Lin Xingjie did not respond immediately. She seemed to think the stream was too cool, casually lifting one foot and placing it on the ground.
"So it is."
Her tone did not sound very surprised.
"You noticed it a long time ago?"
"Sometimes I find that when you look at Xiangyang, your eyes are exactly like mine when I look at him. That's not how one should look at a friend, nor is it an emotion that can be explained away simply by saying 'I respect him'."
Lin Xingjie said half-jokingly.
"Of course, I only started to pay attention to this recently. Perhaps after becoming his girlfriend, I've become more sensitive in this regard."
Staring at her calm-faced friend, Zhu Qingyue still harbored some doubts.
This day was bound to come; ever since she made the decision that she wanted the three of them to be together, she had anticipated it.
In other words, this was a threshold she was destined to cross.
But...
Why today?
"Xing Jie, why did you suddenly bring this up?"