Lin Fan looked at Cheng Xi. She appeared to be calm, impassively analyzing everything with neither sadness nor disappointment.

He couldn’t help himself from asking, “Then, what about you? Did you really love me?”

Cheng Xi didn’t respond.

“You never liked me either, right?” He suddenly felt that this realization might be harder to bear than the fact that the Cheng Xi he truly loved was just his childhood memory. “When you said all those things, were you lying to me? About how you were only his shield. But actually, I’m your shield, aren’t I? You love him, but the difference in your social standings made you hesitant of accepting him. So, you used me……”

“Lin Fan!” Cheng Xi had to stop him there. She looked him squarely in the eye. “We’ve known each other for so many years. Don’t you know what kind of person I am?”

“Then why can’t you give me another chance?” He buried his face in his hands. “Why must you analyze...

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