I loved Xavier for five years. From freshman year of high school to sophomore year of college, people came and went, but I was the only one who stayed by his side. On his birthday, I was a little late. Outside the private room, I heard him say, "Chloe? Don't talk nonsense, we're just friends." Heh, friends. I sneered, turning to leave. Zach walked out from around the corner. Seeing me at the door, his tone was affectionate, "Sister Chloe, you're here. Why don't you go in?" I looked at his handsome face, reached out to hook his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his lips. The door to the private room was accidentally pushed open by him. The laughter inside stopped abruptly. Everyone's eyes widened, watching us kiss. Chapter 1 Zach's lips were soft and sweet, very exciting to kiss. I originally intended to just taste it, but didn't expect him to taste so good, got a bit carried away. By the time I reacted, Zach was already kissed flushed, eyes misty. When I let go, he was still subconsciously searching for my lips like a puppy looking for food. I took his arm, smilingly walked into the private room. "Sorry to keep you waiting, I'll punish myself with three shots." I poured three shots of Tequila, placed them in front of me. Zach stopped my hand reaching for the drink, his beautiful eyes full of seriousness, "I'll drink." He downed a shot in one gulp. Three shots down, his face slightly red, looking innocent and pitiful. Xavier stood up holding his wine glass, walked to us, asked indifferently, "Haven't had time to congratulate you, when did you get together, why didn't you tell us?" Before I could speak, Zach put his arm around my shoulder, head resting on my shoulder, provocatively looking at Xavier, "We've been together for a while, Chloe is shy, didn't let me tell others." Others. Xavier sneered, handed the wine glass to me, eyes cold. "Chloe, this joke isn't funny. If you don't want me to get angry and ignore you, drink this glass, I'll pretend I didn't see what just happened." He stood in front of me, seemingly certain I would follow his will, like the past five years, throwing away everything for his special regard. I looked at the wine glass close at hand, the bright red wine swaying gently. There was a faint scar on the hand holding the glass. That scar at this moment was more dazzling than the light overhead. I looked up at Xavier's angry face, raised my hand, under his confident gaze, firmly pushed that glass away. "Sorry, Xavier, what you said is a bit ugly. Neither my boyfriend nor I like it. Please don't say such things to provoke our relationship in the future." Xavier's face became very ugly. He raised the glass to me again, words like thorns, "You think Zach really likes you? He just wants to snatch my things. If I don't want you, he won't even look at you. I give you one last chance, drink this, we can still be like before. You know the consequences of refusing me." I smiled brilliantly, took out my phone from my bag, in front of him, first blocked, then unfriended him on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, blocked his number, deleted all apps, including LinkedIn contacts. Now, as long as we don't meet, I can never contact him again. I held up my phone, shook it at him, "If you didn't say, I would have forgotten. Zach is very insecure." Zach blinked his eyes, tea-artfully said, "Yeah, I'm very petty. Brother Xavier, Chloe deleted you, you won't mind, right?" Everyone present was stunned by our drama, exclaiming "OMG". I didn't remember the taste of the food that night at all. I only remembered Zach's grinning face like a fox that got the grapes. Chapter 2 That night, Xavier didn't say a word, drank a lot of alcohol, white, beer, red, refused none. I sat next to Zach. He kept blocking drinks for me, and took time to pick food for me. One moment I didn't watch, my bowl was piled with my favorite dishes. Seeing us sweet and loving, they finally believed the romance between Zach and me was true. Not long after, our dorm group chat exploded. My best friend Lila was the first to jump out, sent a candid photo, and a sixty-second voice message. In the photo, Zach and I fingers interlocked, he looked at me dotingly, I lowered my head shyly, looking very matching. I clicked voice to text, the white voice bar flashed and flashed, popped out several big lines of "Ahhhhhhh!" I could almost see the picture of Lila holding her phone turning into a screaming chicken, couldn't help smiling eyes bent. Lila typed fast in the group sending messages. "Heaven has eyes, finally let our child successfully escape singlehood!" "Woohoo!" by Jasmine. "Woohoo!" by Wendy. Wendy even secretly sent me a small video. Lila wearing green dinosaur pajamas, holding phone emitting "hehehehe" wretched laughter, funny beyond measure. "Heaven opened eyes, finally let Chloe get rid of that toxic man, woohoo woohoo! Chloe as long