Lu Mello stopped blocking her when he saw her tears. "Xiao Yao..."
Beating him for the sale of Shi Enxi was just a cover. In reality, Fan Xiao Yao was beating him because she was badly hurt.
Fan Xiao Yao stopped hitting him and instead, she leaned and buried her face on his chest. "I... I don't want to make it complicated but... I think that I should let you know my feelings."
She clenched her fists tightly before she pushed herself to lean away from him. She looked at him with a pained smile plastered on her lips. "I... I love you, Mello."
Lu Mello already knew that he has successfully made Fan Xiao Yao fallen for him. In his past life, she confessed to him after a few days after arriving in the Imperial City.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me." She wiped away her tears, "You don't have to choose me... I'll be fine after a few days so don't worry... just give me space, okay? A... And don't make it harder for me..."