“Junior Sister…” Wanxuan’s familiar smile slowly reappeared on his face, but it no longer had the ease that used to make people feel. He looked at her face and said softly, “We have lived together for many years. It is understandable that you would have such a misconception.”
"An illusion?" Feng Guang released his hand and stood up. "This isn't an illusion. I know I like you, Senior Brother... Don't you... don't you like me?"
“Fengguang…” Wanxuan sighed softly, “You will always be my most beloved junior sister.”
That one sentence made her understand completely. Suddenly, she didn't know what kind of expression she should wear. She was unsure. She wasn't sure about all the meticulous care he had given her over the years, or even... when she was injured, he held her so gently and said so many things for her own good... If all of this wasn't love... then what was?
Feng Guang's bewildered gaze fell on the wooden carving on the stone table. Compared to when it was just a block of wood that barely resembled a human, now the clothes carved on the block of wood were clearly visible.
It was a pleated Ruyi Moon Skirt... while she always preferred to wear a high-waisted Ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).
She almost immediately thought of someone: Hua Yan, Hua Yan wearing a blue pleated auspicious moon dress...
"Senior Brother...did you ever like me in the past?"
What was "once upon a time"? She didn't say, but he understood.
After a long silence, Wanxuan softly said, "I don't know either."
Feng Guang's eyes were slightly red. She kept backing away until she finally turned around and ran out of the courtyard. Wan Xuan would never chase after her again, just like he used to when she was angry.
Feng Guang didn't know how far she had run or where she was going. Only when she collapsed to the ground, seeing the fallen leaves all over the ground, did she realize that she had run into the bamboo forest behind the mountain.
The sound of footsteps crunching on fallen leaves grew louder behind her. She turned around expectantly, but instead of seeing the person she thought she would meet, she finally burst into tears. Between sobs, she angrily cried out, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you... I wouldn't have been rejected!"
"So, this blame is going to fall on my head?" Qi Chang'an squatted down in front of her, handed her a handkerchief, and said with a helpless expression, "I never guaranteed that your sweetheart would accept your feelings."
Therefore, he can be considered innocent. He only made Feng Guang understand his feelings and encouraged her to bravely pursue love, but he never explicitly said that Wan Xuan also liked her.
Feng Guang turned her head away; her small face was already red from crying. Not wanting him to see her disheveled appearance, she choked out, gasping for breath, "I just... I just... can't understand... I've known my senior brother for so many years... why... why... hiccup!"
She couldn't stop crying, and started hiccuping from the discomfort.
Seeing that she wouldn't take his handkerchief, Qi Chang'an took the handkerchief himself and wiped away her tears, saying slowly, "Speak slowly, don't rush."
Feng Guang looked at him again with her eyes filled with tears. She sobbed and said defiantly, "I just don't understand... I've known him for so many years, why... why would he fall for Hua Yan, whom I've only known for a few days!"
"Feelings are always difficult to explain with common sense," Qi Chang'an said softly. "If feelings were equal to time, then the saying 'love at first sight, infatuation at second sight, and lifelong commitment at third sight' would no longer exist."
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