"I didn't! When did I ever say that?" Huo Wu cried out anxiously. At this moment, all restraint had been thrown to the back of her mind. She had to admit that she did not want Long Jie to leave now.
Seeing this, Long Jie said nothing. He merely returned silently to Huo Wu's side and sat at the head of her bed.
The two were very close. Huo Wu hid beneath the covers, while Long Jie sat on top of them.
Long Jie looked at Huo Wu. At some point, a blush had appeared on her lovely face. She turned to the side rather than looking directly at him, her gaze fixed outside the window as though she were lost in thought.
After a long silence, Long Jie finally could not hold back any longer. "You were very angry that day, weren't you?"
"No. Just a little disappointed."
Huo Wu said this without looking at Long Jie. Perhaps she did not want to look at him, or perhaps she did not dare to.
Long Jie fell silent. Naturally, he knew how much his actions that day had hurt her. "I'm sorry..."
He lowered his head and apologized.
Huo Wu still did not turn around. "Sorry for what?"
"I shouldn't have treated you like that," Long Jie said.
"Then how do you think you should treat me?" Huo Wu finally turned back, staring at Long Jie with unwavering eyes. "I want to know what I am to you."
"Was it a wrong beginning, so it didn't deserve a perfect ending?"
As Huo Wu spoke, her eyes gradually reddened, just as they had when she had woken up that day and found Long Jie lying beside her.
That day, Huo Wu had been terrified. Her first time had been taken just