"Chen Linyun, let's get married. Marry me." She was looking at the ground. Her voice was almost a whisper, but her words carry a certain degree of resolution. After all, she had always been blunt and definite.
There was only silence between them. A few more minutes passed. For Xue Jinxu, waiting for his response took eternity. It was grueling.
"No." Chen Linyun said curtly without looking at her.
Xue Jinxu was perplexed. She was rejected. She had taken all her courage to ask him to marry her. It was not an easy feat for her. All her words were serious and genuine. Her mouth gaped open.
"This is not what I had been asking of you. Please be honest with me, Jinxu, as I have the right to know. Do you love me now? Do you want to marry me because you've already learned to love me?" Chen Linyun was back to being hurt.
He cupped her chin with his fingers to make her look at him. Their gazes locked, both drowning in each others' souls.
