Xia Liang's words did not exceed Emerald Sparrow's expectations.
Early on that summer's night, when Xia Liang discovered the truth about herself and confessed it to herself on the balcony, Emerald Sparrow had already faintly guessed her thoughts.
Xia Liang did not mind the kind of love she received; what she lacked was simply a source of love, so when she found someone willing to give her affection, she would endlessly excavate possible "love" from that person.
The reason Xia Liang developed such a personality was not a lack of self-control, but because she was "afraid of being poor."
This "poverty" was not material but spiritual, the lack of the "love" she spoke about.