“But it’s a fact that my brother dislikes me…” Aoqian lowered his head, looking sad.
Song Xiwei quickly explained to him, "Don't overthink it, nothing like that. I'm just worried about your health; you need to take better care of yourself..."
“But a heart ailment is hard to cure. My heart is aching right now. The thought of how much my brother hates me makes me feel terrible.” Ao Qian showed a wronged expression, which made Song Xiwei’s heart clench.
"I really don't hate you. What do you want me to do to make you believe that I don't hate you? How do I have to prove it to you?" Song Xiwei couldn't blame Aoqian for overthinking; it was indeed she who had considered backing down.
When Aoqian was holding her just now, her heart was pounding so hard that she was afraid she would make a mistake, which is why she wanted to escape.
But Ao Qian intercepted her, and now he's still clinging to the fact that she dislikes him.
Song Xiwei felt that things were too difficult for her.
It was clearly Aoqian who stirred up trouble in her heart, but in the end, he caused her to be in a state of mental turmoil.
"I don't dislike you. Could it be that you like me, brother?" Aoqian looked at her with disbelief. "Does brother like me?"
“Ah, I…” Song Xiwei paused.
Aoqian's eyes welled up with tears. "See? My brother just said he didn't hate me, but he probably hates me to death inside. He even said he didn't mind me, but he's lying to me. He can't even say he likes me..."
Aoqian lowered his head, tears falling like pearls, feeling utterly wronged.
"I like him, who said I don't? You, don't cry, be good, little brother..." Song Xiwei admitted that she liked him in a very convoluted way, and reached out to wipe his tears, but was slapped away by Ao Qian.
"There's no sincerity at all. Your affection is so hesitant and shaky, as if liking me is something shameful. Does my brother really care about me, his younger brother?" Aoqian's eyes reddened even more, and tears kept flowing uncontrollably, becoming more and more torrents.
Song Xiwei felt she had made a huge mistake.
How did I hurt his feelings?
"No, I don't feel ashamed of liking you. Why would I feel that way? Of course I care about you, my little brother. If I didn't, I would have left long ago and wouldn't be here comforting you. So, please stop crying, okay?"
Feeling flustered and disoriented by Aoqian's crying, Song Xiwei kept wanting to raise her hand to wipe away his tears.
Why can she cry so much?
Why is he such a cold-hearted, ruthless, and unyielding demon lord on the outside, yet secretly a pitiful crybaby?
"There are a million ways to stop me from crying, it's just that you don't want to." Aoqian sniffed, tears still falling.
Song Xiwei's mind was completely blank. "Please, tell me, what can make you happy and stop crying? Okay?"
"You even ask me this? If you don't think about it yourself, it means you don't really care. As an older brother, you should at least put your heart into it. Your perfunctory attitude makes me..."
"Oh dear, I'm really bad at this. I'm terrible at guessing. How about you stay by yourself for a while? I'll make room for you so you can have some peace and quiet. I'll come back to you once you've calmed down."
Song Xiwei was truly at her wit's end.
She felt that it wasn't that she disliked Aoqian, but rather that Aoqian was making things difficult for her.
Since you can't coax him and don't know how, it's better to retreat and leave for a while to let him calm down.
"You're leaving again! Leaving again! All you ever do is leave me!" Aoqian forced back his tears and suddenly spread his arms fiercely to block her from pushing the door open.
Song Xi sighed softly, "Then what do you want me to do? Hmm? It seems like whatever I do makes you unhappy, and I'm really in a dilemma."
"It was you who didn't want to be my fiancé and wanted to be my brother. Isn't it only natural for an older brother to be tolerant of his younger brother?" Aoqian said angrily through gritted teeth.
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