After hearing her answer, Lu Tingshen paused for a few seconds and then looked at her:

"Didn't you say you would be fine without me?"

She tried her best to escape, but she didn't live the life she wanted. She said she felt bad, why?

Yes, that was indeed how she felt at the time, thinking that she would live a good life that way, at least that was what she wanted.

But people always realize things too late, and the things deep in the heart are so mysterious that maybe even she herself didn't know what she wanted, at least that was the case at that time.

"I regret."

Childhood tears rolled down her cheeks, she regretted it and could only express it in her dreams.

She knew it was a dream, so she didn't choose to endure it. She was too tired, always.

Being cautious did not help her to be happy, it was as if she was not born to be happy.

Lu Tingshen wiped the tears from her face, and his eyes showed his distress. He approached her lips intimately and kissed her.

Her lips were slightly cool, which meant she was very nervous, and his lips were gentle, which meant he was very much looking forward to it.

Fish and water are not dry wood and fire.

Lu Tingshen and Tongnian's love is not passionate because neither of them is the kind of person who is easily impulsive.

Lu Tingshen's love is restrained because of his different identity, and her childhood love is forbearing because of her different personality.

Neither of them knows how to love, but they fall in love with each other.

Childhood knew that this was not true, otherwise she would not have cried so sadly.

Once, she was timid and cowardly, once, she was inferior and sensitive, once, she wanted to stay away from him, but now, she regretted it a little.

Why did she insist on leaving when she clearly loved him so much? This departure would be forever.

It’s true that Lu Tingshen doesn’t want her anymore.

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Early the next morning, before the sun came in, Tongnian woke up. She opened her eyes and saw Ariel sitting on the chair.

He leaned against it with his eyes closed, and judging from his appearance he must have not slept all night.

But Tongnian was calm, as she had not forgotten what happened yesterday.

Ariel treated her like a commodity and sold her away, which was what she hated the most.

The love he always talked about came with conditions attached, and that condition was that she had to be well-behaved and sensible.

In the eyes of men, you have to be sensible and know your limits. This is what they want in a girlfriend. As for what you like and hate, there are prerequisites.

She shouldn't have been so rude in that situation, but he didn't care about her feelings.

She is not a commodity and does not want to be divided and looked at by these people. She is not a vase and does not want to be stared at.

But she had a face that was pleasing to everyone, especially those who wanted to take advantage of her.

What if it was Lu Tingshen?

Would he force her to shake hands like this? She thought about it and thought that he probably would.

In that circle, women have no status.

No, it’s a woman like her who wants status, unless you are a woman like Lu Siyao.

She felt that she had regained her strength and wanted to get up and go to the bathroom. She tiptoed but still woke up Ajile.

He opened his eyes and saw that she was awake, so he quickly stood up and helped her up:

"You're awake, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

He is still as gentle as ever, but...

Childhood took a look and said, "Not bad."

She did not resist, nor did she show any dislike for him. She remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

In fact, most women know that when a woman shows this state, it usually means that she is disappointed.

However, Ariel really didn't know at that time. He didn't think that his childhood would be bothered by such a small matter, and there was no need to be disappointed in him because of it.

Yes, men and women are two different creatures, he doesn’t understand what is normal.

Ariel helped her to the bathroom and then stood outside the door waiting for her.

The moment childhood closed the door, different emotions were revealed.

She was not born to be an actor, and hiding was not her specialty. She didn't want to do this, but she had to.

Childhood comforted myself in my heart: Try again.

try again?

This is for Ariel and also for her.

She wanted to give him another chance. She once promised that she would try to like him, but would her heart listen?

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After Tongnian finished washing up, he was still standing at the door. She thought he had gone home, so she didn't rush out and took a bath inside.

She had sweated a lot last night and she hated the feeling of being soaked in sweat.

Childhood was wearing a bathrobe, with water dripping from her head. She looked at him in surprise:

"Why are you still here?"

Her words were true, but Ariel looked at her with a distressed expression. He took the towel from her hand and helped her wipe the water droplets off her head:

"I was afraid you might faint."

He was really nice, but this kind of niceness didn't make her happy.

His gentle movements and carefulness seemed like he really cherished her, but she knew that all this was conditional.

She remained silent because she really couldn't act anymore. She chose to turn a blind eye and pretend nothing had happened.

Her expression has always been like this, indifferent and a little cold.

Ariel was used to it, but he still mentioned what happened yesterday:

"I was wrong yesterday. I shouldn't have spoken so loudly. I thought you didn't come out to eat on purpose. You..."

"Forget it. I forgot about it."

His childhood interrupted him, and from beginning to end he didn't know where he was wrong.

The thing he mentioned was not that thing, the thing that she cared about.

Maybe in his mind, that incident was nothing at all. Only someone with low self-esteem like her would regard that humiliation as a pain point.

I don't want to hear about my childhood, nor do I want to mention it. If he had really apologized for that incident at that time, I think she would have forgiven him. A simple "sorry" may not hurt, but it can soothe a person's heart.

A word of like, neither fondness nor humility, is annoying.

You are not her and will never know the meaning of that sentence.

The gloom on Ariel's face disappeared, and he went to the bathroom, took out a hair dryer, and helped her blow dry her hair.

The wind blew overhead, it was warm, but she felt cold.

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Lu Tingshen didn't have a good time last night either, as if he had some kind of mysterious feeling.

He and Gu Jinyan drank a lot of wine, but they only drank and did not chat.

It's the same with Gu Jinwei. If he doesn't say it, he won't ask.

The friendship between the two of them is so magical. They didn't say anything but it felt like they had been chatting all night.

He understands him, he is transparent to him, and he also understands him, no need for further words.

Gu Jinyan knew why he got himself drunk. Over the years, every time he got drunk, he would call out a person's name:

"childhood."

He remembered the little girl from his childhood, just as she looked when he first saw her, simple, clear, well-behaved and lovely.

There was no doubt that Lu Tingshen liked her, but he really didn't know why he didn't go to find her after he sobered up.

Maybe it's the same as him, we love but can't be together.

He also loves Lu Siyao, but he cannot do anything, even if he misses her to death, even if he is terminally ill, even if he gets drunk every time for her, but after sobering up, he is Gu Jinyan again.

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