Qi Yun gritted his teeth at Nan Xun’s confident declaration and took a calming breath. “Are you boasting? How do you know she wouldn’t like me? If I tell her how I feel, do you think she’ll cruelly turn me down?”

“You won’t do it. You haven’t confessed to her exactly because you know she doesn’t like you. Do you think she doesn’t have an inkling about how you feel? She simply doesn’t return your feelings.”

“You grew up together. She considers you a brother and a friend. It’s not going to change. Do you know why she has been playing ignorant? If you haven’t been childhood friends, she wouldn’t have cared enough to do that.”

“If you confess to her, you can’t even be friends. You know that. She does as well. She doesn’t want to lose you as a friend, Qi Yun. If you care about her, don’t cast aside her consideration.”

What Nan Xun hit Qi Yun hard. Nan Xun had known all about his concerns. He simply kept...