Zhu Zhuqing turned her head, but when she failed to see Zhao Su, her eyes dimmed again.
Just as she turned back, a white flower streaked with vivid red appeared before her.
At the same time, Zhao Su appeared in front of her, holding up the flower with that familiar smile on his face.
Seeing his familiar smile, she felt her nose sting and her eyes redden. But she quickly turned cold again and looked away.
"Zhuqing, I'm sorry. It was my fault. Everything was my fault. Please don't cry, all right?"
The moment Zhu Zhuqing cried, Zhao Su panicked.
He reached out to wipe away her tears.
Zhu Zhuqing pushed his hand away and said through her tears, "I don't need your concern. Why did you come? I don't want to see you."
"You really don't want to see me?" Zhao Su put on a deeply wounded expression. "All right. Since you don't want to see me, I'll leave."
"Don't go! Don't you know I only said that because I was upset?"
As Zhao Su pretended to turn around and leave, Zhu Zhuqing immediately grew anxious and reached out to grab him.
"If you don't want me to leave, then I won't!"
Zhao Su took the opening she offered, sat down beside her, and held the flower out to her again.
"Look, this flower is already wilting without you beside it."
Zhu Zhuqing stared at the flower and reached out to take it, unable to stop herself from crying again.
"Don't leave me. Never leave me!"
"I promise. As long as you don't ask me to leave, I'll never leave you. I swear."
Zhao Su raised his right hand and continued, "If I break this oath, may the heavens strike me with lightning..."
"Don't say such unlucky things. I