Chapter 88: Two of a Kind

After repeating the phrase "just a little" many times, it settled into Yuan Zhong's heart in tiny, measured drops, exactly as the words themselves suggested.

In the silence, Yuan Zhong's face slowly reddened.

Knowing Qi Leyu's temperament, he was very tempted to ask her outright, What exactly are you thinking? But he also knew he could not ask that way. Yuan Zhong would not answer.

Perhaps some people like that kind of undefined state, the faintly beautiful ambiguity of something left unspoken. Yet Qi Leyu also knew Yuan Zhong was not such a person. She could be a little timid, but within she was resolute; once she set her sights on something, she possessed a stubborn endurance and would never be vague about it.

If she would not say it, there had to be another reason. Qi Leyu was not entirely sure what that reason was.

Taking Yuan Zhong's hands in both of his, Qi Leyu went on, "You..."