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"Regarding the things you just said, there's at least one thing I do agree with."
"What?"
"That's the contradictions and conflicts between us, which will ultimately have to be resolved."
"Hmm."
"Moreover, I only have two options in front of me, either to accept or not to accept. And I've already tried the latter, but you never wanted to give up. That means, if I accept, I just need to nod once, but if I don't accept... I have to harden my heart to refuse every time you speak up, just like that, over and over again, until you are completely tired and choose to give up."
Zhu Qingyue flipped her hair.
"So you gave up? I thought there was another choice, which is your favorite one, doing nothing and continuing to try to maintain this current state of life."
The girl's words carried a hint of sarcasm, yet they seemed to be offered in genuine consolation.
