Ji Weixi paused then. Her feet were as heavy as lead even as she quickly wiped away her falling tears.
Sniffling, she changed the topic and asked, "Don't you care about the Li family? They are crumbling."
"I'm not one of them."
"But you are a Li. Your father is, too."
Li Shaoling turned her around and stared at her seriously. "Would you be with me if I'm not a Li?"
Ji Weixi could not hold back her tears right then. "Are you crazy!? What do you mean 'if'!?"
"Should I change my name?"
"No!" She retorted indignantly.
Li Shaoling grinned. "Do you really care so much?"
Ji Weixi wiped off her tears firmly. "I feel guilty. I feel upset. I care a lot!"
"The truth is I've hated you."
Li Shaoling's smile faded while Ji Weixi stared blankly at him.
"I hated myself for liking you, for caring so much about you."
