Yu Yi couldn’t help but laugh. It was the first time she had heard such direct words of affection. Even though she was alone in the room, she felt her face growing warm. She pressed the tip of the first right wing and thought for a moment before saying, “Who are you exactly?”
Then she pressed the second right wing and heard her own voice asking, “Who are you exactly?” She found it extremely interesting and was about to release the right wing to record a few more sentences when she heard Meng Qing’s voice again.
“I don’t know how much time I have left. I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you and I’ll forget about you. But I promised not to forget you, so I’m recording these words. If I truly forget, at least this can still remember some of our time together.
The first time we worked together was during the Republican era. After that separation, I often thought of you. After doing many missions, you should understand that our line of work is very lonely. Spending years playing different roles, with no one who truly understands you, feels especially warm and relaxing.
I think my attachment to you is just a longing for this sense of belonging among peers. I’ve had similar feelings after collaborating with others before.
The second collaboration was the calculation with Tu Long. When I saw you again, I was surprised, but also felt a bit lucky, although I never mentioned it…”
He chuckled softly, “But I discovered you didn’t have any special feelings for me. When you were replacing the battery for my bulletproof system, I actually wanted to kiss you, but you immediately dodged, so I had to say I didn’t mean it. After that parting, I kept thinking about you. It was no longer just missing or longing.
I thought, okay, even if you seem to have no feelings for me, I still want to try to find you. If there’s really no hope, I’ll let myself give up completely.
You indeed rejected me without hesitation.
But I couldn’t just give up. Because although you rejected me, it wasn’t because you didn’t like me, but because you hadn’t figured out what you truly wanted.
