"I really do like you."
"...I know." Even if she hadn't known before, she knew now. Otherwise, why would he torment himself like this?
He smiled, and then let out a light sigh.
Maybe he was just too tired, so he closed his eyes.
Some things can't be rushed.
But he could wait, slowly.
"You don't have to feel burdened, even if you still can't bring yourself to love me in the end, I won't blame you. To love or not to love you is my right, to accept or not is your choice. My only wish is that you don't leave again, don't disappear from before me..."
Dong Huiying looked deeply at him.
She thought, she needed to seriously consider what she should do in the future.
To accept, or not to accept?
The problem is, she didn't understand at all!
What exactly is love, and how should one love another person?
Even this...
Was her first time.
The first time, to be liked by someone, to be loved by someone...
She thought of her grandfather and maternal grandfather.