The sound of breaking glass ca from the nearby table, and the waiter hurried over. Tang Yanqi was stunned by Lu Qilin’s words, with no mind to worry about others. She stared blankly at Lu Qilin for a few seconds, then looked down and forced a smile, "Senior, you’re joking with ."
"I’m not joking. In my twenty-six years of life, I’ve only liked one girl, and her na is Tang Yanqi."
Tang Yanqi looked up again, eting Lu Qilin’s steadfast gaze. He was different from Sheng Jianan; there was no arrogance or unruliness in his brows, but rather an elegance and gentleness. Yet at this mont, the determination in Lu Qilin’s eyes showed Tang Yanqi the assertive dominance hidden beneath his refined deanor.
The air around seed to freeze, unable to circulate. Tang Yanqi remained silent for a long ti. She was indifferent towards emotions. She regarded Lu Qilin as a senior, a friend, a confidant, but definitely not a lover.
She, Tang Yanqi, had long lost the capital to love soone, and her heart had already been given to soone else.
Ambiguity is the cruelest harm, a viewpoint Tang Yanqi had always upheld. So whether it was Yang Yixiang or any other suitors, from the beginning, she was firm in her stance. If she didn’t love, she would decisively refuse. To play ambiguous or give a vague answer out of courtesy was sothing Tang Yanqi would never do.
Especially not to those people, and even more so not to Lu Qilin.
Even if this would make their relationship distant, even if she might lose a friend who was very important to her, she definitely didn’t want to lead soone on. In Tang Yanqi’s eyes, that was the greatest harm.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Yanqi spoke, "Senior, I’m sorry, I can’t accept."
The intense hurt and disappointnt flashed in Lu Qilin’s determined eyes. His hand tightened unconsciously, and after a long while, he spoke again, "Do you still like him?"
"Him?"
Tang Yanqi’s face was filled with shock. Who was this "him" referring to?
How did Lu Qilin know she had a "him" in her heart? This matter was her deepest secret, known only to her before, and now only Qi Cheng in addition. Tang Yanqi trusted her friend, and Qi Cheng would never betray her.
Lu Qilin pulled a bitter smile, "That year, when you got drunk, you said it — you said you liked him so much that you forgot who you were."
Tang Yanqi’s mory stretched far, indeed, in the freshman year, there was a ti she was drunk. It was because of that incident Lu Qilin found out her identity, learned about her experiences with the Tang family. Tang Yanqi always thought she rely poured out her suppressed grievances about the Tang family. Little did she expect to have ntioned Sheng Jianan.
Having her secret peeled open, her heart suddenly ached sharply, spreading throughout her body.
Tang Yanqi did not speak, and Lu Qilin continued, "You didn’t say who he was, but I could see there really was soone in your heart. That’s also why I hesitated later whether to confess, but it’s been three years, and you’re still not with him, right? Why can’t you give a chance?"
Tang Yanqi lowered her eyelids, and let out a breath, relieved... thank goodness she didn’t say.
After another prolonged silence, Tang Yanqi softly began, "Senior, not being with him is because I’m not qualified. Not giving you a chance is because I don’t love you. If I gave you a chance, it would be unfair to you."
Tang Yanqi’s straightforward rejection made Lu Qilin’s smile on his face finally completely fade away. In the end, he was too hasty; he shouldn’t have torn the paper of this window so soon.
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