"Unable to lock on." Arthur replied calmly.
To be honest, if Ge Xiaolun had not asked about her, Arthur might have almost forgotten Qiangwei existed.
Besides...
Deep in Arthur's gaze toward Ge Xiaolun was a hint of... disdain.
He held the belief that for someone like Ge Xiaolun, who fawned far too much, a pitiful person must have something hateful about him.
In the story, Qiangwei's feelings for Ge Xiaolun had been extremely cold. She had paid little attention to his pursuit and had even seemed somewhat disgusted by it.
If he had been Ge Xiaolun and received such a cold response from Qiangwei, he would have turned around and given up immediately. He would never have hanged himself from a single tree.
Not to mention persisting, winning the Goddess over with sincerity, and ultimately earning her favor.
If they could be together, then they should be together. If she did not like him, she should not keep him hanging. That would only make Arthur's favorable impression of such a woman plummet.
In the story, Qiangwei had hinted to Ge Xiaolun from every angle that they were not on the same path, all to preserve their bond as comrades. She was not quite that much of a bitch.
As for Ge Xiaolun, one could only say that his emotional intelligence was too low, and that he was far too naive.
"I see..." Ge Xiaolun was somewhat disappointed to learn that there was no news of Qiangwei, but he soon asked Arthur again:
"You've allied yourselves with the angels, so... do you know an angel named Yan? How... is she doing?"
"Heh." Arthur shook his head and chuckled at that. "My friend, I didn't expect you to be quite the ladies' man."
"No... no..." Ge Xiaolun scratched the back of his