She indeed intended to try to fall in love with Shen Chi, but she couldn't ignore that everything he did was calculated, weighed with pros and cons. The sixteen-year-old Lin Xiaoguai might not have noticed the incongruity in Shen Chi, but the twenty-five-year-old Lin Xiaoguai of her previous life did, and so did she now.
She had tolerated it until now, which was already her limit.
Shen Chi's figure halted, his gaze looking at Lin Xiaoguai almost in shock, and with an embarrassment he didn't even realize himself.
He knew this woman was very smart, but he hadn't expected her to be this perceptive.
"...I'm sorry." Apart from these words, he didn't know what else to say.
He couldn't even promise to change; dealing with everyone with a calculating mindset at all times had become his habit and instinct.
The military is a very simple place, but due to his special family background, his life had been harder than anyone's.
If he didn't scheme, he wouldn't have survived until now.
