You Are the Star I Cannot Touch - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: You Can Only Be This Confident If You Can Beat Me

Gong Yutong glanced at her. “Junior high. I already fell for her when I slapped Xiang Yu. I noticed her the first time we met, especially since we were in the same dorm, and then she was all soft and acting spoiled. I wasn’t the same person I am now back then, so this feeling slowly took root, until the end of the holiday. I missed her little by little, and then on New Year’s Eve, she kissed me, and I responded. At that time, I was certain I liked her. That’s why I worked so hard in the second half of junior high—to enter the Gong Group. I couldn’t protect her, and I didn’t have the ability to shield her. Only by joining the Gong Group, only by becoming the CEO, would I have the ability to protect her. But I also couldn’t be with her. I would have harmed her. So I planned until today. I must be able to compete with my grandfather, the Gong family, and the Gong Group before I dare to declare my feelings and be with her. I want my family to accept her and marry her with fanfare. Of course, whether this can be achieved is unknown. If the family doesn’t accept her, so be it. I can give up the Gong family and the Gong Group.”

“Now I have full confidence, but I’m also afraid I can’t protect her. My family will definitely kill her. And her family background is also complicated; she can’t handle it. I’ll have to deal with it. So how could I dare to be with her then? If I had been born into your family, I wouldn’t have considered so much. My family started training me heavily from birth. Although I’m a woman, I’m the eldest daughter. Plus, I have a cold personality, and my grandfather likes me and is determined to cultivate me. Born into such a family, how could he agree if I had feelings? If I had gotten together with Mu Yan in high school, Mu Yan would probably be dead by now.”

Gu Xizhi held Gong Yutong’s hand, unsure what to say. For over ten years, she walked step by step to this point, all just to be with Mu Yan. How did she endure repeatedly pushing Mu Yan away and refusing her during these ten years? Everyone knows Mu Yan was deeply in love for ten years, but who knew Gong Yutong also loved for ten years, afraid to admit it or express her feelings, and still having to reject her? Every time Mu Yan was heartbroken and cried in front of her, how much courage did it take for her not to comfort her and control herself? This… Gu Xizhi couldn’t do it. It was simply more unbearable than death.

“I’m fine. It’s like enduring hardship and finally tasting sweetness. If Mu Yan later stops liking me, I’ll accept it. After all, who would love someone for ten years, constantly being rejected? No heart can bear it. Besides, I selfishly wanted to keep her, to keep her in my sight, in my range, and prevent her from disappearing.”

“You have such heavy thoughts. To be able to control a person for ten years, your skills in manipulating people’s hearts are remarkable.”

“Only used on her,” she leaned against Gu Xizhi, hurting in her heart. She was extremely unwilling, but she didn’t want to let go and give her to someone else. “The Gong Group’s banquet is tomorrow night. Remember to come.”

“You’re hosting it… You’re not planning to confess tomorrow, are you?”

“Would I, Gong Yutong, make a confession so lacking in romance?”

“May 20th.”

“Mhm.”

“That day, you’ll face… you’ll break with your family, maybe even become enemies. Can Mu Yan accept that? That you gave up everything for her?”

“Even if she can’t accept it, I’ll make her. If I decide I want to be with her, and she tries to run, I’ll catch her even if she runs to the ends of the earth. Mu Yan can only be mine in this lifetime.”

“You’re so domineering.” Gu Xizhi looked at her flat, exposed abdomen and placed her hand on it.

Gong Yutong looked at Gu Xizhi. “What are you doing?”

Gu Xizhi looked at Gong Yutong. “I feel like you’re hungry? Your stomach has no flesh on it.”

“I’m not hungry. Are you hungry?” She looked at her. “Is your hunger for food or for relieving lust?”

Gu Xizhi’s face darkened. “Am I that desperate?”

“Yes.”

Slap! Gu Xizhi slapped her on the abdomen.

Gong Yutong: “……”

“Let’s go out and eat. I’m hungry.”

“It’s eleven o’clock. No.”

“No? Gong Yutong, your waist is in my hands.”

Gong Yutong looked at her. “And then? Ouch… I’m going. You’re learning from Tang Xiaowan again.” She stood up to get dressed.

“Gong Yutong, can you please not change in front of me? I like women, and you…” She didn’t want to die tonight.

“I like women too. It’s fine. I’m not interested in you.”

Gu Xizhi: “…Mu Yan just happens to be a woman. Your sexual orientation is perfectly normal, so naturally, you don’t react… Wait, do I look that ordinary? Is my figure that bad?”

Gong Yutong finished changing clothes. “Going or not?”

“Going,” Gu Xizhi found a dress, took off her clothes, and put it on.

“You have a good figure, and fair skin,” Gong Yutong said. But she really wasn’t interested in women. If there were a man stripping in front of her, she would definitely be aroused and a little interested.

“Get lost… I can’t compete with you, so be mindful of your image in front of me in the future. Don’t tempt me. I’m afraid I might not be able to resist making a move on you one day.”

Gong Yutong chuckled twice. “You can only be this confident if you can beat me.”

Gu Xizhi: “……”

The two of them left. Gu Xizhi pulled Gong Yutong. It wasn’t safe for two women in the middle of the night.

Gong Yutong let her pull her. Couldn’t she just hold out for food until the middle of the night? Her legs hurt! Her whole body was uncomfortable. She was exhausted after playing all day with Gong Shaoyu, but she was just good at pretending.

“There’s barbecue over there. At this hour, that’s probably all there is, skewers and barbecue. But if we eat that, we’ll have to shower again, or we’ll smell.”

“Mhm, let’s do skewers.”

She wondered what her little short-legs was up to. She wasn’t paying attention to her. It was rare for her to be able to resist ignoring her.

Mu Yan had no idea Gong Yutong was thinking about her. She was trying to figure out a way to test her. That’s why she hadn’t paid her any mind. Of course, she felt that no matter what she did, Gong Yutong could guess it, so she had to come up with a good plan.