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"No need, I..."
"You don't accept my apology?" He Qingyan looked into his eyes.
Gu Ran paused, "Okay, thank you."
"Helping the poor is what I should do," He Qingyan said with a smile, stretching out her hand in a gesture as if waiting for someone to help her up like a young lady.
...Wait a minute.
Gu Ran looked at that slender and fair hand and instantly became alert.
Was He Qingyan also acting?
Everything he said was true, there wasn't a single lie in his story, only that his emotions weren't that bleak, and logically, such acting shouldn't be seen through by He Qingyan.
Looking at He Qingyan again, she seemed to become impatient, as if... she wasn't acting.
"If you don't give me face, don't blame me for taking advantage of my power over you," He Qingyan said as she was about to withdraw her hand.
Gu Ran reached out and held her wrist.
