Only Zhao Linlin, who had witnessed the atmosphere between Jian Dan and Bo Qin, thought a lot. She took the opportunity to send Jian Dan out, and then on the balcony, she said to Jian Dan, "Jian Dan, I shouldn’t be talking about this, but since you are so sad about it, I think I can analyze it for you. Listen and see if it makes sense, then listen; if not, pretend I never said anything. Of course, do not let this affect the relationship between us, thinking I am trying to cause a rift. Otherwise, I won’t speak."
Jian Dan nodded, her face pale, "Linlin, I am not that kind of person, go ahead."
"Okay," Zhao Linlin nodded, "Do you think it’s possible that your Uncle Qin noticed that you liked him and then felt it wasn’t appropriate, so he started avoiding you? If so, I think, Jian Dan, you need to think more long-term. What would you do if your Uncle Qin got married?"
"He noticed that I liked him?"
Jian Dan’s face turned deathly pale in an instant. She felt that her worst fears had indeed come to pass. Everything had been hidden so well. Linlin’s words might not be impossible, after all, Uncle Qin had never gone so long without contacting her before. Even if he was on a business trip, it wouldn’t have been for so long, but this time he had taken so long to reach out, or even not at all. In this regard, Linlin’s guess was very likely correct.
Jian Dan’s expression grew uglier, and Zhao Linlin looked at her worriedly, "Little Jian Dan, I am just talking casually. Don’t take it seriously and don’t care too much. Seeing you , I really don’t know how to face you."
Jian Dan didn’t speak, just staring into the distance with a soft voice, "Linlin, you go inside first, I want to be alone for a while."
Zhao Linlin hesitated, then said, "Don’t despair, there’s an explanation for everything."
After receiving reassurance from Jian Dan, Zhao Linlin dared to leave.
Once inside, she was immediately cornered by Lai Wei and the others, with Lai Wei looking serious, "What did you say to her? Why did Jian Dan’s expression turn so strange the moment you two went out, as if she had undergone some great turmoil?"
Mi Lu was also puzzled, "What on earth did you say? Jian Dan’s expression was frightening. Look at her silhouette; it’s as if she wants to merge into the night."
Zhao Linlin didn’t hide anything and shared her guess, "If I am not mistaken, Jian Dan’s uncle has discovered her feelings. As an elder, it’s not easy to accept this, and it’s true that Jian Dan really likes Bo Qin. This is something we all know, and neither of you can deny Jian Dan’s pure feelings are exactly what make it easier to detect."
"It might not be Bo Qin himself who noticed, but someone close to him. But now, whether it’s him or someone else who noticed, Bo Qin is avoiding Jian Dan, and that’s an undeniable fact, right?"
Lai Wei sighed, "When Jian Dan said she liked Bo Qin before, I found it inconceivable. Such a relationship is really difficult. Back then, I thought, when Jian Dan grows up, she’ll understand. Now that you’re telling me this, it seems I have overthought it. Can Jian Dan still like someone else under these circumstances?"
Zhao Linlin shook her head, "Weiwei, you are wrong. Considering how remarkable Bo Qin is, you should ask, after liking a man like Bo Qin, does Jian Dan still have the right to like someone else?
Bo Qin is so outstanding, the number of women attracted to him is innumerable, but do you think Bo Qin is the type to offer his affection to women?
The affection he shows Jian Dan is perhaps the most tender thing he will ever offer in his life."
Mi Lu rested her chin on her hands, "But what about Little Jian Dan? To love someone without reciprocation and to be hurt instead, what should she do?"
It’s unsolvable, a deadly question.
Jian Dan stood in the cold wind, unable to wake her mind. She felt her brain buzzing continuously, revolving around the information that Uncle Qin knew she liked him. She was worried and afraid, yet secretly pleased, and then she felt utterly despicable.
Under what circumstances would she feel such a thrill, thinking it was a good thing that Bo Qin knew? Bo Qin raised her; her yearning for Bo Qin might disgust him.
He must think so, otherwise, why would he avoid her?
He must think it’s appalling that she, as his niece, harbored inappropriate feelings for him. What kind of niece harboring such feelings would anyone want?
She was just presumptuously drawing closer to Bo Qin, relying on her father’s relationship with him, fully aware that Bo Qin didn’t like her, yet still shamelessly cherishing her feelings for Bo Qin.