my Xi Nian looks good everywhere, especially when she's crying—that's when she's most beautiful."

Hearing these words, Xi Nian couldn't help but break into a smile through her tears.

"Wh-Who praises people like that? You idiot!"