Mo Xiaoqing felt that something was not right, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She moved her neck uncomfortably.
Even if she wanted to get angry with him, just thinking about how Qiao Qian'an had saved her before, and how she had said those harsh words to him, made it impossible for her to bicker with him as peacefully as before...
He pronounced each word slowly and deliberately, "Mo, Mo."
"Hmm." Mo Xiaoqing's pretty and delicate face stared at him without blinking. Although Mo Xiaoqing had covered most of Qiao Qian'an's body with the umbrella, his back was still getting wet.
"Momo".
"Um."
"Momo".
"..." It's like calling back a soul!
If it weren't for his pitiful appearance, she would have told him long ago, "Tell me if you want, or don't! If you don't want to, then forget it!"
She wouldn't be like this now, patiently listening to him calling her name over and over again.
Mo Xiaoqing rarely put on a stern face, and she reprimanded him seriously, "Qiao Qian'an, I don't know what's wrong with you, but if you don't cherish yourself, then no one else will!"
"Mo Mo," Qiao Qian'an's voice was terribly hoarse, "Is it okay if we don't get engaged?"
Mo Xiaoqing found his words quite inexplicable.
Is it okay not to get engaged?
Of course not!
She likes Hanhan so much, what a joke it would be if she didn't get engaged to him.
Besides, where did he hear that the two of them were getting engaged?
How come she didn't know about this?
Although she thought about it for a moment, she didn't say anything to explain.
Qiao Qian'an's hoarse voice spoke firmly, each word distinct, "Mo Mo, I know it's too late for anything I say now, but what if I beg you not to get engaged to him?"
Mo Xiaoqing frowned, her expression becoming more serious than ever before.
She looked somewhat serious. "Since you already know, then don't say anything."
He wasn't stupid; on the contrary, she had always been very clever. Sometimes, all it took was a glance or a seemingly unusual word to make her understand the deeper meaning behind the words.
Even knowing that the possibility is very small... almost nonexistent.
"But I still want to say..."
Because if we don't speak up now, we'll really have to keep it bottled up inside for the rest of our lives!
"I've been waiting for you to grow up all these years, but after you grew up... you completely cut ties with me."
Rain dripped from Qiao Qian'an's hair, slowly sliding down the bridge of his nose. "Momo, tell me, is this really fair to me?"
“Qiao Qian’an, I don’t know if this is fair to you, but,” Mo Xiaoqing’s eyes were calm, “love is inherently unfair. It can only hold one person. Apart from Hanhan, there is no room for anyone else in my heart.”
Even if it was truly unfair to him, all she could do was apologize.
Besides this, she could give him nothing else.
Qiao Qian'an forced a smile, his lips etched with bitterness. "So... I'm too late after all?"
Mo Xiaoqing inexplicably felt sorry for Qiao Qian'an, so much so that she couldn't bring herself to argue with him anymore. "..."
There was never any connection between them, and it wouldn't have mattered whether he said it sooner or later.
Because Qiao Qian'an was already in so much pain, she didn't say anything to reopen his wounds.
Qiao Qian'an, however, was still unwilling to give up. He kept staring at her intently, as if grasping at the last straw, his voice hoarse.
He asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Momo, if I had said it sooner, would things have turned out differently for us?"
Mo Xiaoqing lowered her eyes and pondered for two seconds, "In my heart, I have always regarded you as someone like Third Brother and the others."
In other words, she only saw him as her brother.
The result is always the same; it's not that he didn't say it sooner!
It has to be said that this little girl is not only extremely intelligent, but also has exceptionally high emotional intelligence. She acts swiftly and decisively, without any hesitation.
"But you know perfectly well in your heart that what I ever wanted was never... to be your brother!"
Having protected her for so many years, she's already beyond saving!
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiaoqing gave him the same apologetic look she had given him at the hospital, saying, "I'm sorry."
What he wanted, she... couldn't give him, because her heart already belonged to Ji Muhan, and no one could take it back...
Even she herself... couldn't get it back!
You really are head over heels in love with him!
And he... wasn't he also head over heels in love with Mo Xiaoqing?
When he rejected her, he didn't even hesitate for a moment, which shows how important Ji Muhan is to him.
Qiao Qian'an closed his eyes, took a deep breath, seemingly resigned yet struggling, "Is he really that important now? Is he really that irreplaceable?"
“…Yes.” Mo Xiaoqing did not deny it outright, but instead readily admitted it.
His voice was exceptionally mournful, "I understand."
Even though I knew the answer from the beginning, I still clung to a sliver of hope, hoping for even a little comfort.
But he also knew what solace he could get from it. Her heart always belonged only to that person.
No matter how good the compensation, it can never fill this empty heart...
Qiao Qian'an turned his back.
"Momo, all these years, I have really liked you."
That voice, as soft as a sigh, vanished with the wind, as if it had never been spoken.
Although his voice was very soft, anyone who heard his sigh would not doubt the sincerity in his words…
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