âAfter you mistakenly thought that I was gay, you were no longer wary of me,â Wei Wucai said.
Yan Zhiqing thought to herself, so it was her fault?
âIt was unusual for you to be so friendly towards me. Because of this misunderstanding, you became close to me. That was why I didnât dare to explain things to you,â Wei Wucai said.
âIt took so much effort for me to become closer to you. If I explained clearly, you might have become wary of me again. Because I saw that you were becoming closer to me and felt the difference, I became greedy and wanted our relationships to be even closer.
âI was going to explain it to you. I really wanted to explain it to you, and I had no intention of hiding it from you forever. I didnât want to cover up one lie with another lie. I didnât want to lie to you.
âI just wanted to⦠explain it to you after our relationship has become better, but I was worried that you might distance yourself from me because we havenât been friends for too long.â
Wei Wucai looked so pitiful as he stared deeply at Yan Zhiqing.
âZhiqing, this is the first time Iâve felt lost and indecisive,â Wei Wucai said. âYou know I am not an indecisive person. I was just⦠worried that you might be mad and that you would not forgive me. That was why I didnât want to tell you the truth.â
âIf you had told me the truth from the beginning, there wouldnât be such struggles, right?â Yan Zhiqing said with a numb expression. âYouâve explained so much to me.â
Wei Wucai stared at her.
He then heard Yan Zhiqing say, âBut how do I know if you told the truth this time?â
He had lied to her before.
Who knew if he could be trusted this time?
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Maybe he was just saying something to make her feel better!
To make her feel better, he came up with these nice words.
Something about worrying that if he had explained clearly, she would ignore him.
This man was very good at acting pitiful.
âI didnât lie to you!â Wei Wucai almost swore to the heavens.
âI am telling the truth. I had only⦠gone along with your misunderstanding and made up stories about my sexuality. Yes, I admit it. I did mislead you into thinking that and continued leading you down that path of misunderstanding. But besides that, I have never lied to you.â
Yan Zhiqing took a glance at him and remained silent.
She didnât say if she believed him or not.
Wei Wucai was really worried as he waited.
But unexpectedly, Yan Zhiqing turned and left.
She was halfway down the hallway when she saw the people passing by looking at her.
She then realized in shock that she was not wearing her mask and hat.
Yan Zhiqing hastily put on her mask and hat and covered her face up before she continued walking.
Within two or three steps, Wei Wucai had caught up to her.
âZhiqingââ Wei Wucai grabbed Yan Zhiqingâs arm, trying to make her slow down.
âLet me go!â Yan Zhiqing didnât stop at all.
However, her speed became slower because of Wei Wucai.
Yan Zhiqing tried to shake his hand off.
During normal situations, if Wei Wucai didnât want to let her go, even if she used all her strength, there was no way she would have been able to free herself.
But now, Wei Wucai was feeling so guilty that he didnât dare to use any force.
And so, Wei Wucai didnât use much strength.
Yan Zhiqing jerked her arm away, shaking him off.
âI was wrong,â Wei Wucai continued nagging beside her. âWhat can I do for you to forgive me?â
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Wei Wucai added pitifully at the side, âAre you really going to ignore me because of this?â
He hurriedly went on, âThis is the only thing I have lied to you about. I didnât lie about anything else. Every interaction between us has been genuine. Our relationship is real.â
Yan Zhiqing subconsciously wanted to reply that there was no relationship between her and him.
But as the words reached her lips, she could not say them.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
There were some words that must not be said.
Those words were not true.
If she said this, it would hurt both herself and him.
And so, even though she was really angry, she endured it and did not say any hurtful words out of anger.
As the words reached Yan Zhiqingâs lips, she closed her mouth.
She took a deep breath and said, âI am really angry. I am so angry that I canât even think.
âTherefore, donât tell me these things. Even if you said something, I wonât answer you.â Yan Zhiqing took a glance at him. âYou said that you lied to me because you didnât want us to grow apart?â
Yan Zhiqing looked up and scoffed as she stared at Wei Wucai. âListen to this sentence that you said. Does it even make sense?â
Wei Wucai was speechless.
It was true that what he said made no sense.
âTherefore, I canât answer you as of now. I donât want to say anything to you. The more I talk, the angrier I feel. I donât want to say something hurtful in the end.â Yan Zhiqing took a deep breath. âIf I say something without thinking about it, I might hurt someone. Itâs not what I want.â
Wei Wucai moved his mouth and finally asked, âHow long do you plan to wait?â
Yan Zhiqing suddenly recalled another thing that Wei Wucai had done.
She narrowed her eyes and said coldly, âThis time, I want to calm down by myself. It should not be like what happened today. You asked me to calm down, but you still kept showing up in front of me, disrupting my thoughts, emotions, and ability to think.â
Yan Zhiqing called out, âWei Wucai.â
She actually called Wei Wucai by his full name.
She must be really angry.
At this moment, Wei Wucai, a tall and big man, felt himself shrinking into the size of a quail.
âTell me,â Wei Wucai said, feeling aggrieved.
Yan Zhiqing felt speechless.
At this moment, he still didnât forget to look pitiful, attempting to soften her attitude.
Yan Zhiqing wanted to grind her teeth.
âI am seriously telling you that I want time by myself. For the time being, donât show up in front of me. Right now, the sight of you will just make me feel angrier, and I wonât know when I will feel better,â Yan Zhiqing said coldly.
When Wei Wucai heard that it was to be temporary, he let out a sigh of relief.
If Yan Zhiqing said this, it meant that she still intended to forgive him.
She was just in a fit of anger.
However, it was unknown how long this âtemporaryâ that Yan Zhiqing said would last.
âHow long⦠do you plan to calm down?â Wei Wucai asked.
Yan Zhiqing was already stunned speechless by Wei Wucaiâs shamelessness.
âI donât know,â Yan Zhiqing said coldly.
She saw Wei Wucaiâs pretty face becoming colorless. For a moment, it felt as though the colors around him were fading away.
However,Yan Zhiqing felt unmoved by this.
âHowever, I am sure that if you continued showing up in front of me like how you did during the day, I would then be reminded of how you had lied to me whenever I see you.â Yan Zhiqing was so angry that her eyes reddened.
Whenever she thought about how stupid she had been in front of him, Yan Zhiqing felt horrible.