noveldepot Chapter 63: Saying "I like you" isn't that hard, is it?
Chapter 63: Saying "I like you" isn't that hard, is it?
"Unbelievable," he said.
"Hmm." Lilith understood that Rhode would have difficulty accepting it right away.
"I understand that you may think what I'm saying is false, or that you may have difficulty understanding it for a while, so I won't say anything that will upset you because of this."
"I simply explained why I want to stay with you."
Lilith's voice grew softer and softer.
The tips of her small ears, peeking out from her hair, were now tinged with red, her heart burning with passion.
Because she couldn't imagine herself actually saying those words that expressed her desire for emotional support.
"I understand, thank you for clearing up my doubts, Miss Lilith." Rhodes nodded. "So, can you let go now?"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Lilith quickly took two steps back and pulled her hand away from Rhodes' face;
She draped her arm over her delicate shoulder, her eyes darting away as she awaited Rod's response.
Despite seeing Lilith's appearance, Rhode remained unmoved.
He simply smiled:
"May I ask why, in our past life, we only ended up as lovers who almost succeeded in being together, instead of being true lovers?"
"Ah." Lilith seemed taken aback by Rhodes' question and was momentarily stunned.
Or rather, my mind is a bit confused.
"It's because..." She lowered her eyes tightly.
She couldn't bring herself to say it.
She understood perfectly well that Rod's death was not an excuse for their inability to be together.
His death was merely the catalyst that brought her to her senses.
That's just how it is.
If Rod hadn't died, she probably would have continued to think, "Tomorrow, I'll definitely say it tomorrow," and kept delaying until everything was beyond repair.
Therefore, she understood very well that the fundamental reason why they ultimately failed to be together in their previous life, or at least did not have a verbal recognition of their relationship, was simply because of her unruly nature.
"Can't you say? It seems like it's something unpleasant, isn't it?"
"……Um."
Rhodes watched this scene with a hint of mockery in his heart.
His eyes grew increasingly sharp, and his words became increasingly pressing:
"So, Miss Lilith likes me, or rather, she likes my future self, is that right?"
Lilith was slightly stunned.
Rhodes' second question was even more threatening to her.
She sensed something was wrong, as if Rhodes was deliberately trying to dismantle her emotions...
However, regardless of what Rod thinks, all she needs to do is express her feelings.
Saying words like "I like you" or "I love you" is simply impossible for her.
But, but, as long as it's just an "um," then there definitely won't be any problem.
The only problem is that if she says "um," everything will change and her emotional position will be reversed.
Because once that "um" is said, it won't be Rhodes pursuing her, but rather her pursuing Rhodes.
But she understood that sometimes, one had to be bold, or rather, if she didn't take a strong dose now, it would be absolutely impossible.
After all, once you make it clear that you've said it out loud and made your attitude clear, then no matter what kind of man or woman you are, things will inevitably become ambiguous.
So, in the end, she bit her lip, her fingertips trembling as she gripped the metal tightly—
Finally, he uttered that one word—
"Um."
The girl's soft whispers were so delicate, yet they sounded so grating to Rhodes' ears.
She actually dared to nod...
He said calmly:
"Then could you try saying you like me?"
thump.
The words fell.
These were such light, even slightly flirtatious words, but they were like thunder to Lilith.
Her pupils constricted rapidly, and her breathing became erratic.
"What...does that mean?"
"If Miss Lilith likes my future self, then saying this would be a simple matter, wouldn't it? After all, it's just stating a fact."
Rhodes responded calmly.
Lilith, however, froze on the spot—
"I'll wait a minute..."
Oh no.
She understood her own personality; these were words she had never uttered until her death...
But if she can't even say "I like you" now, doesn't that mean everything she just said was a lie?
She understood that Rhodes was trying to prove that what she said was true.
We can use her language to verify whether all of this is true.
Therefore, she panicked.
She knew she found it difficult to express her inner thoughts, yet she desperately wanted to.
A surge of panic instantly gripped her heart, causing her pupils to tremble—
"I...I..."
"Can't you say?" Rhodes asked, seemingly puzzled. "Could it be... what you just said...?"
Time, space, distance—everything seemed to be stretched out in that instant.
Or rather, Lilith felt that every second she was experiencing was an agonizingly long time.
can.
but.
She has changed, too.
When her heart was on the verge of collapse, she tried her best to recall that scene.
In that scene, Rod died just before she confessed her love.
She didn't want to kneel down, tears streaming down her face, and only be able to shout "I love you" to the corpse. She absolutely couldn't...
Countless shouts at the cold corpse are not as powerful as releasing all emotions in this moment—
Just three words, just three words, how could she not do it...?
She clenched her teeth, her eyes shimmering.
The girl's face grew increasingly hot, her body reaching an extreme resistance to expressing her emotions.
But the wind behind me blew through the cracks in the window, as if stirring up all my emotions.
The shadow shifted with the movement of the light, and the girl finally uttered those three words.
Those three words, which she had never uttered in her entire life, all slipped out in her regret.
"I..." She paused, pursing her lips, then leaned towards Rhodes again—
The moment the girl lunged at him again, even the strongest-willed Rhode panicked. And this time, Lilith, like Felicity, gave Rhode absolutely no room to dodge.
Her figure fell, knocking Rhodes down onto the sofa.
The girl's body was flexible, so even when she pressed down on Rhodes, it had no effect.
The only thing that remained was that her already disordered breathing became even more chaotic at this moment.
She restrained Rhodes' arms with her hands, straddled his waist, and pressed her face close to his—
They were only ten centimeters apart, and the warm current of their breaths blew across each other's faces like cotton wool.
It was hot, very hot, but the girl revealed her true feelings, word by word:
"I do like you..." Lilith paused for a moment before biting her lip and adding, "At least, I like the future you."
The sound was very faint.
It feels neither painful nor itchy, just like cotton.
Rhodes simply sat frozen on the sofa, his body inexplicably stiff—