Watching Shān Wúlán's retreating figure, Su Bei had a strong urge to say, "Actually, you could have just given me a gentle hug."
Su Bei felt somewhat troubled by the ambiguous nature of his relationship with Shān Wúlán—one that hovered above ambiguity yet failed to reach complete physical unity. It seemed that every time he tried to push things a step further, she would always display a subtle, elusive resistance. Sometimes it even made Su Bei have the illusion that what he had seen that night wasn't her at all.
Yet when he opened his eyes, the image of her looking shy and half-hiding her face lingered persistently in his mind.
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