Bai Jingxing knocked on Wu Liu's door.
"Sister, I want to talk to you!"
Liu Liu, who was still crying inside, was startled upon hearing this and quickly wiped away her tears.
"Wait a minute!"
She got up, quickly changed her clothes, and went to open the door.
When the door opened, both of them felt awkward for a moment. Wu Liu was at a loss and nervously lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously fidgeting with the hem of her clothes.
Bai Jingxing sighed inwardly. The girl, who was originally gentle, considerate, and generous, had inexplicably developed feelings of inferiority because of matters of the heart.
This is something he doesn't want to see.
"Sis, how about we talk this over?" The one who tied the knot must untie it; no matter how much Mom and Dad say, it's not as good as him doing it himself.
Wu Liu suddenly looked up and carefully examined his eyes. She didn't find any contempt or disdain in them, and she breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
Realizing that this matter needed to be discussed openly, she nodded and followed him out the door.
Once they reached the secluded garden, neither of them spoke for a moment.
Finally, Bai Jingxing spoke up, "Sister... no matter what, you'll always be a wonderful sister in my heart!"
Wu Liu's nose stung with tears. She looked up into the distance, trying to hold back the tears welling in her eyes.
"Okay, I understand..."
Bai Jingxing turned to look at her, a friendly smile blooming on his handsome face. "Sister, I won't say anything false, but I want you to know."
Your parents and I are very worried about you. We all consider you our own child.
Aunt Liu came to our door today to act as a matchmaker, but Mom refused. She hopes you can be like modern women, freely choosing your own path in love and life.
Also, you can continue living your life as usual. You don't need to feel guilty. No one knows about this except the four of us.
We won't tell anyone.
He wouldn't say that the other person's feelings for him were wrong or a misperception, because that would only be an insult to their feelings.
Although he cannot accept the other person, he will not trample on other people's feelings at will.
His words caused Wu Liu's tears, which she had managed to hold back, to fall like beads.
She took the handkerchief he offered, wiped away her tears, and calmed down considerably.
"Did Mom refuse?"
Bai Jingxing sighed, realizing it was indeed a misunderstanding. "Yes, Aunt Liu is a very famous matchmaker in this area. She comes to the door to propose marriage to every family with men and women of marriageable age."
So, it wasn't the mother who went to find a matchmaker; the matchmaker came to their door.
Wu Liu understood what he meant, and felt a pang of embarrassment; she had misunderstood her mother…
She needs to apologize to her mother later.
With the misunderstanding cleared up, she felt much better.
She was also in the mood to talk about things she had previously been unwilling to discuss.
"You probably don't know why I would do this to you..."
"Do you remember, three years ago, when you came back for the New Year and saved me on the way?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Jingxing recalled how he had saved Wu Liu from being assaulted by several thugs in the alley.
That matter was a secret between the two of them, and they were afraid that revealing it would ruin her reputation, so neither of them told her.
"Although the story is old-fashioned, and I used to not believe that a hero saving a damsel in distress could make someone fall in love and fall for him, it really happened."
At that time, I was in despair, thinking I was going to die. Unexpectedly, you suddenly appeared, braving danger to stand in front of me and chased away the bad guys. Even though they outnumbered me, you didn't run away alone or turn a blind eye..."
He appeared before her like a god and rescued her from her predicament.
She still remembers it clearly. At that moment, the sound of her heart pounding against her eardrums was deafening, and all she could see and feel was that heroic figure.
From that moment on, her feelings for Bai Jingxing slowly changed.
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