Chapter 1346: I’m Not Just Your Lover

Cheng Chen buried her head further into Xi Siyan’s embrace.

She knew Xi Siyan was fine, she knew with his strength he would definitely pull through, she believed her Xi Siyan could always smile at life, no matter how many hardships life threw at him.

All of this, she knew, yet it couldn’t change Cheng Chen’s heartache.

Last night’s madness, Cheng Chen just wanted to make it clear that she existed, so she discarded all shyness and restraint, clinging to him relentlessly.

Cheng Chen’s head was buried deep in Xi Siyan’s embrace, her hand gripping Xi Siyan’s arm, and after a while, she lifted her head, her cheeks slightly red, her gaze clear and bright: "Since I was young, my dad has always doted on me, whatever I wanted, my dad would give, he even unabashedly admits, compared to my brother, he likes me more."

Xi Siyan nodded with a smile: "Yes, your father is very good."

"Actually, I know, they love my brother and me equally, but because I’m a girl, my dad always seems to pamper me a bit more. Even though my mom always criticizes me, when I was naughty as a child, she always looked at me with disdain, but I know my mom loves me too."

Cheng Chen spoke, applying a little more force to her grip on Xi Siyan’s arm, her clear gaze revealing a sense of determination: "I grew up in such a happy and loving family, so I will give you a home like this, Si Yan, I’m not just your lover, I’m also your family."

The smile in Xi Siyan’s eyes gradually faded, his glacier-like face seeming to crack a little, and suddenly, he drew Cheng Chen tightly into his embrace.

Cheng Chen’s nose collided with his chest, and it hurt a little.

Yet she didn’t mind at all, Xi Siyan held her tightly, at this moment they were open and honest with each other, it could be said to be very intimate, but at this moment, no one was thinking about those things.

Xi Siyan’s thin lips pressed into a hard line, those who knew their story all thought Cheng Chen loved Xi Siyan very much, all thought Cheng Chen was deeply reliant on Xi Siyan.

But what did they know, between them, he was the one truly reliant on her.

Before Cheng Chen burst into his life, Xi Siyan had never thought there would be someone in this world who would make him want to love, want to care for, want to depend on, want to possess.

She was right, to him she wasn’t just a lover, but a family, a friend, a partner.

No one understood him better than she did, no one loved him more than she did, and equally, no one was more willing to accompany him than she was.

This complex intertwined emotion actually made Xi Siyan’s feelings for Cheng Chen not pure at all.

Love, family affection, friendship, and some other emotions that were hard to define piled on top of each other, such feelings were not pure, but they were intense.

Countless layers of "love" combined to ultimately form one sentence.

I love this world very much, but I love you more, because of you, I love this world fervently.

"Cheng Chen, I love you." Xi Siyan spoke.

Words like "I love you" can become like a catch phrase if said too often, numbing you, losing the profound emotion they were meant to convey.

But sometimes, apart from these three words, there really are no other words to say.

Xi Siyan didn’t think about doing any tricks, he knew that Cheng Chen would understand.

Sure enough, Cheng Chen snuggled her head again: "Me too."

Over twenty years of life, I may still not know what I like, but I know, I like you.