Book 19: Chapter 19
Standing outside the door, the youngster directed his speech inside the room in a quiet voice: “Um… Miss Liu Yue, are you asleep?”
The youngster was nervous. Speaking to her agonised him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t dare to look her in the eye. If was as though he could see his despicable acts reflected in her eyes.
Liu Yue was combing her wet tail in her room. When the youngster called out to her all of a sudden, she panicked; however, because Vera notified her prior, she was able to quickly return to a calm state. She walked to the door and replied, “Not yet. Do you need something?”
“Um… You don’t need to open up. People will talk ill of you if you open your door for a male stranger at night. I’ll just speak from here,” answered the youngster.
He was right. If somebody saw them, misunderstandings would arise. He was surprisingly thoughtful. He sat down against her door.
“I’m very sorry, Miss Liu Yue.”
“What?” Liu Yue didn’t comprehend what it was about.
“I’m sorry about what happened.”
The youngster scratched his ear. He perceived recognising a fault as a virtue, but the virtue would always make him feel a little shy and wronged. The youngster was somewhat glad Liu Yue didn’t open the door; he’d unlikely be able to apologise when he looked into her eyes.