Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 613: Have You Fallen for Me 6_1

Chapter 613: Chapter 613: Have You Fallen for Me 6_1

As long as he agrees, as long as there is even a slight affection for her, she could still find reasons to convince herself to continue to persist.

"What is affection?" He Teng’s expression showed a touch of confusion, "I don’t know, what exactly is the emotion between two people? The sentiment between a husband and wife, or, say, lovers, how is it different from the love in a family?"

While others experienced a blossoming youth, He Teng was in the military, dealing with comrades-in-arms all year round. He had no secret crushes or experienced what it was like to have an admirer in his younger years.

He Zhilan, in his heart, was family, as much a part of the He Family as anyone else.

Therefore, even He Teng did not know, what is affection?

"Affection is..."

He Zhilan suddenly stood upright, looking fixedly into He Teng’s eyes, tip-toeing closer to him, her lips, still wet with her tears, lightly touched his.

"If you wish, like me, that time could stop at this moment, that’s affection."

Sometimes, one kiss can represent everything.

It also speaks volumes of the things words can’t express, the lingering concern, and the moment when the heart throbs.

"If, my kiss didn’t make you feel disgusted, frivolous; if my kiss can bring you a little joy or make you feel a little nostalgic, then, that’s affection,"

This was the bravest moment of He Zhilan’s life. She wiped away her tears and watched He Teng’s expression seriously. She doesn’t dare to miss any fleeting look, or any subtly-existent emotion. She was afraid that she might misunderstand something, and either persist in something she shouldn’t, or give up something she shouldn’t.

And He Teng’s answer, was already in his heart.

Her kiss didn’t make him feel disgusted. All it did was to make his heart race faster. Even if he didn’t wish fervently for time to stop in this moment, he couldn’t deny that he really liked such a kiss.

If this is what you call affection, then, he has felt affection for He Zhilan more than a hundred times.

"I understand."

She suddenly spoke, trying hard to curl the corners of her lips, "You didn’t not feel affection, right? You didn’t not love me, you just, didn’t love me enough. That’s why, you can easily put it aside, can easily talk about severing."

"He Teng, listen well! Regardless of how you choose, I won’t give up just because you gave up." He Zhilan enunciated clearly, every word crisp, "Because, I don’t want us to end up like another Ding Jinshi and Lan Li."

That was enough, his pensive silence, his non-denial attitude, was the answer she wanted.

As long as his heart stirred, she understood that, at least for all this time, she wasn’t the only one sinking deeper and deeper, she wasn’t the only one acting out a one-woman show.

As long as she understood, she wasn’t loving a man who will never love her back, but rather a man who hasn’t fallen for her yet.

"Zhilan..." He Teng rubbed his brow, "We both need to calm down. Maybe, what you feel for me is only a habit, not the love you think it is. After returning to the capital, you might find that, over time, you can change this habit."

After saying this, He Teng walked towards the guardhouse and made a phone call, to Lan Li who was parked not far away, asking Lan Li to drive the car back and take He Zhilan back to the city.

"Since you want to calm down, I’ll give you time. I’ll come to see you again next week. I’m leaving now." This time, He Zhilan didn’t insist on staying in the army.