I've grown numb... tired of this?
Watching her righteously claim she no longer had feelings for him, Gu Hangshen was besieged by an unexpected loneliness.
Indeed! His Xiaoqiao had grown up, no longer the little tail who used to follow him everywhere, calling him 'Brother Hang' at every turn.
She had grown up, so she no longer needed him, and thus she was leaving...
And he, to his dismay, was no longer able to keep her.
Gu Hangshen lay on his back, his voice laced with weariness, "It's late, are you still going back?"
Thinking that he wouldn't return that evening, Gong Xiaoqiao had planned to sleep over and move all her things out early the next morning, but events had taken an unexpected turn.
Gong Xiaoqiao looked at Gu Hangshen, hesitating.