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Gu Baobao stared at Mo Chen in wide-eyed surprise, seemingly not comprehending his words. He spoke loudly, and their previous tussle and noisy behavior had already drawn suspicion from passersby; now with Mo Chen shouting like this, everyone was pointing fingers and gossiping. Gu Baobao had been avoiding public attention for the past few years. Although she believed her babies were her pride and joy, her greatest treasure, her father thought it a disgrace, thus warning her to never appear in public to avoid being photographed or having their background dug up, shaming both herself and China.

Therefore, Gu Baobao disliked being the center of attention. However, Mo Chen’s words stunned her so much that she momentarily forgot her discomfort, staring dumbfounded at him. Mo Chen gripped her shoulders tighter, "Baobao, I don't want to beat around the bush with you; I don’t want to waste time anymore. We've already wasted ten years of our lives. I don’t wish to hide anything from you again nor only be able to secretly love you as in the past."

"We aren’t even acquainted…" Gu Baobao murmured, and Mo Chen suddenly smiled gently at her, looking into her eyes tenderly, as if seeing through to her soul, "Baobao, you're deceiving me and yourself. How could we not know each other You've already remembered me, and you should recall everything from our college days; how I relentlessly pursued you. Perhaps there were even some little secrets unknown to me that I eagerly await for you to share with me."

Mo Chen’s guess was correct—Gu Baobao had indeed recalled those memories. She deliberately avoided thinking about them, but the longer she did so, the blurrier they became. Yet when someone mentioned them, her memory of college days came rushing back, especially all that concerning this man.

However…

"But you don't like me." Gu Baby struggled free from him again and took a few steps back, not letting Mo Chen get close. She looked at him with a somewhat pitiful expression, recalling how she felt back then.

The feeling of being secretly in love is completely different from approaching handsome boys when she was young. It's beautiful yet sad, making her want to get closer to him despite his coldness and distance.

Mo Chen had once rejected her.

"When you talked about university with me, I started remembering you. I’ve more than once wished for a chance to return to those days. If I could go back in time, I would definitely embrace you tightly when you first approached me and tell you how much I love you and miss you." Mo Chen gazed deeply into Gu Baby's eyes, his expression sincere and earnest, wanting desperately her love.

Gu Baby shook her head slightly, bit her lip, and remained silent. As Mo Chen walked towards her, she looked up at him in alarm but was caught in his embrace when she tried to retreat. "Is there something you want to tell me"

Gu Baby replied, "I don't believe that you love me; this kind of love is too... unbelievable. You didn’t like me before, and six years later you start pursuing me. You have no idea who I am or what kind of life I can give you. Saying you love me is just too easy; I don’t believe it. Sorry, Mo Chen. We’re still strangers to each other. Back then, I did genuinely like you, though not at first sight. Maybe you forgot that you helped me three times when others mocked my long hair and extravagant dressing. You saw helping a girl as trivial, but I was grateful for your assistance. Perhaps because of this, I became infatuated with you back then. Having never dated before, I mistakenly took this infatuation as love and thus pursued you wholeheartedly."

"Actually, I'm just a girl who craves novelty and needs affirmation. Back then, I was young and didn't understand what love is; such infatuation seemed beautiful to me, so I wanted you. I admit that I've done some foolish things since childhood, living for myself without caring about others' opinions. To you back then, I might have been annoying. Later on, I gradually understood more: I dropped out of school, returned to C country, went to Paris, had children, worked, and raised them. Slowly, I forgot about you. I remember the period but not the person. It's not because you hurt me that I buried you in my memory. Simply put, you were just a beautiful memory from university; beyond that, there was nothing. I didn't feel sorrow or longing for you, only nostalgia. Never did it cross my mind that I would be with you someday or even meet you again."

"Because I don't care about you. Don't look at me like that. My sister often says I never think clearly before doing something and just charge ahead. In fact, I know exactly what I want: my fondness for you is like admiration for an idol—appreciation without possession. What we had in university wasn’t love; when you didn't like me and I liked you secretly, the relationship was cut off even before it started. To be honest, I never truly loved you."

Gu Baby has always been clear that she doesn't care about Mo Chen. Back then, pursuing him was due to her infatuation with a hero-savior complex and her admiration for his elegant demeanor. It's like admiring an object purely out of appreciation rather than love because she can admire many people but cannot love two at the same time.

Mo Chen was slightly taken aback, not expecting Gu Baby to speak so openly about her feelings towards him or analyze them in such detail. She was infatuated with him. This wasn't typical of Gu Baby's character; she had always seemed simple-minded and scatterbrained without ever contemplating such complex issues.

After hearing her words, Mo Chen realized he was completely wrong about her. Gu Baby is confused but not foolish; she doesn't avoid thinking just because it's lazy. What she wants is clear—like when she declared as a child that she would marry someone in the future if she liked them. She treats those she like with great kindness. However, if she dislikes you, she will clearly tell you so, regardless of your feelings.

What she wants, she pursues.

What she doesn't want, she ignores.

However, with both attitudes, she is serious.

This might be the reason why he has never been able to let go of Gu Baobao all these years.

In fact, Gu Baobao is an extremely composed woman; one can tell from how she handles her emotions that naivety and simplicity are just a facade.

Gu Baobao's words hurt Mo Chen deeply.

The pain is悶悶的，like an old wound that always隱隱作痛。

(Note: The last two sentences are left untranslated as there seems to be a repetition of "悶悶地疼痛著" and the second part appears in Chinese, which might be intentional for emphasis or context.)w my limits. You two shouldn't worry about me. If you have the time, hire a moving company and move back home. This place is damp and humid; Mom and Dad wouldn’t be comfortable living here.""Of course...