Mo Aili squeezed her hands much harder and her face slightly paled. "Yeah, he is." There were other things she failed to speak out.

"Hope Liufeng can meet some girl who treats him nicely." Murong Xue said.

No sooner were the words out of Murong Xue's mouth than Mo Aili rose up and cried, "Don't you like Chu Yisen?"

Murong Xue tapped her forehead, "What are you thinking? I have a boyfriend and he is the only one I want to be with in my whole life." She wondered what Huangfu Yi was doing now.

"Boyfriend? Who?" Mo Aili was surprised that Murong Xue had a boyfriend and she knew nothing about it.

"Huangfu Yi. You've met him in my house." Murong Xue said.

Hearing the name, Mo Aili recalled his perfect face and cold personality, and she had to admit that he was really beautiful. "It's him."

"Yeah. Let's talk about you instead of me. What made you cry like that today?" Murong Xue asked

Mo Aili fell silent at once and even her smiling face went dark.

"What happened? Anyone gave you a hard time?" Murong Xue became nervous.

"Xue, I'm sorry..." Mo Aili's eyes got wet instantly.

"Why did you say that? What's wrong?"

"Xue, I… Chu Yisen… Whoo-hoo..." Mo Aili burst into tears, unable to hold the bitter feelings.

"Yisen? What did he do? I'll get to him for this." Murong Xue rose up and decided to look for him.

"No, not like that. Don't go!" Mo Aili grabbed her by the arm.

"Then what's it all about?" Murong Xue sat down and pursued further.

"I've fallen in love with Chu Yisen. Sorry, Xue. I shouldn't lose control of my feelings." Mo Aili was sobbing. She knew who Chu Yisen liked but she fell for him, which made her feel guilty for taking away what belonged to her friend.

Murong Xue was stupefied as she had no clue about the love affair.

"Aili, why do you feel sorry? Yisen and I are not a couple and I'm only afraid that you will get hurt." Murong Xue knew Chu Yisen's feelings for her, so she realized that it would not be an easy path for Mo Aili if she went for him. Looking at the tearful face, Murong Xue felt concerned.

First love often led to failures and the worst kind was never getting it, because people would get trapped in the escalating pain and never move on.

"Xue, he just ignores me. None of my calls or messages was answered. Whoo-hoo..." Mo Aili now was crying with her face down on the quilt.

Thinking of Huangfu Yi, Murong Xue was caught by sadness and bitterness as well. However, different from Mo Aili, she was living her second life and this was not her first love, so she knew how to seek what she wanted and she would never fall easily.

She patted the crying girl who was panting for breath on the back to comfort her, "Aili, do you love him so much? You think he is the one?" Murong Xue wanted someone to love and accompany Chu Yisen, but Mo Aili fell for him at such a bad time. If Chu Yisen still had feelings for her, Mo Aili would end up much worse than now. Now she was crying so bitterly.

"I don't want this, either, but I can't control it. Whoo-hoo... I miss him and I want to see him, but I can't no matter what means I tried."

Murong Xue's movements paused for a moment. Obviously, Chu Yisen sensed Mo Aili's feelings for him and he was avoiding her on purpose. She also thought that it was the best way to protect Mo Aili as a direct refusal would only cause sadness instead of lasting pain.

"It's all right to cry. Cry as hard as you can and it will make you feel better."

"Whoo-hoo..."

Mo Aili did not stop crying until midnight. Thanks to the well-soundproof walls, the noise would not spread or cause her brother and grandfather to worry about her. Also, it was better for her family to stay out of this.

Murong Xue tucked Mo Aili in carefully and lay down next to her, falling asleep.

It was a night without any dreams.

Mo Aili had already washed up when Murong Xue opened her eyes.

"Xue, I'm just going to wake you up. Get up and wash up. It's time for breakfast."

Murong Xue glanced over at Mo Aili and breathed a sigh of relief when she found the girl was as cheerful as usual. She wanted to help her friend, but one's feelings for others could not be forced. Besides, Chu Yisen had confessed his love to her before, so the best she could do now was to avoid showing up in front of him, which was for the sake of the three of them.

"Okay, I'm coming." Murong Xue answered while getting up.

Mo Aili went up to her when Murong Xue was washing, "Xue, can you help me?" Murong Xue was the only one who could help her meet him now.

Murong Xue froze for a second and had a bad feeling about it. Spitting out the water in her mouth, she turned to look at Mo Aili, who was wringing her hands nervously. Murong Xue had never thought that such a bright girl would turn into someone pitiful because of love.

"What do you want me to do?" Deep inside, Murong Xue was unwilling to be involved in it.

Bashful, Mo Aili finally opened up to her, "Could you ask him out for me?" She bit her lip as she was aware that what she asked was somehow awkward, but Murong Xue was her last chance and she could not let it slip away.

She was thinking of him every day and it almost made her go crazy. That kiss between them occurred to her every night and made her heart race fast.

Murong Xue washed up quickly and sat down on the bed together with Mo Aili.

After a while, she started with a sigh, "Aili, you want me to ask him out? Are you sure? You know..."

"Yes, I know! But what can I do? He doesn't want to see me, but he will definitely come to meet you." Mo Aili admitted the truth bitterly.

"Aili, calm down. I don't think I should see Yisen now as he is trying to move on as fast as he can. Aili, you really want him?" Murong Xue still wanted her to wait for the heat of first love to cool down. After all, first love was the most dangerously captivating.

Mo Aili pressed her lips as it was somehow embarrassing for her to confess her love for Chu Yisen to Murong Xue. However, her heart was already full of that man and she was left with no choice, "Yes, he is the one and I want him."

"Xue, help me. Please, I beg you." Mo Aili cried out to her without almost any hint of self-esteem.

Murong Xue's heart twisted when she saw Mo Aili begging, who was similar to herself in her last life. She knew Chu Yisen was a good man, so she hoped that Mo Aili could be the lucky one. "Aili, don't. I'll help you."

"Really? Thank you, Xue."

Seeing her glowing eyes, Murong Xue remained worried. Taking Chu Yisen's personality into consideration, she was afraid that the two would not have a great time.

But Mo Aili insisted.

So she could only wish them good luck and pray for their happy ending.

Murong Xue called Chu Yisen while Mo Aili watched her with her eyes flickering in anticipation.

"Hello, Xue." The call was answered immediately.

The familiar voice made Murong Xue's hand holding the cellphone shake a little. "Hi, Yisen, it's me."

Standing aside and watching, Mo Aili could not help feeling sad that he really loved Murong Xue so much that he answered her call at once. As for her calls, he never answered any no matter how long she waited.

"Xue, it's been a while. How are you doing?" Chu Yisen also felt nervous and his hands were sweating. He had thought that she would never call him again.

He knew that she wanted him to get rid of his feelings for her and move on as soon as possible, so he played along with it and he had never called, texted, or seen her since then.

"I'm fine. Are you free today, Yisen?" Murong Xue skipped over the small talk and cut to the chase because the longer they talked, the guiltier she would grow.

"Yes. What's up?" Chu Yisen thought of the reports he had received and wondered if anything happened to Murong Xue. He worried about her all the time, but he stopped himself from meeting her. Luckily, Murong Xue always showed up safe and sound in places he had access to the next day after upsetting news came in. Otherwise, he did not know if he was able to hold the line.