"Darren…I am so touched but I can't be with you," Zi Mei told him. She has to be brutally honest. She can't lead him on and give him hope. She only hoped they can remain as friends after this.
"But why? Are you in love with Thorin? He's a married man!" he exclaimed just as there was a lull in the cafe. A few people turned to stare at them. Zi Mei could feel her face reddening from all that attention.
"It's complicated…it's hard to explain," she replied, lowering her voice.
"What's so complicated about it? He is married. You are single. You are only 21, you have a whole life ahead of you, why waste your youth on an older married man," he tried to reason with her.
"Look, you don't have to be with me, we can remain as friends, but I just don't think he is right for you," he added.
