After hearing Chi Zaozao's words, Jin Chengzhi didn't react at all and just quietly looked at her for a full five minutes.
Chi Zaozao became somewhat embarrassed by his gaze and lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers.
"I know, I've wronged you, but I still need to make things clear to you. I like you, but not in a romantic way. I just want to be friends with you, the very simple kind of friends."
She suddenly raised her head again, staring blankly at the man before her, who had a face filled with melancholy and a desolate expression. In his eyes, there was an extreme sadness.
Suddenly, he let out a bitter laugh, "Is that so?"
"..."
"Then I... really am deluding myself, aren't I!"
He spoke indifferently, stood up, and was unwilling to glance at Chi Zaozao even one more time, because the more he looked at her, the more he would involuntarily etch her into his memory.
