69novels Chapter 214 Love is More Important
Chapter 214 Love is More Important
chapter 214
Meng Youcheng frowned, hesitating for a long time...
Lu Linshen also became serious, staring at him blankly for a few seconds, "What's wrong?"
Meng Youcheng hesitated, then took a few steps...
Lu Linshen realized there was something slightly off about his words, so he could only smile wryly and say, "I was just joking, you didn't actually take it seriously, did you?"
Meng Youcheng stopped, looked at him, and said calmly, "I took it seriously..."
Lu Linshen was stunned. After a long while, a smile returned to his face, though it was somewhat awkward. He quickly looked away and tried to suppress his nervousness with a joking tone, "That's... kind of... Actually, I didn't want you to kiss me. I... I just like to joke around. I didn't really want you to kiss me. You misunderstood. I..."
Meng Youcheng hesitated for a moment, "But I really want to kiss you..."
Lu Linshen was stunned again, staring at him in disbelief, then lowered his head, gritting his teeth...
God knows what he's thinking right now...
His breathing was a little rapid, and he didn't dare to look up at Meng Youcheng. After a long pause, he was just about to speak...
"I was just kidding, hehe..."
Meng Youcheng chuckled. "Let's see if you're still going to tease me."
Lu Linshen froze for a second, then burst out laughing. "Hahaha... I knew it! How could that be... I won't tease you next time, and you shouldn't tease me either..."
Meng Youcheng nodded. "Mm."
"Brother Cheng..."
Lu Linshen lowered his head and thought for a long time before finally letting out a breath and cautiously asking, "Are you really not straight anymore?"
Meng Youcheng hesitated, then turned to look at him, "I don't know..."
"What do you mean?"
"To tell you the truth..."
Meng Youcheng sighed. "Now I feel that it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. Being with a boy isn't as bad as I imagined. Regardless of gender, I think what I care about more now is love. As long as I fall in love with someone and they love me in return, I should be with them without hesitation, whether they are a boy or a girl."
Lu Linshen hesitated for a few seconds, "Then...whether you'd rather accept a girl or a boy?"
"Love is more important, isn't it..."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "If I had a choice, I would of course choose a girl, after all, that's the normal sexual orientation. But if I fell in love with a boy, I think I would be with him too."
Lu Linshen glanced at him but didn't say anything...
After walking a few steps, Lu Linshen asked again, "I have a friend who is very much in love with someone, but that person doesn't like him. There's also someone else in his life who likes him. If you were in his shoes, who would you choose?"
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "One is someone I love, and the other loves me, right?"
"Yes……"
Meng Youcheng was deep in thought...
Lu Linshen stared at him intently...
After a few minutes, Meng Youcheng spoke up, "I won't choose either. I want to choose someone I love, and someone who loves me back. Anyway, I've been single for most of my life, so a few more days won't make a difference. Even if I stay single forever, it won't matter."
Lu Linshen was stunned. "Oh..."
Meng Youcheng turned to look at him, pondering for a moment, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Can……"
"What do you take me for now?"
Lu Linshen was stunned. "Huh?"
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "The butler told me that I'm here to be a substitute. You have your beloved white moonlight, and I look like him, so I came to your side. I've read similar novels before, about substitutes for white moonlight, but the content is always the same: coercion. But you, on the other hand, are like this to me..."
Lu Linshen remained silent for a long time, finally looking at him with a puzzled expression, "Do you like forced love?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Huh?"
Lu Linshen sighed, "I hope you can like me, because the one I secretly love doesn't like me back. I want to break this curse. If you like forced love, I can force you..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "I don't like it."
Lu Linshen nodded. "I know you don't like it..."
Meng Youcheng hesitated for a moment, then glanced at him. "I feel..."
Meng Youcheng felt a pang of hesitation, especially after hearing Lu Linshen's words, which were unpleasant to hear. He hadn't expected to be a substitute. He had gone through four instances without truly enjoying himself even once…
Now that his sister is cured and there are no more worries, and since there aren't any particularly serious tasks in this instance, Meng Youcheng really wants to fully experience the joy of the instance. If possible, he might even calm down and experience the love he has never had before...
However, he didn't understand what love was, nor did he understand what it meant to like someone. So he calmed down and quietly enjoyed everything. If he couldn't understand love, then so be it. He wouldn't have wasted his life. It would only prove that he was born without love and didn't deserve to have it.
