"..."
The girl opened her mouth, then froze.
Honestly, she had always felt that the young man was lukewarm toward her.
She thought he treated her poorly because of his preconceived notions about her.
Of course.
She couldn't say she was innocent.
She knew.
She had indeed done something wrong.
But she had apologized.
And she hadn't done anything that had actually endangered his family or harmed their interests.
The girl thought he was a little... petty.
She had gone out of her way to make peace with him...
Even if her motives weren't entirely pure...
All right.
The girl felt helpless.
It wasn't as if she couldn't understand his attitude.
But to achieve her goal, she still had to act weak and aggrieved.
Even if she couldn't make him feel guilty, she could at least soften his heart.
But now that he'd asked her to explain to his face exactly how he'd treated her poorly...
The girl wasn't sure how to answer.
Because when it came to someone's attitude...
It was hard to explain specifically.
It was just a feeling.
Especially since he wasn't someone who wore his emotions on his sleeve.
So many of the things she cared about might seem to others like she was making a fuss over nothing, or being overly sensitive...
The girl pressed her lips together.
"...It's a feeling."
"A feeling?"
Xiao Xiao was genuinely a little surprised by that answer.
What surprised him even more was...
That she'd actually answered so directly.
Xiao Xiao smiled faintly.
"Maybe you misunderstood."
"...You won't call me Qingqing."
The girl held it in for a long time before finally managing to say it.
Her cheeks flushed a little.
It was just that, having asked him to call her Qingqing for the