"Hello?"
After a long silence, he said, "This is Huai Shi."
"..."
For a long, long time, no one spoke. Huai Shi began to wonder if the Astronomical Society's phone even had a signal. Just then, a somewhat trembling voice finally came from the other end.
"Hello? I'm Sea... COUGH, COUGH... I mean, I'm Lily."
It sounded like she almost bit her tongue. She choked and coughed several times, then hurriedly explained, "Just now, that... was a misunderstanding!"
Huai Shi was stunned for a long while. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, yet for some reason, a sense of loss began to creep into his heart.
"I know," he nodded slowly.
Hearing his quick reply, Lily seemed to grow even more anxious. Her explanations became incoherent: "I actually, I don't like him *that* much... No, what I mean is... No, it's not the kind of like... you think. No, I'm not... I... I didn't..."
Her voice trailed off toward the end.
She was almost on the verge of tears.
"I know, I know."
