Conquer My Sweetheart in One Fell Swoop!

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Eric was stunned for a moment. Feeling his gaze on my face, I looked away embarrassedly and wanted to explain, but I had no idea where to start.

Julie looked even prouder.

Eric took a step towards me. As I looked up at his handsome face, he put his arm around my waist. His gloomy expression disappeared instantly, and he smiled, "Not only does Joyce like me, but I like her, too."

Both Julie and I were stunned.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. I secretly glanced at Eric and found that he was complacent.

With a surprised expression, Julie pointed at Eric with a trembling hand. "But you said that you..."

Eric didn't want to explain to her. "You don't understand Joyce and me. We don't have that kind of superficial relationship."

Shocked by his words, Julie looked at us in amazement.

I thought, "See? This is the final result. It's not the first time someone has tried to stir things up, but Eric doesn't care, so I'm not panicked at all."

He knew that we liked each other, but it was not love, and we wouldn't have sex.

Julie was smart, and she could tell this from Eric's words. Being shocked for a while, she stood silently opposite us. All the provocations and harsh words just now seemed like a joke.

I was not her love rival, and she wouldn't be Eric's exception.

The noble school beauty became a clown, who lost all her dignity for a man she could never get.

Eric's patience reached its limit. Putting his arm around me, he urged me to go to the cinema. When we passed by Julie, I heard her whisper, "Joyce, you are so pitiful..."

It suddenly dawned on me.

It turned out that in their eyes, I was pitiful.

In the past, I was the person of their envy. They envied me because Eric treated me specifically and I was the only person who always stayed with him.

However, when they found out that Eric had no feelings for me beyond friendship, they started to feel sympathy and disdain for me.

A girl once said, "At least I tried. But Joyce, you are afraid of losing and never dare to try."

Love was like a sponge. The longer the time, the stronger the love. If love was little, it could be carefully hidden, but if it was too strong, it would overflow with a slight poke.

I realized that I couldn't go on like this. Today, Julie discovered my love for Eric at just one glance. If it went on like this, would Eric discover it himself?

My nails were digging into my palms, and it hurt a little. I told myself, "It's time to stop my self-deception, Joyce."

Because I was worried about something, I was distracted while watching the movie. Eric whispered to me several times, but I didn't react.

On the way back, I asked, "Some people misunderstood our relationship before, but why didn't you explain?"

Eric was confused.

I tried to reason with him. "You told people that you didn't want to fall in love, so those girls gave up, but you..."

I thought for a while and continued, "You are very close to me and you said that we like each other. This way, they will misunderstand that I am your girlfriend. What you said before is all in vain. People who like you will have hope again."

Eric said, "I don't care what those people think. Besides...

"They know you are my girlfriend, but they still have hope. It proves that it is right for me to block them."

My heart beat faster uncontrollably. Eric said "You are my girlfriend" seriously, and his tone was so natural as if I were indeed his girlfriend.

I took a deep breath and said expressionlessly, "That's true, but it will affect my chances of finding a boyfriend."

Eric paused suddenly. "You want to find a boyfriend?"