"I... I'm just like this..." Nangong Min said honestly, somewhat awkwardly. Feeling that her slender jade hand was still a little cool in the air, I couldn't help taking it and pulling her over to sit beside me.
This lounge was decorated in a style brimming with ancient charm. There were no chairs, so the two of us had to kneel facing each other to talk. That way, both sides felt much more respected and close; looking at her from such a short distance, I joked, "After all these years, you've actually lost the courage you had back then to confess to me."
"Who... who said that?" Nangong Min hurriedly retorted. But when she saw me, she still averted her gaze. I never would have thought this tall beauty would be so timid when it came to matters of the heart, though she had always been this way.
Back then, Han Shanshan had played a prank and tampered with the contents of a letter I sent her, causing her to ask me out in the middle of the night and confess to me face-to-face. That scene was still etched deeply in my memory, and I had been profoundly moved by the purity of her feelings. I had never forgotten her.
It was just that the lack of presence brought about by her personality had caused her to remain quietly hidden behind a crowd of dazzling women all this time. Even I would often think of her, only to soon let the matter drop, leaving this beautiful woman with her pure heart neglected.
She had joined the Women's Legion and handled the most secret matters behind my back, so I couldn't afford to pay her too little attention. Since Hu Qingya had brought me here today, she had made it perfectly