tookanotherstepforward,hereyesshiningwithtears.“IknowIshouldn‘thavecome,“shesaid,hervoicecracking.“ButIcouldn‘tbearthethoughtofspendingmylifewithsomeonewhodoesn‘tloveme.“
CSundowncastawarmglowoverthecourtyard,buttheatmosphereremainedtenseasLinYu‘econtinuedtospeak.
“I‘vebeenthinkingalotaboutourengagement,andIrealizethatImadeamistake,“shesaid.“Ididn‘ttrulyfallinlovewithMasterLin.ButwhenIsawyou...oh,SevenRoyalPrince,IfeltlikeI‘dfinallyfoundmytrueself.“
慕容深‘seyesneverlefthers,hisexpressionstillunreadable.Hecouldfeeltheweightofherwords,thesinceritybehindthem.
“Iknowthismayseemsudden,“shecontinued,“butIcouldn‘thelpmyself.Ihadtocometoyou,toapologizeandaskforyourforgiveness.“
Thesilencebetweenthemwaspalpable,aheavyblanketthatseemedtosuffocatethemboth.Butthen,withoutwarning,LinYu‘ereachedoutandtouchedhisarm.
“SevenRoyalPrince,“shesaidsoftly,hervoicebarelyaudibleoverthewind.“IwantyoutoknowthatI‘mnotaskingforyourhandinmarriageoryourforgiveness.Ijust...needtoseeyouagain,tobenearyou.“
慕容深‘sheartskippedabeatashefeltasparkofelectricityrunthroughhisbody.Hecouldfeelthewarmthofhertouch,thegentlepressureofherfingersonhisskin.
Helookedintohereyes,andforamoment,theyjuststaredateachother.Theworldaroundthemmeltedaway,leavingonlythetwoofthem,suspendedinaseaofpossibility.
Then,withoutanotherword,LinYu‘eturnedandwalkedaway,disappearingintothecrowdlikeaghost.
