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At that moment, I felt a bit at a loss. I didn’t know how to comfort anyone, especially not a girl, so I just kept handing her tissues. She cried while I offered my support, and after a while, she finally spoke up, asking if I wouldn’t say anything at all, calling me as clueless as a wooden fish.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't know. I didn't mean to!" I stammered, feeling like a child who had made a mistake. All I could say was "I'm sorry," and I had no idea what else to say to comfort her. It seemed that the hardest thing in the world was knowing how to console a girl.
Ouyang Zhirou didn’t respond to my apology; she simply walked over to the rocking chair and sat down, looking up at the sky. Fortunately, the weather was nice, and stars were visible against the backdrop of the night.
My mom once told me that she had become a star—the brightest one in the sky—watching over me. I wondered if that brightest star might be my mom looking down on me.
I nodded in agreement and followed her gaze.
"Do you know why I treated you this way? Honestly, you’re not even my type. From the first day I saw you, I thought you were quite immature, pretending to be foolish just so I would reject this engagement, right?"
Hearing her say this left me momentarily speechless. She was right; back then, that was indeed my intention. I had thought my acting skills were Oscar-worthy, but it turned out that was just my own delusion.
"You knew all along? Then why did you act like this?"
She patted the empty space beside her, indicating for me to sit down. Although I hesitated slightly, it wouldn’t have been good to refuse her in this situation, so I complied and took a seat next to her.
"Actually, since the day you left the banquet, I've had someone following you. I was waiting for you to give me a reason to reject you. The turning point came that night in West City District."
"West City District!? Did you plant a spy among my subordinates?"
I knew it! How surprising that there was still a spy among them.
Ouyang Zhirou lightly flicked my forehead and said, "Spy? Nonsense! There’s no spy; it was just one of my people who is skilled and heard everything you said. I never expected someone as immature as you would say such things."
"What things?"
If words could be taken back, Ouyang Zhirou would surely want to retract what she had just said; not only was she immature but also rather foolish.
"You treat those people as your brothers instead of subordinates. You don’t want them to take any risks for you—even with your serious demeanor. This is something your dad and mine could never understand. I have to admit that this one statement completely changed my perception of you. And in the days that followed, your figure from that night lingered in my mind. I guess I've started to like you."
Was this an official confession? It seemed that my unintentional remark had planted a seed deep within her heart.
I didn’t respond directly to her confession; instead, I shared my thoughts first.
"Honestly, back then I thought you were a girl with a fickle personality. It seems I misjudged you; there’s no need for you to disguise yourself as a hedgehog. Not everyone wants to harm you—this world is still quite beautiful."
After saying this, I looked at her and offered an innocent smile—a simple smile that captivated her completely.
"Mom, he can really see through all of my disguises. You were absolutely right."
"Let’s get to know each other again. Hello, my name is Ouyang Zhirou."
"Sure, hello, I’m Zhao Lun."
At that moment, we both let go of our prejudices against each other. Her fragile appearance planted a seed in my heart, waiting to sprout.
When we returned to the living room, laughing and chatting, Old Zhao and Ouyang Xiong were completely drunk. Ouyang Zhirou could only smile wryly as she called someone to take her and her father home. I supported Ouyang Xiong as we walked out the door. Ouyang Zhirou walked ahead, and under the moonlight, each of her steps resembled that of a fairy, captivating me.
After seeing them off, I lay in bed with a smile, drifting off to sleep.
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