The moment she spoke, his pupils contracted slightly, his eyes darkened terribly, and his thin lips pursed slightly, as if he was suppressing some emotion.

She clearly felt the strength of his grip on her shoulders tighten a little, and he was silent, his eyes staring at her darkly, but she felt an invisible oppression.

She swallowed subconsciously, feeling that every second that passed was torment.

The more he remained silent, the more uneasy she felt.

He stared at her quietly for a long time before he asked in a dumb voice, suppressing the restlessness in his heart. "Girl, do you know what you're talking about right now?"

His thin lips pursed slightly, he was rarely seen like this, only when he was in a bad mood, or when he was angry, he would be like this.

His emotionless face and a touch of coldness in his eyes made her heart sink slightly, and she didn't even dare to look into his eyes again, for fear of seeing ridicule from them, as well as indifference, and even boredom.

Because that's not what they should have been, and never has been.

It was as if he didn't need to say it, she already knew his answer.

Xu Xiao's hand grasping his collar tightened slightly, and there was a deathly silence.

She moved her lips, only to feel a tightness in her throat, as if someone had choked her throat and couldn't make a sound.

As if she had made a big decision, she raised her eyes and looked at him, her voice a little low. "Qiao Zhiyan, do you have a little bit of that kind of love between men and women, even if it's just a little bit, I don't want that kind of kind between relatives or friends"

Her clear eyes stared straight into his eyes, and the tears under her eyes were like a sharp knife directly into his heart, almost making him speechless.

Can he say no.

As if remembering something, his eyes darkened, his brows furrowed, and his feelings for her couldn't be said after all.

Because even if they did, they wouldn't have a result, he couldn't say it, he couldn't say it, he couldn't say it.

Once this relationship starts, she will be hurt after all, how can he be reluctant

She can like anyone, but she can't like him, he can be with anyone, but not her.

Staring at the face that was close at hand, all emotions were suppressed by him, even the slightest throbbing.

He pursed his lips for a long time before he spoke, his voice emotionless, even a little cold. "Girl, for me, you have always been the most important person, just like family, so I want to be good to you, and I don't want to see you sad or wronged"

Listen to him and stare into his unwavering eyes.

She only felt that her heart had cooled down, and the tight string at the bottom of her heart instantly burst.

The most important family member

It turns out that he has always only regarded her as family, and his kindness to her and his indulgence to her are only because he treats her as family.

She lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze, slightly hooked the corners of her lips, and said self-deprecatingly. "Family, we are what kind of family, we have no relationship with each other"

She chuckled, and when she lifted her face again, her expression had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Okay, I just made a joke with you, do you need to be so serious, you really can't stand the test at all, nervous"