Chapter 22: Damn! The Perfume Is Toxic
"This..."
Chen Pingchuan was momentarily at a loss for words. Xia Qingxue’s confession left him stunned. If he understood correctly, she had just confessed her feelings to him.
His two lifetimes of experience combined couldn’t compare to the excitement of the past few days. This was a first for him. But in reality, from meeting to becoming acquainted, from being acquainted to getting to know each other, and from that to enduring hardship together... well, if you could even call it that... it had all happened in less than two days.
Love at first sight? A cliché that only happens in movies. Could it really be happening to me?
Chen Pingchuan hesitated. Seeing that he didn’t give a firm answer, the light in Xia Qingxue’s eyes gradually dimmed. She lowered her head, trying her best to hide the disappointment, and silently chided herself.
At home, I’m normally so reserved. Why do I become a completely different person whenever I see him?
"It’s okay," she said, forcing a smile. "We can still be friends."
At that moment, she finally understood her sister’s words. "I’m not sending you out to improve your combat skills or to harden your resolve," her sister had told her, "but to let you experience a different kind of life, to enrich your perspective. When you return..."
How could Chen Pingchuan not hear the disappointment in her voice? Even though his own thoughts were still a tangled mess, he couldn’t just back down.
But hey, I’m a man. How can I say no?
"What I mean is, do you even need to ask?" he said with a grin. "You little fool, do you remember what that group of people called you?"
"Huh?"