as you figured it out it's fine, Xavier is a sugarcane man, sweet one bite and the rest is all dregs!" I couldn't help laughing, replied to her in the group, "Miss Lila is wise!" Birthday boy Xavier drank unconscious, vomited twice, was carried into the taxi back to school by his roommate. Zach and I stood outside the restaurant. Waiting for them all to leave, I raised our interlocked hands, glared at him playfully, "Addicted to holding?" Zach rubbed and slowly let go of my hand, looking aggrieved, muttering, "No conscience, throw away after use." I looked up at his face, flushed and moist like rouged after drinking much, eyes staring at me innocently like a puppy, and lips as red as his face, soft and sweet. "Zach, thank you for not exposing my lie, you are a good person." Zach reached out to ruffle my hair, "Sister Chloe, you are a good girl, Xavier doesn't deserve you. Helping you tonight, I'm very happy. But~" "But what?" I was a bit puzzled. Zach lowered his eyes, shyly glanced at me, stammered, "But well, just, just now was, was my, first kiss." He dared not look at me, whispered, "The kiss just now was a bit too sudden, I didn't react. Sister Chloe can you, can you kiss, kiss me again?" "No." I frowned and refused his request. Zach lowered his head like an abandoned puppy, voice hoarse, "Sorry Sister Chloe, I was too excessive. Even if Sister Chloe you snatched my first kiss in front of so many people, me saying these now, is also a bit presumptuous. Even if Sister Chloe refuses me, it's deserved. Sister you don't have psychological burden, giving first kiss to you, I'm very willing." Finished, he looked up, carefully smiled at me. Ensuring I wasn't angry, he reached out to stop a taxi, returning to school with me. Heater was full in taxi. I have constitution of getting carsick once on board, closed eyes leaning on seat, slowing breath, making myself feel better. Zach patted my shoulder. I opened eyes impatiently. He held a tin of mints, squinting eyes asking me, "Want two mints? Will feel better." I silently extended hand. He poured two mints into my palm. Seeing me eat mints, he also stuffed two into his own mouth. On the way back, because of these two mints, I wasn't that dizzy, could even appreciate the brilliant night view outside window. After getting off, Zach walked me to girls' dorm. I broke the silence, "How did you know I get carsick?" Zach scratched head, "Isn't it obvious, you close eyes rest mind every time in car." "Carsick is easy to see, then why help me block alcohol?" Zach said frankly, "Because you are allergic to alcohol, will get rashes if drink." I was silent for a long time, asked softly, "How did you know." Zach said, "Last year when we just entered school, club welcome dinner day, fruit salad had mango, I didn't know, got allergy after eating. Sister Chloe you found allergy medicine directly from bag. I thought you were prepared for want back then. Later Xavier and I played familiar, we ate together, I saw red rashes on your arm, running outside to take allergy medicine, then knew you are allergic to alcohol." I smiled self-deprecatingly. Zach wasn't familiar with me then, could see I was allergic to alcohol. I knew Xavier for five years, he didn't know this matter. Chapter 3 Walking to the door of girls' dorm, Zach handed that tin of mints to me, "Here, for you, remember to eat two when carsick later, will be comfortable." I took the warm tin, Zach put hands in pockets, mouth corner raised a smile, said gently. "Sister Chloe, later when I'm not by your side, you also don't drink okay, taking too much allergy medicine is bad for body. Sister Chloe, weather cold remember wear more clothes oh, having cold is uncomfortable. Sister Chloe, I'm going, you rest well." "You too, drank so much, go back rest well." Finished, I turned into dorm building. Just walked to second floor, Lila sent me a photo. Zach squatting under street lamp beside dorm building, head buried in knees, looking like an abandoned doggy. Lila patted my avatar, "Chloe, what happened to your little puppy, did you fight?" "Didn't fight." I finished replying Lila, sighed. Zach squatting under street lamp, secretly scolding Xavier this big scumbag in heart. A familiar shadow walked to him. Zach ecstatic in heart, dared not show on face, still squatting there acting mushroom. "Why not go back, squatting here for what, feeling unwell?" Zach looked up, pretending strong, "I'm fine Sister Chloe, just dizzy from drinking, will be fine later. Outside too cold, Sister Chloe you go back first, I really fine, I go back in a while." I said helplessly "Okay, don't force yourself, give me your hand." Zach obediently extended hand. I grabbed his hand, pulled him up from ground. He stood up obediently, led by me to sit on bench, gaze always following me. "You know, I liked Xavier for five years." I looked straight at him, tone full of bitterness. "I know, Xavier