Chapter 852: You Didn’t Listen, Huh?
The atmosphere in the room was somewhat strange, as if time had frozen. After a tense moment, Shen Mianmian suddenly looked up, her face serious, as she said, "He Nan, the gap between us... it’s truly too vast, so vast that I can’t help but think about those issues, and I find it impossible to give my whole heart without reservation. I’m afraid that when the time comes to part, I might not be able to handle it, I might not be as magnanimous as I imagined, and I could end up like a lunatic, clinging to you, not letting you go. That would cause you a lot of trouble, and that’s something I don’t want to see, so I can only make myself stay clear-headed. It’s somewhat selfish of me, I’m sorry."
Hearing her words, He Nan felt both heartache for her and an indescribable pain. They had been together for so long, yet he had never brought up this issue, hoping she would see some things for herself.
But now, she was still concerned about these matters.
He rubbed her cheek with his thumb, his eyes complex, "So, you still don’t believe in my feelings for you?"
Shen Mianmian pursed her lips and explained, "He Nan, it’s not that I don’t believe you. It’s just that people can change. I believe that you are completely devoted now, but what if Grandpa and Aunt Fu oppose us? Would you confront them for my sake? They are your closest family; you would find it very difficult to be caught in the middle."
She couldn’t bear to see him in such a difficult position; he was meant for greater things, not to waste his time and energy on a mere romantic entanglement.
"The words I said before, you didn’t take them to heart, huh?" He Nan’s eyes darkened, seemingly holding back something.