Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Annie was suddenly flustered, and she instinctively avoided his gaze.
His gaze seemed to peer straight into the depths of her heart, and she couldnât help but be flustered.
âYou⦠If youâre unwell, why donât you rest in the room? You should be resting. Oh yeah, how long have you been sleeping? Have you eaten since you woke up? Did they send the porridge to you?â
âYes,â Ye Sijue interrupted her, his hand raised as if he were going to put it on her shoulder, but upon a second thought, his fingers curled, and he drew back his hand.
âI heard them say that tasted this porridge many timesâ¦â
âNo!â This time, it was Annie who interrupted him. She awkwardly arranged her hair by her ear, pursed her lips, and said, âAfter all, you⦠got sick because you saved me. I want you to get better soon, so I⦠Thatâs why. So donâtâ¦â
âI know that you still care about me.â Ye Sijueâs gaze was fixed on her.
âYou are my friend, of courseâ¦â Annie wanted to make an excuse.
âJust a friend? I donât think so. You know very well that we are not friends. We areâ¦ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lovers.
Ye Sijue wanted to say that, but he knew that it was not his place to say it.
He was very remorseful.
He had given it a lot of thought. If he had mad his feelings to her known when they were in China, would they be happy right now?
âCan I ask you something?â He coughed suddenly.
Annie was going to refuse him instinctively, but seeing him like this, she couldnât bear it. âWhat do you want to ask?â
âIf,â Ye Sijue met her eyes through the mirror. Despite his sickly look, his gaze was scorching. âIf I had confessed to you in China, would you have still come back to get engaged?â
Annieâs hands shook.
âI want you to hear the truth.â Ye Sijue wouldnât let her escape.
Annieâs eyes became misty, and she said with a whimper, âItâs meaningless to talk about this nowâ¦â
âBut I want to know the answer. Tell me. Tell me the truth, okay?â
This time, Ye Sijue said it in a pleading manner.
Seeing him like this, she could only feel as though her heart were being crushed under a heavy stone.
She pursed her lips and finally said, âNoâ¦â
Although they lived together in China, kissed many times, did other intimate things, and seemed like a couple on the outside, Annie had never been sure if he really liked her.
Annie had never been in love. She wasnât sure if she even liked him.
No. More accurately, she knew that she liked him, but she wasnât sure how deep her love was.
Was it just a one-time romance in a foreign country or was it deep love that would bind them together for a lifetime?
And what about him?
What was she to him?
Annie knew that she wasnât a very smart girl. She wasnât as smart as Xiaoxiao
Sometimes she was clumsy.
On the other hand, she was a very paranoid person.
If he didnât tell her very resolutely that he liked her and needed her to stay, she wouldnât be able to confirm his feelings for her.