89: Chapter 90 Guoguo likes you.

"I'm not going out." Yu Bo's arms tightened, holding her firmly in his embrace. His voice carried an unrefusable firmness and a hint of pleading. "Tianxue, let me hold you. Just for a moment."

His embrace was warm and familiar, carrying his unique, crisp scent, transmitted through the warm flow of water. Yin Tianxue's tense body relaxed for a moment, but then stiffened again. She stopped struggling and just stood there stiffly, letting the water wash over them both. Her voice was cold and trembling slightly: "If you've held me enough, then get out. I want to be alone."

Yu Bo did not move; instead, he turned her around to face him. The warm water instantly soaked his bathrobe, but he paid it no mind. He cupped her wet face, forcing her to look into his eyes. Her eye sockets were red, and it was impossible to tell if it was tears or hot water on her face. Her eyes were filled with confusion, shame, sadness, and a hint of complex emotion he couldn't decipher.

"Tianxue, look at me." Yu Bo's voice was low and gentle, yet carried an unquestionable firmness. "Last night... it was my fault. I didn't control myself; I was a jerk. I made you... uncomfortable, and I made you sad. I'm sorry."

Yin Tianxue looked at the heartache, frustration, and undisguised love in his eyes. The grievance and confusion in her heart could no longer be suppressed; tears burst from her eyes, mixing with the hot water as they slid down her cheeks. She pounded on his chest with force, her voice choked with sobs: "Jerk... Yu Bo, you jerk... How could you... How could you do that... That was Guoguo... She is my best friend..."

Her fists were not heavy, but it hurt as if they were striking Yu Bo's heart. He let her vent, only pulling her tighter into his arms, whispering in her ear over and over: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Tianxue... It was my fault... It was all my fault..."

Yin Tianxue was tired from hitting him and finally went limp in his arms, sobbing softly. Yu Bo turned off the faucet, grabbed a clean bath towel from the side, carefully wrapped her wet body in it, picked her up horizontally, walked out of the bathroom, and gently placed her on the bedroom sofa.

He knelt in front of her, gently wiping her wet hair and cheeks with a towel, his gaze focused and full of love. Yin Tianxue kept her head down, letting him serve her, but her tears continued to fall uncontrollably.

"Tianxue," Yu Bo put down the towel and held her cold hands, his voice low and serious. "Last night... we both drank too much and lost our reason. I know this cannot be an excuse. But please believe me, my heart for you has never changed. I love you, I love you deeply. Last night... it was just an accident, a beautiful misunderstanding."

"A beautiful misunderstanding?" Yin Tianxue raised her head, looking at him through tear-blurred eyes, a bitter and mocking curve pulling at the corner of her lips. "Yu Bo, you don't understand women at all. Perhaps for you, this was just a 'beautiful misunderstanding' after drinking, but for us women... it wasn't."

She pulled her hand back, her voice tinged with sorrow and helplessness: "Guoguo... she isn't a casual woman. She is my best friend. If she didn't have feelings for you, if she hadn't been moved, she would never have... done what she did last night. She is such a proud person, how could she..."

She couldn't continue, turning her face away, her shoulders trembling slightly. In the chaotic scenes of last night, the blurry, yet obsessed and longing look in Tang Guo's eyes when she looked at Yu Bo appeared clearly in her mind now. That wasn't just simple drunken behavior; that was a woman's most primal attraction and... being moved by a man.

Yu Bo froze, looking at Yin Tianxue's sad profile, his heart sinking suddenly. He hadn't expected Yin Tianxue to think so deeply and see things so clearly.

"Tianxue, I..." He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but didn't know what to say.

"And..." Yin Tianxue interrupted him, her voice dropping, carrying a hint of self-mockery and helplessness. "Yu Bo, you underestimate your own charm too much. You... you are so good, so excellent, so... 'vigorous'. As long as it's a woman, having had such intimate contact with you... it's impossible to... easily forget. Guoguo... she is also a woman."

Her words were like a hammer, striking heavily on Yu Bo's heart. He looked at the complex emotions in her eyes—sadness, helplessness, jealousy, and a hint of guilt and heartache for her friend that even she hadn't realized—and his heart was a mixture of five flavors.

"Tianxue," he cupped her face, forcing her to look into his eyes, his gaze serious and firm. "Listen to me. Tang Guo... she is a good girl and your best friend. I am very sorry about last night; I didn't control myself well, I was a jerk. But my heart, from beginning to end, has only had you. I only have friendly feelings for Tang Guo. Last night... it was just the alcohol acting up, just... an absurd dream. Once the dream is over, it should be forgotten."

He lowered his head and gently kissed away the tears at the corner of her eyes, his voice gentle and full of love: "Tianxue, I love you. I only want to be with you, I only want to spend the rest of my life with you. No one else, nothing else, can change this. Tang Guo... she deserves someone better, someone who loves her wholeheartedly. And I, Yu Bo, in this life, the next life, and for all eternity, belong only to you, Yin Tianxue."

His love words were not flowery, but every word came from the bottom of his heart, carrying a scorching temperature and a firm promise, soothing Yin Tianxue's chaotic and uneasy heart. She looked at his deep and affectionate eyes, where only her reflection existed, only undisguised love and sincerity.

The chaos and anxiety in her heart seemed to calm down bit by bit under his gaze and promise. Yes, what was she worried about? The one Yu Bo loved was her; this, she had never doubted. As for Tang Guo... perhaps last night was really just a moment of confusion, perhaps... she did have feelings for Yu Bo, but so what? As long as Yu Bo's heart was with her, as long as they loved each other, nothing could separate them.

"Yu Bo..." She whispered his name, her eye sockets slightly hot, her voice tinged with grievance and lingering fear. "I... I'm a little scared. I'm afraid... afraid of losing you, afraid of losing Guoguo. You... you are both the most important people in my life. If... if because of what happened last night, the relationship between the three of us becomes awkward, or even... broken, I... I don't know what to do."

Her fragility and anxiety made Yu Bo's heart ache. He pulled her tightly into his arms, as if wanting to knead her into his bones and blood, his voice low and firm: "It won't happen, Tianxue. You won't lose me; I will always be here. As for Tang Guo... she is your best friend, she loves you so much, how could she bear to make things difficult for you? Let's just pretend what happened last night never happened. In the future, we will still be like before, good friends, family. Time will dilute everything, and everything will get better. Trust me, okay?"

Yin Tianxue leaned on his warm chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, her chaotic heart gradually calming down. She nodded lightly, reached out to wrap her arms around his waist, buried her face in his arms, and gave a muffled "Mm."

"Alright, don't think about it so much." Yu Bo gently stroked her wet hair, his tone gentle. "You didn't rest well last night; go to sleep for a while longer? I'll go make you something to eat."

Yin Tianxue shook her head, raised her head from his arms, looked at the dark circles under his eyes, and said with heartache: "You didn't sleep well all night either. Let's sleep together for a while longer."

Yu Bo looked at her still pale complexion and nodded: "Okay, let's sleep together."

He got up, picked her up horizontally, gently placed her on the large bed with the clean sheets already changed, lay down himself, pulled her into his arms, pulled the quilt over them, and pressed a light kiss on her forehead: "Sleep, I'm here."