Su Nian was extremely uneasy under his gaze. The deep-seated desire in his eyes was disturbing, making her stammer out, "It's... It's too late. We can discuss this tomorrow."
"Okay." Luoz rose from the couch to see her out.
"I should get going then, take care." Su Nian said casually, her hand lingering on the doorknob.
"Vivian." Luoz suddenly called her.
"Hmm?" Su Nian turned her head.
Unexpectedly, she found herself being pulled into Luoz's embrace, his voice wavering between hope and despair whispered in her ear, "Let me hold you. I won't do anything else, I just want to hold you."
Her body, which had initially stiffened, began to relax now. Su Nian rested quietly against him, overcome by a surge of sadness. She wondered if he would be this careful if he were in love with another woman, or perhaps for all these years, he had been using the guise of her fiancé to hide the fact that he had not dared to harbor such thoughts of her.
