TGCF - III

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Yet‌ ‌unexpectedly,‌ ‌Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌continued‌ ‌with,‌ ‌"But‌ ‌more‌ ‌often‌ ‌than‌ ‌not,‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌still...‌ ‌rather‌ ‌in‌ ‌awe‌ ‌of‌ ‌you."‌ ‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌was‌ ‌taken‌ ‌aback.‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌gathered‌ ‌his‌ ‌courage,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌like‌ ‌someone‌ ‌was‌ ‌choking‌ ‌his‌ ‌neck,‌ ‌forcing‌ ‌him‌ ‌to‌ ‌speak,‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌said‌ ‌stiffly,‌ ‌"Isn't‌ ‌that‌ ‌normal?‌ ‌You...‌ ‌certainly...‌ ‌are‌ ‌rather‌ ‌amazing.‌ ‌You're...‌ ‌also...‌ ‌a‌ ‌better‌ ‌person...‌ ‌than‌ ‌me.‌ ‌Long‌ ‌story‌ ‌short,‌ ‌I...‌ ‌very‌ ‌much‌ ‌wanted...‌ ‌to‌ ‌become‌ ‌your‌ f-f-friend."‌ ‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌had‌ ‌never‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌million‌ ‌years‌ ‌imagined‌ ‌that‌ ‌there'd‌ ‌be‌ ‌one‌ ‌day‌ ‌he'd‌ ‌hear‌ ‌those‌ ‌words‌ ‌uttered‌ ‌from‌ ‌Mu‌ ‌Qing's‌ ‌lips.‌ ‌

While‌ ‌they‌ ‌were‌ ‌stuttered,‌ ‌unwilling,‌ ‌and‌ ‌stiff,‌ ‌but‌ ‌those‌ ‌were‌ ‌such‌ ‌
honest,‌ ‌sincere,‌ ‌and‌ ‌sensible‌ ‌words!‌ ‌

His‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌widened‌ ‌subconsciously,‌ ‌"You..."‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌had‌ ‌finally‌ ‌squeezed‌ ‌those‌ ‌words‌ ‌out‌ ‌through‌ ‌the‌ ‌cracks‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌teeth,‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌exhaled‌ ‌a‌ ‌breath,‌ ‌"That‌ ‌incident‌ ‌during‌ ‌that‌ ‌time‌ ‌after‌ ‌Xian‌ ‌Le's‌ ‌fall,‌ ‌whether‌ ‌right‌ ‌or‌ ‌wrong,‌ ‌whether‌ ‌or‌ ‌not‌ ‌
if‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌difficult‌ ‌situation,‌ ‌I‌ ‌still‌ ‌owe‌ ‌you‌ ‌an‌ ‌apology‌ ‌nonetheless."‌ ‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌was‌ ‌stumped‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌moment,‌ ‌"...It's‌ ‌all‌ ‌bygones,‌ ‌so‌ ‌let‌ ‌it‌ ‌go.‌ ‌Rather‌ ‌than‌ ‌this,‌ ‌let's‌ ‌get‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌here‌ ‌first!"‌ ‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌raised‌ ‌his‌ ‌voice,‌ ‌"He‌ ‌told‌ ‌me,‌ ‌that‌ ‌if‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌suspicious,‌ ‌then‌ ‌even‌ ‌if‌ ‌you‌ ‌knew‌ ‌I‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌do‌ ‌it,‌ ‌you‌ ‌would‌ ‌still‌ ‌go‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌flow‌ ‌and‌ ‌not‌ ‌save‌ ‌me.‌ ‌Because‌ ‌you‌ ‌hate‌ ‌me,‌ ‌you‌ ‌wouldn't‌ ‌believe‌ in‌ ‌me."‌ ‌ ‌

"He?"‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌understood‌ ‌who‌ ‌this‌ ‌"he"‌ ‌was.‌ ‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌continued,‌ ‌"Even‌ ‌though‌ ‌I‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌agree‌ ‌to‌ ‌help‌ ‌him,‌ ‌but‌ ‌everything‌ ‌he's‌ ‌said,‌ ‌I've‌ ‌thought‌ ‌of‌ ‌it‌ ‌too.‌ ‌I've‌ ‌always‌ ‌thought‌ ‌deep‌ ‌down,‌ ‌you‌ ‌hated‌ ‌me,‌ ‌that‌ ‌you‌ ‌despised‌ ‌me,‌ ‌so‌ ‌I,‌ ‌I've‌
always...‌ ‌Anyway,‌ ‌you‌ ‌don't‌ ‌actually‌ ‌think‌ ‌that.‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌glad."‌ ‌ ‌
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Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌piped‌ ‌up,‌ ‌"You‌ ‌said‌ ‌it‌ ‌yourself,‌ ‌you‌ ‌very‌ ‌much‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌His‌ ‌Highness'‌ ‌f-f-friend!"‌ ‌
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‌"If‌ ‌you‌ ‌had‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌friends‌ ‌with‌ ‌His‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌then‌ ‌just‌ ‌say‌ ‌so!‌ ‌Going‌ ‌around‌ ‌making‌ ‌people‌ ‌sick‌ ‌with‌ ‌all‌ ‌that‌ ‌sarcasm‌ ‌just‌ ‌because‌ ‌you‌ ‌thought‌ ‌His‌ ‌Highness‌ ‌despised‌ ‌you‌ ‌so‌ ‌you‌ ‌couldn't‌ ‌be‌ ‌friends‌ ‌anymore,‌ ‌I‌ ‌really‌ ‌don't‌ ‌know‌ ‌what‌ ‌your‌ ‌brain‌ ‌is‌ ‌thinking?"‌ ‌ ‌

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