Nianyang’s eyes remained motionless, her clear eyes gazing deeply into Shi Feng’s, her voice indifferent, "Second Young Master Shi, you really don’t need to do so much for me. We aren’t even friends."

We aren’t even friends.

It must be said, this sentence really hurt Shi Feng.

His already incredibly fragile heart was instantly full of holes.

He looked at Nianyang with resentment and grumbled, "Nianyang, I like you so much, chasing after you every day, and you don’t even consider me a friend?"

Nianyang’s tone was cold, "Second Young Master Shi, I already said..."

"Can you stop calling me Second Young Master Shi all the time? The Qing dynasty has fallen, and it’s not ancient times anymore!"

Shi Feng unusually showed some assertiveness, his tone cold as he said, "Even if you didn’t think of me as a friend before, now that I’ve saved you and helped you, we’ve been through life and death together, you can call me by my name."

Nianyang shook her head expressionlessly, "We won’t have any further interactions in the future. I don’t want people to think I’m trying to climb a social ladder with you."

Shi Feng pursed his lips, feeling as if he had thrown a heavy punch, only for it to land on cotton. Following a deep sense of powerlessness, came profound heartache.

He let out a mocking laugh, "Nianyang, you’re always so cold and indifferent. Even though I saved you, you can still rationally and decisively draw a line with me. You really don’t give me the slightest chance to exploit, yet the more rational you are, the more I admire you..."

If it were another girl, being saved by a boy who likes her, she might not be overwhelmingly grateful, but there would at least be some soft-heartedness, right?

But with Nianyang, not only was she not soft-hearted or even moved, she was so indifferent that she hurt him. Each word was like a knife slicing his heart.

Nianyang lowered her long eyelashes, speaking softly, "Second Young Master Shi, have you ever thought that this isn’t really liking? You’re just used to things going smoothly for you, used to other girls chasing after you.

Suddenly you encountered me, and because I didn’t comply with you, you find it novel and want me to follow you. This isn’t liking, it’s just a stirring of what you can’t have, a thrill of conquest."

Shi Feng was unconsciously stunned, probably not expecting Nianyang to dissect his feelings so seriously.

Nianyang, like a confidante, wanted to dissolve the stubbornness in his heart, her tone light as she said, "Second Young Master Shi, you’re still too young, not even an adult yet. You’ve met too few people, and your feelings haven’t matured. You don’t even have a clear understanding of love. You need to reflect, explore other options, and when you’ve truly experienced a passionate romance, you’ll realize that your interest in me was merely a fleeting dissatisfaction."

Shi Feng gritted his teeth and said, "How can you say that? Just because you don’t like me, you assume my liking is just dissatisfaction? How can you be so arbitrary? So self-righteous, just because you don’t like me, you dismiss my feelings. You’re truly cruel!"

"Yes, I’m young, not an adult, but that doesn’t mean I don’t understand love. I have been in a relationship before. I clearly know what a fleeting interest is and what a heart-throbbing moment feels like. My heart has already very clearly told me!"

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