(Heartfelt thanks to 'Lei Xiang' and 'Forever Big Belly' for their 1,000 tips, and to 'Yume no Shouyou,' 'Ink-Stained Fingertips and Fleeting Years,' 'Snow Bubble Radish,' 'Yunqi Qinggu,' 'Youcai Luobo,' and 'Erciyuan de Shuangxiezuo' for their tips!)
"Alright, I understand..."
As though he had a headache, Wu Yan rubbed his brow.
"Let's put the matter of attending me in bed aside for now. Didn't you have something you wanted to tell me?..."
"Uh... yes..." Luca hesitated for a while. Only after wasting quite some time did the flush on her face finally fade, and her small hands, which had been fidgeting against each other, suddenly clenched tightly as a trace of nervousness appeared on her face.
"Lord Luo Ang, I wanted to ask about Gawain..."
"I thought so..." Wu Yan was not surprised. He nodded, signaling Luca to continue.
Seeing this, Luca's delicate little face instantly fell, and her eyes revealed deep disappointment.
"Lord Luo Ang, did you already know why Gawain would refuse me?..."
"That should be my question to you, shouldn't it?..." Without changing expression, Wu Yan tossed Luca's question back at her.
"Did you already know why Gawain would refuse you?..."
"I..." Luca opened her mouth, and a dim look welled up in her violet eyes.
"I... I don't know either..."
"It's not that you don't know. You simply never realized it!" Wu Yan looked directly into Luca's beautiful eyes.
"No matter how slow you are, you should have noticed that every time you approached Gawain, you subconsciously kept a certain distance. And once you got within a certain distance of Gawain, you became afraid!"
"Am I right?..."
"Lord Luo Ang..." Luca raised her head and met Wu Yan's gaze.
"So Gawain refused to let me ride it because I was afraid of Gawain, right?..."
"More accurately,