takes this as his capital of pride, often brings it up." "Then what do you think?" Zach held my hand, softly said, "I can't stand his look of stepping sincerity on ground, often go against him. Sister Chloe, I feel sorry for you, such a good girl like you, should be held in palm, cared for well. Sister Chloe, can you give me a chance, let me cherish you?" My brain was chaotic, organized words for long time, slowly said, "I don't know if I can completely forget him. Liking him for five years, liking him is like forming a habit. I can't easily promise you when haven't seen my heart clearly, this is unfair to you." Zach smiled brilliantly, "Sister Chloe, I'm not asking you to promise me now, I want you to give me a chance to pursue you. I know Xavier left a heavy mark in your life, doesn't matter, your past I didn't participate, your future I willing walk with you. Xavier is just your past tense, Sister Chloe, he is not a good man, I won't let you return to him. You deserve better." I was amused by him, "So saying, you think you are the better one?" Zach lifted chin proudly, "That's of course, if I'm not good, how dare I pursue such good Sister Chloe?" "Smooth talker. Okay, so late, you hurry back, save headache tomorrow morning from sleeping late." Zach followed me step by step to downstairs of girls' dorm. Before leaving, he touched nose, nervously asked me, "Sister Chloe, are you willing to give me a chance?" I was embarrassed to look at him, turned head away, nodded gently. Zach lowered head, leaned to my face, smack stole a kiss, "Sister Chloe see you tomorrow!" He seemed afraid I angry, slipped away fast. I looked at his departing back, couldn't help shaking head smiling. Chapter 4 About me dumping Xavier, turning around dating Xavier's brother Zach, and passionately kissing in front of him on Xavier's birthday, soon spread in our school forum. Photos of my intimate interaction with Zach, uploaded by unknown Xavier's brother. Party involved Xavier didn't speak up, he just high-profile announced his new girlfriend on Instagram next afternoon of birthday. Since then, Chloe who always surrounded Xavier disappeared, replaced by various girlfriends Xavier dated. Since cutting off with Xavier, my life had lot free time, but didn't feel empty. I had more time, soaking in library with Lila and others, shopping together, going out for sketching. If they filled my blank about friendship, then Zach was teaching me hand in hand, what is normal and healthy love. From second day of Xavier's birthday, Zach appeared mysteriously every day. He would secretly appear beside me when I went to class in morning, stuff two meat buns in my hand then run. He would also secretly run to my classroom, attend class with me. From time to time take out a small surprise from his pocket, maybe a cute hairpin, maybe a cute needle felt pig, could also be a Kuromi earmuff. In his words, "I see these cute things, will think of Sister Chloe, Sister Chloe definitely likes, so I bought it." "Little surprise, life sweeter." When he said this, eyes full of my shadow. I somewhat couldn't bear such ambiguous atmosphere, subconsciously moved eyes away. Zach relentlessly leaned over, like a large dog resting head on my shoulder, very clingy. "Sister Chloe, one month to winter break, I so reluctant leave you." He held my arm acting spoiled. I amusingly touched his head, "Still one month right, reluctant so early, then what to do when you on winter break." Zach used his furry big head butt my shoulder, "What else do, dead skin rely face begging you video call me daily." Ring ring ring. My phone rang, I took out to see, unknown number. "Hello?" "Hello, are you Chloe?" "Yes, what's up?" "Like this, I am manager of Night Dream Bar, we have a guest drunk here, his emergency contact is you, can trouble you come over?" Before he finished, over there came drunkard's shouting, "Chloe, Chloe don't go okay, I know wrong, Chloe, don't unwanted me." That drunkard's voice, Zach and I both familiar. It's Xavier. Zach's face half black, he gritted teeth taking out phone, called Xavier's iron buddy. "Xavier drunk dead in Night Dream Bar, bring more money, don't let people detain there. Listen, Chloe is my partner now, you tell him stop shouting blindly day to night, my partner has nothing to do with him." Finished he hung up, angrily holding my arm, "What person is this, five years didn't know cherish you, treat your sincerity as donkey liver lung. I am different, I know Sister is world best best girl, I definitely will cherish Sister well." Speaking speaking, he seized opportunity expressed sincerity again. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, couldn't help touching his head, felt good. "Sister, new movie online tomorrow afternoon, is your favorite Studio Ghibli movie, ticket bought, Sister accompany me see okay?" "Okay."
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