However, when he noticed her affection for him, he didn't make his feelings clear. He always seemed to think that Jian Anning was good enough, but something was missing. It was like life was too bland, lacking that special seasoning that could convince him to commit to being with her.
It wasn't that there were no men pursuing her, William for instance. William, hailing from the northern part of Montreal, spoke with a thick French accent and persistently chased after Jian Anning. Yet she seemed uninterested in William. Other suitors also came one after another, but Jian Anning didn't seem to show them any warmth either.
Because of this, Lu Jiayuan felt "very reassured" about his feelings for Jian Anning.
He knew he had the inherent shortcomings of a man; on one hand, he enjoyed what she gave him, while on the other, he wasn't ready to offer her a commitment. Maintaining the guise of close friends, he never called it out.
