Chapter 4 — The Wolf That Can Meow

8I let Khai An lead me to the bench under the tree. He gasped, seemingly running in a hurry. He was wearing only a black tank top, his messy hair stuck to his forehead. Khai An opened his mouth, his voice trembling slightly: "I like you, Van Tinh, for a long time." I shook my head, feeling like I had just had my brain smashed. "Did Diep Vu tell you? Thank you for deliberately coming to comfort me, I was originally about to give up..." "It's true, I'm not comforting you. I'm afraid if I don't say it, I won't have another chance." He interrupted me, his eyes fixed on it. "From Ta Duy... sorry, he has access to the backstage of the scouting test, I couldn't help but watch the results." In short, after knowing that your result is the cat type, I'm still worried. Our compatibility is not high. If you choose a more suitable guard, I still want to... at least let you know my feelings. He averted his gaze, his ears turning red. "I know, choosing this time to confess is very selfish... sorry, I won't interfere with your choice. It's just that I'm not willing, I feel like if I don't say something, I'll regret it for the rest of my life." I opened my mouth, was stunned for a long time, and finally asked: "I like you, so why are you gentle towards everyone, only cold towards me?" "I'm not cold towards you! I, I'm..." He raised his hand to scratch his face, his cheeks quickly turned red, "You once said on social networks that you like cold and domineering men..." I was just about to ask when I said that, then suddenly remembered, when I was young, I had posted a few lines in the past. Feelings about stories like 《The badass guard who loves me》, 《The cold S-class and his sweet little wife》… Aaaaaaaa!! I felt like my cheeks were redder than Khai An's, from my burning feet to the top of my head. Who would dig up someone else's "painful and dark history of youth" lines? Not only do you look it up, but you also remember it in your heart and resolutely practice it?! I covered my face: "Okay, stop saying that... so why have you never looked straight at me? I thought you hated me." He took a deep breath, his face looking like he was in a fierce internal struggle. Then he hesitantly opened his mouth: "I saw a few photos of you in your album. They were all from the right angle, so I asked Ta Duy if my right side was more handsome... He looked for a while and said maybe so, so I immediately..." He couldn't continue, just like me, he also covered his face with his hands. The two of us were silent, the sound of summer cicadas in the silence sounded strangely deafening. After a while, I quietly asked what I was most worried about. "You are a prominent figure in the Guard Academy, maybe becoming an S-rank in the future. And I am just an ordinary scout, with nothing special in my abilities. You... why do you like an ordinary person like me?"9 Khai An sat up straight. The redness on his face had not yet completely disappeared, but his eyes were extremely serious. "Back then, I had a day off and went out to buy things from school. I happened to see a little girl being dragged into an alley by a man. He said he was her adoptive father and told outsiders not to interfere. In fact, no one dared to interfere. I was about to intervene, when I saw you rushing in." "At that time I was just a new scout, no spirit, no knowledge of scouting yet." But I didn't hesitate and used my mental force to repel him." He looked at me, his voice gentle. "I see your legs shaking, your forehead covered in cold sweat. In fact, you are very scared. Some people will think that action is reckless. But in my eyes, even though you are afraid, you still dare to stand up, that is precious courage, not everyone can do it." His fingers gently touched my palm, then carefully held it

"Van Tinh." He softly called my name, his eyes like ripples on a lake. "You have to believe, you shine brighter than you think." Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes. "It's late, Khai An..." I choked, "I like you too, but what's the point? The academy won't let me choose a scout that's only 56% compatible." Khai An raised his hand, stopped right next to my cheek for a few seconds, and finally hugged me tightly to his chest. I felt his warmth, spreading from my cheek to my chest to all over my body. The rapid heartbeat gradually harmonized with mine. His voice rang out, passing through his trembling chest: "As long as you agree, I will be brave for you."10