He looked at Lu Linshen, using a smile to hide his embarrassment, "This... is so absurd..."
Lu Linshen asked, puzzled, "What?"
Meng Youcheng explained, "It's because I look like your 'white moonlight' that you hope I'll fall in love with you. Don't you think that's absurd?"
He paused, then continued, "Besides, your 'white moonlight' and I only look alike. Our personalities and other aspects are probably completely different. Shouldn't love be about something deeper, about inner qualities?"
Lu Linshen was stunned. "I...I don't know."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "It's okay, we can calm down and try to feel it. Maybe if you calm down, you'll find that you don't actually like me, or maybe you'll find that you just like me..."
Lu Linshen looked at him incredulously, "Brother Cheng..."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "I also need time to consider. I don't understand what love is. I did like someone before, but I think what I liked back then was too superficial. Maybe I only liked the surface. Maybe one day, when that person is no longer so beautiful, I won't love them anymore..."
"I don't like superficial love. I prefer something deeper, something more irresistible. No matter what the other person becomes, I will fall in love with them without hesitation. This is the kind of love I want to pursue, just like in the TV dramas I used to watch, where I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the other person..."
Lu Linshen nodded. "Mm."
……
What bad luck...
On my way home, I didn't see where I was going and tripped over a stone. I thought it would be nothing serious, but it turned out I twisted my ankle. My left foot couldn't bear any weight and was in excruciating pain; I couldn't move it at all. My knee was also scraped, and I couldn't even stand up...
Lu Linshen hurriedly carried him to the hospital, where the doctor corrected his leg. However, there was bad news: he couldn't put weight on his leg for a long time and would have to limp home...
Without saying a word, Lu Linshen carried me on his back and started walking towards home...
"Actually, I..."
Meng Youcheng paused for a moment, then said, "I can walk by myself..."
Lu Linshen paused for a moment, then said, "I know."
"Then put me down, I can walk by myself..."
Lu Linshen carried him on his back, walking very easily, his face expressionless, his steps steady, and he showed no intention of stopping. "I'm afraid you'll fall..."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "You should put me down. I'm heavy. I've sprained my ankle before, and I've always hopped home by myself without any problems. Besides, you're here. If I fall, you can lend a hand..."
Lu Linshen did not reply, still showing no intention of letting go of him.
Meng Youcheng added, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can put it down and try it. I don't know what's wrong with my foot, but I used to sprain it all the time, so I'm used to it..."
Lu Linshen stopped...
Meng Youcheng thought he could get down, "Could you help me down a bit later..."
Lu Linshen carried him away again, saying, "I'm here, you don't need to do this..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Huh? What?"
Lu Linshen walks very steadily. "Even if you sprain your ankle in the future, no matter where you are, I will carry you on my back. No matter how busy I am, I will come to find you."
Meng Youcheng was dumbfounded. "Heh..."
"You don't have to shoulder everything by yourself like before. You can share some of the burden, and I will do my best to take care of you and make you feel warm..."
Meng Youcheng's expression became somewhat flustered. He shifted his gaze, stunned for several seconds, and then, trying to steady his breathing, said, "Heh...why are you saying such cheesy things out of the blue?"
"I'm serious..."
Lu Linshen replied almost without hesitation, "No matter what happens, you don't have to bear it alone. Call me, or you don't have to call. I'll always be with you. Whatever happens, I'll be the first to rush to your aid and protect you..."
Tears seemed to well up in Meng Youcheng's eyes, and he could only manage a wry smile as he said, "What do I, a grown man... need you to protect me for?"
"I just want to protect you, for the rest of my life."
……
When they got home, it was already past nine o'clock at night. Lu Linshen carefully placed Meng Youcheng on the sofa, then went to the refrigerator, took out a few loaves of bread, came to him, and handed them to him, saying, "Eat something, don't go hungry..."
Meng Youcheng nervously accepted the bread. "You..."
Lu Linshen turned around, took out the first-aid kit, sat back down on the sofa, and lifted Meng Youcheng's leg...
Upon seeing this, Meng Youcheng immediately said anxiously, "It's just a small cut, you don't need to do this..."
Lu Linshen took out the disinfectant, looked up at him, and asked, "Don't you want to be close to me?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Huh?"
"Does it hurt when I touch you?"
"How is that possible?"
Lu Linshen nodded. "Then be good and don't move. I'll apply the medicine for you."