"I don't want to see you sad, seeing you in pain makes me more upset than my own suffering. Every day I long to see you, and when I do, I feel joy from the bottom of my heart. Tell me, doesn't this mean I love you?" She shrieked, "Even if no one carries on the Tao family name, as long as you nod, I won't insist on a matrilocal marriage. I'll marry you; I'll do anything you ask. Isn't this love?"
He numbly grabbed her hand and flung it away, "Perhaps it is. But when I hear your words, my heart feels like a stagnant pond, incapable of a single ripple. Doesn't that show I do not love you, do not like you? I find your touch utterly repulsive. Doesn't that mean you have no place in my heart?"
Tears streamed down her beautiful face, "Xiao Qinghe, you're so cruel! Weren't you very kind? Didn't you give up Su Qingyue even after she chose you? Why are you so ruthless with me, not giving me even the slightest chance?"
