42: For the rest of my life, I only wish to be with you
After a moment of thought, she slowly said, "This is a long story, it's all because of your brother. The situation is like this..."
She then briefly recounted her experience during that live stream. Recalling it now, she still felt it was somewhat surreal.
Some people try everything to become famous, even resorting to suggestive content, yet they still can't make it big.
While others, like them now, go viral after just one stream.
Money isn't everything, that's true, but then again, not having money is truly impossible.
Wang Zixuan felt a bit incredulous after hearing what she said.
Although he hadn't been involved in the live streaming industry, he understood that it wasn't easy to become popular in that line of work.
Receiving tens of millions in gifts overnight and gaining hundreds of thousands of followers—each of these alone would make people incredibly envious, let alone both happening in a single live stream.
What had happened to his older brother in the half-year since he graduated to bring about such a significant change?
Three cars drove down the road, attracting countless gazes.
Just as Wang Zixuan's car stopped at a red light, a white motorcycle pulled up beside it.
Bang, bang, bang~
The car window was suddenly tapped. Puzzled, he couldn't help but roll it down.
Outside, a woman wearing a small white camisole that revealed her 'Mariana Trench' and yoga pants that perfectly showcased her figure.
Seeing Wang Zixuan roll down the window, she leaned down and, in a high-pitched voice, asked, "Handsome, can I get to know you?"
After speaking, she didn't forget to shake the phone in her hand, wanting to exchange contact information.
The sudden flirtation caught Wang Zixuan off guard. The woman was attractive and had a good figure, but... "Sorry, I have a girlfriend."
As he spoke, he pointed to Xiao Anyi, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
This made Xiao Anyi's cheeks flush slightly, and she pinched his arm.
He thought he could easily dismiss her, but to his surprise, the woman didn't care at all and said with a smile, "It's fine if you have a girlfriend. It's just adding contact information; it's nothing."
Wang Zixuan hadn't expected her to say that. He blurted out, "I won't add your contact information. My girlfriend would get angry."
With that, he rolled up the car window.
"If you don't add it, then don't. What's with the act?"
Seeing this, she snorted to ease her embarrassment, as usually, others would actively ask for her contact information.
Inside the car, Wang Zixuan paid no mind, simply looking at Xiao Anyi with a smile.
Seeing him look at her like that, Xiao Anyi lowered her head slightly, not daring to meet his gaze, but still whispered, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Xiao An Yi, why didn't I notice before that you blush so easily? But I have to say, you look really charming right now."
"Heh heh, your eyes used to be full of Chen Zhiru. How would you have noticed me?"
"So, you're jealous?"
"Oh, you're so annoying! What nonsense are you talking about? Who would be jealous of you? I'm not anyone to you."
"Oh, really? Did I mishear that night? I remember someone seemed to say something... Let me recall. I remember, she said..."
Before he could finish, a soft, delicate hand covered his mouth.
Xiao Anyi, her face red, said shyly, "Don't recall, don't say it! It's a green light, let's go!"
Seeing this, Wang Zixuan quickly accelerated, following behind Wang Yuxin's car.
Xiao Anyi withdrew her hand, and the two fell silent. The car instantly became exceptionally quiet.
As they both debated whether to say something, they simultaneously called out each other's names.
"Xiao An Yi / Zixuan."
Then followed a series of synchronized statements.
"I'll go first."
"Then you go first."
"Okay, then I'll go first."
After these three sentences, silence once again filled the car.
Both felt a mix of emotions, thinking, 'Why aren't we there yet?'
Just as Wang Zixuan was wondering whether to speak again, Xiao Anyi suddenly extended her index finger and poked his arm, then pointed to herself.
She didn't speak, afraid they would both start talking at the same time again, and even say the same thing.
Seeing her gesture, he naturally understood her meaning. "Okay, you speak."
Xiao Anyi breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had almost been suffocated.
"Phew~ Zixuan, I think Yuxin is right. If you like someone, you have to fight for them. Before, I was a step slower than Chen Zhiru, otherwise, you wouldn't have been hurt by her."
"I only regret that I didn't muster the courage to bare my heart to you back then, though I don't know if you heard what I said that night."
"But it doesn't matter if I say it again now, because I've already missed one chance and I don't want to miss another."
"Wang Zixuan, I like you. Will you be my boyfriend?"
"I know I might not be good enough, and I have no dating experience. I don't know how to be a good girlfriend, or how to please you, but I promise I won't be unreasonable or make you angry, because... I only wish to spend the rest of my life with you."
Afterward, she looked at Wang Zixuan's profile with bright, sparkling eyes.
The atmosphere in the car once again fell silent. Wang Zixuan drove, lost in thought.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Xiao Anyi's hopeful gaze suddenly dimmed, and the smile on her face became somewhat rigid.
A hint of disappointment rose in her heart. She thought to herself, she should have realized it long ago. He had heard what she said that night, but he still hadn't responded these past few days.
Just as she was feeling secretly disappointed, Wang Zixuan suddenly reached out and stroked her head, saying with a smile, "These words should have come from me, because I've already missed you once."
"Also, in my eyes, you are already good enough. Furthermore, what I want is a girlfriend, and even more so, a wife to spend my life with, not a pet. There's no need to be so hard on yourself."
"Actually, I wasn't drunk that night; I was very sober. I heard everything you said to me clearly."
"The reason I didn't respond was simply because I felt that if I accepted your love immediately after breaking up, it might make you feel that my love was cheap."
Hearing this, Xiao Anyi's dim eyes lit up with a ray of light again. Her heart involuntarily rose, and she said nervously, "Then you..."
"Xiao Anyi, will you be my girlfriend?"
Upon hearing this, her eyes reddened, and her eyes welled up. She covered her mouth and choked out, "I will!"
Memories of her time with Wang Zixuan began to surface: from when he first arrived in Modu, to meeting him when she and Wang Yuxin picked him up for school.
Then came the realization that she liked him. Was it a secret crush?
That period probably counted, until she later mustered the courage to confess her feelings, but unfortunately, someone else got there first.
At that time, she had yearned for this very moment.
The path to the summit might be winding, but the view from the top... is truly beautiful!