The blue-robed young man looked over in "confusion." "A condition?"
Zhou Qingran gazed ahead and said, "You helped me immensely, so naturally I should thank you. I can grant you one favor, as long as it's within my power. You might not need anything, but this is what I want to do."
The blue-robed young man thought for a moment, then looked at Zhou Qingran's profile. Suddenly, he smiled and pointed to his cheek. "Then could you give me a kiss?"
Zhou Qingran, who had only just calmed down, was caught off guard. She glanced at the blue-robed young man, then quickly turned away so he couldn't see her expression. "Y-you... What are you saying? We... already finished pretending."
Looking at her back, the blue-robed young man smiled. "Didn't you say you'd grant me anything within your power? This shouldn't be difficult, should it?"
Zhou Qingran shook her head. "Pick something else. We can't do this."
The blue-robed young man nodded "disappointedly" and sighed dejectedly. "All right, then."
For some reason, hearing that tone made Zhou Qingran's heart clench.
Thinking of how the blue-robed young man had protected her, she slowly unclenched her fist. It was only a kiss. Surely it wouldn't matter?
Besides, the blue-robed young man had done so much for her. If she couldn't even agree to such a small request, then she would be the heartless one.
Just as Zhou Qingran was thinking this, the blue-robed young man suddenly said, "Then I'll be off. Until we meet again."
At those words, Zhou Qingran started and hurriedly turned around, but the blue-robed young man had already vanished.
"I..."
Zhou Qingran stood there in a daze, suddenly filled with regret. When she thought of the dejected tone the blue-robed young man had used as he left, an ache