"I don't know why it had to be me, either. I mean, 'Awoo' could've been anyone, couldn't she?"
Qin Yun looked at the familiar avatar.
"Wuwu... Awoo really was Lin Ao."
Then she started typing again.
"Lin Ao, did you know all along that Fierce One was me? Are you enjoying watching me make a fool of myself now?"
Lin Ao wasn't about to admit it.
"No... Actually, I only started wondering if it could be you after I saw the message you sent me last night. Then, when I went back to get the roses just now, I saw you holding a pink balloon, and that's when I knew for sure..."
He wouldn't dare say he'd known all along. Qin Yun would definitely crumble on the spot.
"Fierce One, I know this is hard for you to accept. I was surprised too. I never imagined it would be you. Maybe it was fate."
Lin Ao took the chance to say a few more things. He was afraid Qin Yun wouldn't be able to accept it and would delete him outright. Then things would get interesting.
Qin Yun lowered her head and stared at her phone, sinking into thought. Fate?
She didn't think Lin Ao had deliberately approached her. The odds had been far too slim. Even the person who'd saved her had turned out to be Lin Ao. Could it really have been fate?
"Ding—!"
Qin Yun received another message from Lin Ao.
"Fierce One, goodbye. If this is really too much for you to accept, I'll disappear on my own. We can just pretend none of this ever happened."
In an instant, panic rose in Qin Yun's heart. It felt as though a huge hole had opened inside her.
What Lin Ao said made sense. Awoo could've been