On the Qixi Festival, Lu Huai suddenly said he had a surprise for me.

"He must be confessing his feelings to you on this holiday, Xiaoxiao. Your good days are ahead of you."

My best friend, who knew I had a crush on Lu Huai for five years, looked excited, with her eyes narrowed into slits.

"My ship is about to sail for real."

Qixi Festival, surprise...

These words filled me with anticipation.

My friend's certainty made my heart race.

Following the location Lu Huai gave me, I dressed up carefully before leaving the house.

The front hall of the clubhouse was beautifully decorated, exuding an atmosphere. Rose petals covered the floor, and the walls were adorned with inflated balloons.

My fingertips trembled uncontrollably as I walked step by step toward the large words in the middle of the wall that said, "I like you."

I imagined the expressions I might have when Lu Huai confesses.

Suddenly, a hand extended from a nearby door, pulling me inside. Before I could react, I was pushed forward and ended up in the arms of another guy.

"Xiaoxiao, let me introduce you to your boyfriend."

Then, he smiled at the guy and said, "Jiang Xu, take good care of her."

The guy named Jiang Xu seemed surprised and instinctively held onto my waist to support me, then let go.

A gentleman with a sense of restraint.

"Lu Huai, what is going on?"

Jiang Xu's deep voice sounded in my ear, with a hint of anger in his tone.

Suddenly, Lu Huai laughed ambiguously.

"Today is Qixi Festival, and I'm handing my sister over to you."

Watching this farce, even I, who was slow to react, understood that I was not the protagonist today.

I was tossed around like a piece of trash.

My heart, suspended in mid-air, suddenly plummeted to the bottom of a cliff, and I asked in a hoarse voice:

"Lu Huai, what are you doing?"

Lu Huai took a deep breath, fixedly gazing at the gap under the door, his slightly hurried breath indicating his nervousness.

But there was a peculiar glint in his eyes.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm going to confess."

His gaze didn't even spare me a moment.

At that moment...

The sound of high heels hitting the ground came from outside the door, and joy and a sense of certainty burst forth in Lu Huai's eyes.

He opened the door, holding flowers, and took steps toward the girl.

I was pushed and forced to witness Lu Huai's confession.

"Wanwan, I like you. Will you be with me?"

True to her name, the girl had a gentle and lovely appearance.

A look of surprise flashed across her face, followed by understanding. She accepted the flowers and suddenly fixed her gaze on me.

"Lu Huai, I'm a jealous person. If you want to be my boyfriend, you can't have any other opposite sex around you."

Her head held high, her expression clearly hostile towards me.

"She's my sister," Lu Huai said.

He then pointed to Jiang Xu, who stood behind me, and whispered, "He's the boyfriend she's about to pursue."

Zhong Wanwan visibly breathed a sigh of relief and threw herself into Lu Huai's embrace.

The surrounding crowd cheered.

As I watched this scene, I suddenly felt numb.

The so-called surprise was giving me a boyfriend so that his girlfriend could be with him without any doubts.

I don't know who whispered from a corner.

"A green plum can't withstand a fallen blossom in the end."