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bringing a hand to her arm that is still persistently clinging to his , he looked at her with a complicated gaze . he gave her arm a gentle squeeze .
`` lan - guniang , just what good would it bring you by continuing to have affections towards me ? nothing . ``
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this is dangerous . he should pull away . he should stop this before she fall for him deeper . it wouldn't end well for her .
`` lan - guniang , we shouldn't do this . ``
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keeping an emotionless façade , he turned his gaze towards her as she tugged on his sleeve . he shouldn't have said anything .
he shouldn't have given her hope . he shouldn't have given himself hope ...
`` lan - guniang , it was my mistake . don't mind me . ``
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he xuan completely turned his head away from her . just why did he say those things ?
`` forget it . i must have been tired and just spouted nonsense . ``
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seeing her reaction , he xuan more or less expected it . however , he couldn't help but feel guilty . his chest suddenly felt heavy . he adverted his gaze .
he said it . perhaps she would stop liking him now . it's better this way .
`` indeed ... ``
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how stubborn .
turning his cold , complicated gaze towards her , he leaned towards her . behind his gaze , there was a hint of challenge behind them .
`` like what you said , feelings are something you can't control . so tell me , ``
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he xuan only scoffed as a response and still did not pull his arm away from her .
at her question , he found himself falling silent once more . last time when he left her , it made his chest ache while he watches her from the shadows . he couldn't face her .
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he tensed up when she clung to his arm once more . however , he did not make any move to pull his arm away .
``.. you shouldn't be holding onto a man this way . it's inappropriate for a lady ... `` he quietly says .
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`` that is simply because i was putting up a front . `` he said flatly .
when she let go of his arm , he couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed at the loss of her warmth . he quickly ignored the feeling .
`` i had nothing to do .. ``
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feeling her tug on his arm , he couldn't help but raise a brow . she's definitely had gotten bolder .
`` this is how i usually am . it's not my fault you haven't gotten used to it . ``
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the whole time she was asleep , he stayed with her while gently stroking her hair . but when those soft and gentle eyes slowly opened , he pulled his hand back and turned his gaze away from her , immediately putting on his cold façade .
`` i just arrived . `` he lied .
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