Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Although she thought that, the tears formed uncontrollably and rolled down her cheeks, wetting her face.
She walked alone along the streets of Hengdian.
Mo Xicheng followed her, frowning and lost in his thoughts. He looked bewildered and at a loss as to how to comfort an upset girl.
He knew she didn’t want him around, but he was too worried to let her be alone.
Qiao Lian was tugging Shen Liangchuan along as they trailed the two of them from a safe distance.
They couldn’t have heard what Shi Nianyao and Mo Xicheng had said to each other, but looking at what was going on, everything was self-explanatory.
She shot Shen Liangchuan a look to indicate that they should attend to them separately.
Qiao Lian walked up to Shi Nianyao and tapped her shoulder.
The latter spun her head around and, seeing that it was Qiao Lian, now felt worse than ever. She called out, “Lian Lian!” and started to cry aloud.
Qiao Lian drew the sobbing girl into her embrace.
Shi Nianyao was starting to choke on her own tears now.
After a brief moment, she looked up and dried her eyes. “Actually, there really isn’t anything to cry about.”
Qiao Lian nodded in agreement. “That’s right, three-legged toads are rare, but two-legged men are a dime a dozen. We’re not bad looking, so the least of our worries is finding a man to like us.”
“Lian Lian, what are you saying?!” Shi Nianyao pouted and said, “I’m sure my idol doesn’t like me because I’m not good enough. Tell me, what is it I’m lacking?”
Qiao Lian was completely astounded.
After all of this, the silly girl still held a torch for him?
Frowning, Shi Nianyao continued, “Mum and Dad are both good-looking people. Logically speaking, I shouldn’t have a problem in that department. Intellectually, even less so. That leaves...”
Qiao Lian widened her eyes. In what other ways was Shi Nianyao not perfect?
As she contemplated the possibilities, Shi Nianyao suddenly slapped her own forehead, saying, “Could it be because I don’t have a good figure?”
Qiao Lian looked at Shi Nianyao again.
She had the right curves, front and back. What else was missing?
Shi Nianyao lowered her head and stared at her chest. “It’s indeed a little flat.”
Wiping her fists and rubbing her palms, she asked, “Should I eat more papayas?”
On the other end of things, Shen Liangchuan walked up to Mo Xicheng.
Following his gaze, he noted Mo Xicheng was staring at the two girls in the distance.
They had no idea what Qiao Lian had said to Shi Nianyao, who had been crying her eyes out just a little while back, but now looked completely fine. The girls were chatting about something.
Shen Liangchuan pursed his lips and said, “You don’t look completely disinterested in her. Why did you reject her?”
Mo Xicheng looked away.
He smiled in a mocking manner and said after a short pause, “Someone like me... with my status... why would I want to weigh someone else down?”
Shen Liangchuan was flabbergasted by this answer and was left quite speechless.
After a moment, he asked, “Is that why you’ve never dated anyone all these years?”
Mo Xicheng looked at him and nodded.
Shen Liangchuan finally gave a deep sigh and said, “You are the one limiting yourself.”
Mo Xicheng lowered his gaze and said, “I can’t help being who I am. This is my identity.”
He was an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock.
And he was the child who would never see the light of day.
But she, on the other hand, was like the sun. He found her irresistible, yet he could not bear being the one weighing her life down. Hence, it was better to put an early stop to things.