As the two embraced, Meng Chao said something Wang Yi hadn't expected.
"Why didn't you pursue me back then?"
Wang Yi couldn't help but freeze. He had never imagined Meng Chao would ask him something like that.
He thought back to when Meng Chao was still a reporter based in Portland. He'd gone to Portland for a game, and the two of them had shared a meal.
Over dinner, they'd talked about all they'd been through in the United States, and they'd both understood how the other felt.
In the end, Wang Yi had walked Meng Chao home.
They'd exchanged contact information and often chatted.
Later, after Wang Yi joined the Kings and became the team's leader, he got busier and busier.
The two of them chatted less often.
After Wang Yi got together with Nicole, they went a long time without getting in touch.
Even when they did occasionally reach out, it was only about interviews.
Even after Meng Chao came to Sacramento, they rarely kept in touch.
Hearing her say this, Wang Yi froze for a moment, then gave an awkward smile.
"Back then, I was still a nobody. I wasn't good enough for you. You were so beautiful, and you were a reporter, too."
"Oh, please."
Meng Chao said, "Are you going to give me the 'you're a great person' speech next?"
Wang Yi gave an awkward laugh. "You really are a great person."
Meng Chao rolled her eyes at him.
She paused, then seemed to muster up her courage.
"Actually... I'd already fallen for you back then. I kept waiting for you to make a move... but you just stayed oblivious. By the time I found out what you were up to again, you were already dating Nicole."
Meng Chao had started out a little hesitant.