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Chapter 513: Chapter 284
"No need," Shen Jingxiu pursed his lips slightly, rejecting Wenyan’s suggestion.
"Why?!" Wenyan didn’t understand, immediately widened her eyes, and stared at Shen Jingxiu. "Big brother, oh big brother, you can’t have that attitude. You already know it was your fault, so how can you refuse to apologize? Are you saying all your reflection was just for show?"
"Of course not. I just think she probably won’t blame me."
"You think? But you’re not your friend, what good are your thoughts! Please big brother, we all have mouths, we should use words to promptly communicate any misunderstandings or potential misunderstandings. What are you doing, nothing, that’s what!"
"Fine, but there’s a time difference between that friend and me, I’ll wait until it’s convenient for her to talk."
Actually, ’misunderstanding’ was already half explained, the other half didn’t necessarily need to be spoken out for her to know.
"That’s more like it!" Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief for Shen Jingxiu, "Just now, you mentioned your friend is pure and happy. Such people are usually not petty. As long as you’re sincere in your attitude, apologizing a day or two late certainly won’t matter to the other party. You two will surely reconcile."
"Hmm, thanks for the auspicious words."
"However..." Wenyan narrowed her eyes, gossiping as she leaned closer to Shen Jingxiu, "Is this friend of yours a man or a woman? To be described as pure by you and also to cause you such guilt and discomfort, my intuition tells me she must be a woman.
Big brother, why don’t you tell me quietly, are you in love? Don’t worry, I’ll keep my lips sealed until you choose to tell everyone yourself. Telling me a secret is like putting it into a sealed gourd, it absolutely won’t leak out."
Wenyan had just taken a bath that morning, and her body was still emitting the fragrance of the shower gel.
She was so close that even though Shen Jingxiu had held his breath, he could still feel her breath insistently, brazenly seeping into his brain.
Shen Jingxiu really felt he was bewitched.
In the last couple of days, he had truly gone crazy.
Previously, even if she clung to his arm, he wouldn’t have any ulterior thoughts, but at this moment he actually felt an urge to hold her tightly in his embrace.
He had developed a frightening possessiveness towards her.
He took deep breaths, and after several moments, he barely managed to restrain the beast within his heart.
He looked at Wenyan and chuckled lightly, "Stop guessing, I don’t have the time or energy to be in love. The friend I was talking about is Ji Yuanzhou."
"Him?"
"What, don’t believe me? Does he not seem pure enough or happy enough?"
Wenyan frowned: "Speaking frankly, doesn’t he seem rather unrelated to those words? I don’t see him as someone whose nature can be seen at a glance, so how can he be considered pure?"
"Is that so, then do you consider yourself a pure person?"
"Me..." Wenyan leaned on the sofa and thought it over carefully. "I wouldn’t say I’m pure, that word seems to have a somewhat derogatory connotation nowadays. In people’s mouths, pure is almost synonymous with foolish. If I had to define or label myself, I’d prefer the words ’simple’ and ’pure’."
Shen Jingxiu nodded: "Very fitting."
"Right?" Wenyan said with a beaming smile, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. It’s actually not easy to achieve ’simple’ and ’pure’, but once you do, it brings great happiness, as it means being easily satisfied."
"Hmm, I hope you’re always happy."
Shen Jingxiu had figured it out, whether he kept treating her as a sister or excessively wanted to evolve their relationship into something else, his fondness for her wouldn’t change.
No matter what role he took by her side, he hoped she would be happy and carefree for life.
He would never let her feel aggrieved or cause her tears again, like he did this time.
After careful thought, ignoring a message seemed like a trivial thing. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
But even such minor misdeeds, he didn’t want to do anymore.
If an illicit unrequited love truly brought such pain, then he would bear it alone, there was no need to drag her down with him.
She was so pure, she shouldn’t suffer the consequences of his loss of control.
So much for keeping distance and all that nonsense.
He just needed to control himself.
Having convinced himself, Shen Jingxiu suddenly felt incredibly relaxed.
And when he smelled Wenyan’s fragrance again, he didn’t find it improper anymore.
