The River Gods Bridegroom

My ears flushed red. “You’re shameless!”

Xie Yu suddenly leaned in close. “Then, have you ever dreamed of me?”

Right after asking, he immediately backtracked. “Never mind, forget I asked.”

I took a sip of water and whispered, “Once.”

Xie Yu turned to look at me, seemingly skeptical.

“Just once?”

Me: “Yeah.”

Xie Yu leaned back against the bleachers, smiling mysteriously.

“I don’t believe you.”

I thought he had actually figured it out.

My shoulders slumped as I confessed, “Fine. After you disappeared during our senior year of high school, I dreamed of you every day too.”

To save face, I feigned annoyance and added, “It drove me crazy. You kept pestering me to be your girlfriend every single day.”

I huffed, “I’m a goddess, you know! I’m not that easy to win over.”

Xie Yu said languidly, “Yeah, you’re so hard to pursue.”

He let out a soft laugh. “I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d fall in love with a goddess in this lifetime.”