“Liking someone is one thing, but giving up is another.” Feng Guang had already stopped crying. Apart from her eyes still being a little red and her face still having traces of tears, her emotions had calmed down. “Even without Hua Yan, he might change his mind for another woman in the future. Besides, my senior brother has never said he likes me. Even if… even if he’s very good to me, even better than my own brother, it’s true that I feel he likes me too. But he has never clearly expressed that he likes me. So, I was just deluding myself…”
Qi Chang'an was silent for a moment, "Miss Xia, have you already figured it out?"
"I don't know if I've figured it out... I just feel like it's meaningless." Feng Guang threw away the fallen leaf in his hand. The leaf was originally a green leaf hanging on the branch, but now it had turned into a withered yellow leaf. "Maybe I should be grateful for Hua Yan's appearance. Otherwise, if I really ended up with Senior Brother and got married... then I would find out that he had always treated me as a younger sister, and that his true love was someone else. At that time... I would be even more in pain."
"So, Miss Xia no longer resents Miss Hua Yan?"
“I hate Hua Yan, and that means I will always hate her, but as for resentment… I can’t really say that yet.” Feng Guang said softly and slowly, “I will try my best to stop liking Senior Brother, and I will try my best to turn a blind eye to their affairs. I will find a man… whom I like, and who will like me in return.”
“Young Master Wanxuan is a man of great appearance and talent, a true dragon among men. His character and looks are both first-rate.” Qi Chang’an’s words were more of a pity, as if he felt sorry for her. “Finding a better husband than Young Master Wanxuan will not be an easy task.”
"I know my senior brother is a good man, and it's hard for me to find someone better than him, but that's okay." Turning back to face the world with renewed confidence, her tear-reddened eyes curved into a bright, radiant smile. "That person might not be as handsome as my senior brother, or as talented, or perhaps... his status isn't as noble, but none of that matters. Things in this world are unpredictable. Maybe I'll fall for someone like that? If he likes me too, then I'll try my best to be with him. If he doesn't like me..."
Her words trailed off, and he pressed, "So what?"
“If he has someone he likes, and that person likes him back, then I’ll choose to give up. If he doesn’t have someone he likes, then I’ll try my best to make him like me.” Feng Guang smiled again.
The sun wasn't shining brightly today, but Qi Chang'an found the faint twilight at dusk to be rather dazzling.
Feng Guang turned around to face him, tilting her head to look at him. The corners of her lips curved into a smile. Even though the marks left on her face from crying hadn't completely disappeared, she could still smile sweetly and lovelyly. "Alliance Leader Qi, I think I still have to thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Qi Chang'an's smile now had a hint of unnaturalness.
"Thank you for making me realize my feelings. Only then did I know I like Senior Brother, and also that he already has someone else in his heart." She stood up, brushed the dust off her skirt, and said earnestly, "Alliance Leader Qi, I truly thank you. Thank you for talking to me so much today. Now I must go back. Goodbye~"
She waved, then skipped away in a good mood.
After she left, Qi Chang'an remained motionless for a long time, his expression slightly dazed.
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