Qi Yelin’s eyes brimmed with a helpless, bitter smile. "Look at this. I am clearly showing concern, yet you interpret it as mockery. As long as you remain hostile toward me and assume I have ulterior motives, even if I were to lay my heart bare for you to see, you would only think I was trying to entrap you."
Gu Zhaoyan lowered her eyes. Scenes from the past flickered through her mind, eventually dissolving into a heavy sigh. "I understand what you're saying, but I stand by my words..."
"I know." Qi Yelin interrupted her. "I told you, just be yourself. You don't need to concern yourself with me."
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