The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"Alright." Han Cheng sat down reluctantly. His butt was aching from sitting for so long, and now he had to stay up all night with Xu Xiaomeng to watch the moon. Ugh, so tiring…

"That little orange, are you not too happy about it?" Xu Xiaomeng suddenly realized.

"No, no, how could I not be happy? I'll do whatever you want, as long as you're happy..." Han Cheng gave a helpless bitter smile. Even if he wasn't happy, he had to pretend to be.

"So romantic..." Xu Xiaomeng giggled shyly, and involuntarily leaned on Han Cheng's shoulder again.

"Stop!" Han Cheng suddenly stopped Xu Xiaomeng. "Sister, you've been leaning on my right shoulder for over two hours. Can we switch shoulders and give each other a good squeeze?"

"Okay!" Xu Xiaomeng had initially thought Han Cheng was going to refuse her, but now she realized, "My bad, my bad, I forgot. I'll change seats right away!"

After saying that, Xu Xiaomeng ran to Han Cheng's left side. Before she could even sit down properly, her head was already resting on Han Cheng's shoulder...

"Sigh, it's still early until midnight..." Han Cheng glanced at his phone helplessly. It was only 11:58, two minutes until midnight?!

"Um, Little Orange, cough cough, I have a question for you, please answer truthfully!" Xu Xiaomeng said with a serious face.

"Ask away, I will speak frankly and without reservation," Han Cheng said, patting his chest.

"Um, well..." Xu Xiaomeng hesitated, then reluctantly changed her words, "Do you think the moonlight is beautiful tonight?"

Han Cheng smiled wryly. How could he not see what Xu Xiaomeng was thinking? Xu Xiaomeng hesitated for a long time before asking, "Is the moonlight beautiful tonight?" He guessed she meant to ask him if it was beautiful.

"Hmm, it's beautiful, but..." Han Cheng paused deliberately.

"But what?" Xu Xiaomeng asked with considerable curiosity.

"The moonlight is exquisite, but it cannot compare to your beauty." Han Cheng said calmly, though his heart was far from sincere. He uttered a love confession that wasn't entirely insincere. Tsk tsk…

"Are you proposing to me indirectly...?" Xu Xiaomeng lowered her head shyly.

"A proposal? What the heck?" Han Cheng looked bewildered. He had only complimented Xu Xiaomeng, saying she was prettier than the moonlight, and now...

"Don't deny it!" Xu Xiaomeng clenched her fists. "You were so nice to me tonight, you agreed to my request so readily, and just now you let me lean on your shoulder and look at you for so long. And just now you even... Moreover, you've been so nice to me lately..." Xu Xiaomeng finished speaking and still lowered her head shyly.

Han Cheng rarely saw Xu Xiaomeng, who was usually as strong as Lü Bu, so shy. But even though this tomboy was usually tough, she was still quite shy when it came to matters of the heart... hehehe...

However, Han Cheng was quite helpless. He had become nicer to Xu Xiaomeng because he had seen through her and knew that he should cherish what he had. But today, his behavior had misled Xu Xiaomeng. However, what was wrong with proposing to Xu Xiaomeng?

Xu Xiaomeng is not bad at all; she's quite outstanding, definitely a goddess. And as for her personality, Han Cheng feels he really likes her. Plus, she's been with him for so long. Ever since Song Ziyi replaced him as Xu Xiaomeng's deskmate, he's actually started to miss her quite a bit…

"Could it be that I've also developed those terrible feelings for her?" Han Cheng thought with some worry, but what could he do but face it head-on? However, it didn't seem like the time to face it now.

"Hehe, no way, I'm so small, what's the point of proposing to me..." Han Cheng chuckled, trying to avoid the topic that Xu Xiaomeng wanted to explore further.

"Cough cough, you always say you're young, you say you're young, but you only started school a year earlier than us, so you're only a year younger than us," Xu Xiaomeng pouted. "Besides, does age really have that much of an impact on marriage proposals and stuff? Look at the older generation, people our age already have several children..."

Xu Xiaomeng's explanation left Han Cheng speechless. Unable to say anything, Han Cheng felt troubled. If he avoided the topic further, Xu Xiaomeng might think he was rejecting her, but that wasn't what he meant. He just wanted to... postpone it a little longer...

"I..." Han Cheng was at a loss for words.

"Little Orange," Xu Xiaomeng said seriously, "do you really hate me?"

"No, no..." Han Cheng waved his hands repeatedly, feeling increasingly confused...

"So what do you mean? Are you disgusted with me?" Xu Xiaomeng said indignantly. "Hmph, I'll be frank with you today, I like you!" Xu Xiaomeng crossed her arms, looking assertive, but after she said those last three words, a blush involuntarily rose to her face. Han Cheng knew she was shy...

Han Cheng was taken aback. Although he had already guessed it, Xu Xiaomeng always became shy and passive whenever the topic came up. But today, Xu Xiaomeng was suddenly so proactive and direct. Tsk tsk, Han Cheng really couldn't adapt...

"That dream...it surprised me a bit..." Han Cheng smiled wryly, "I didn't expect you to be so direct..."

"Hmph, don't change the subject. Just answer me. What do you want? Reject or accept. It's your choice." Xu Xiaomeng said, arms crossed. Seeing Han Cheng still hesitant, she added, "I know you can't force feelings, so it's okay if you reject me. I won't blame you. At worst... I'll just make you fall in love with me..."

Xu Xiaomeng's later words were quite astonishing: "At worst, I'll just make you fall in love with me..."

"Hehehe, actually, you're really great, Meng. How could I bear to refuse you? It's just..." Han Cheng paused, "We have a competition, and we're going into our senior year of high school. This time next year, we'll basically be taking the college entrance exam. Right now, won't we be overwhelmed with all that..."

"Tch, such a lame excuse. Let me just tell you straight, it won't affect anything else," Xu Xiaomeng said. "Alright, choose one of these two options!"

"No..." Han Cheng deliberately dragged out his words, and Xu Xiaomeng's expression changed slightly, but Han Cheng immediately changed his mind: "No, that's impossible..."

"Tch, you're trying to scare me, I'll beat you to death!" Xu Xiaomeng said, raising her claws.

"Stop! I didn't say that, why are you in such a hurry to flirt?" Han Cheng's words were quite infuriating, and Xu Xiaomeng's hand, raised in the air, struck without mercy.

"Ouch, it hurts! Meng, have mercy, let me finish..." Han Cheng said, and then ran away.

"I won't listen, I won't listen!" Xu Xiaomeng followed behind Han Cheng, chasing after him.