Volume 2

80 Fragments of Memory

“Senior Gao Qi, I've liked you for a long time now. Will you give me a chance?” The young lady lifted her head and called out at Gao Qi's appearance.

It was only then that he retracted his gaze from me and looked over the balcony ledge, shifting his attention to the lady down below.

Instantly, he broke into a warm smile. “Thank you.”

The smile on my face widened; anyone with common sense could decipher it—sometimes, 'thank you’ is equivalent to 'I’m sorry’.

In some context, gratitude is a form of rejection.

As expected, the lady was relentless, giving her best fight for the opportunity. “Does this mean you've agreed to be my boyfriend?”

“I will have to get back to you on that.” Deep down, that was the answer I expected from him. Senior Gao Qi’s gentle and kind personality was a known fact, and he had always taken extra care even in rejecting his admirers; he always did so in private, leaving those who confessed in front of an audience with their pride intact.

Gao Qi’s eyes curved into a perfect arc. “I'm sorry, I can't agree to that. I already have feelings for another.”

My eyes snapped wide...