Everyone laughed.
Even Ou Lin smiled, a little shyly.
Mrs. Ou laughed louder. "She even said if she didn't marry Ou Lin, she'd stay single forever!"
The room filled with laughter again.
Everyone except Qiao Li.
She didn't laugh.
She didn't even smile.
Ou Lin laughed too, but his eyes never left Qiao Li. He was hoping, praying, that she'd laugh too, or even blush. Something. Anything.
But her face stayed calm.
Like, the story wasn't even about her.
Ou Lin's heart sank.
He wanted to ask her so badly: Why did you leave me? Why did you start dating someone else? Didn't you say that you love me the most?
But he didn't.
Because deep down, he knew… he had no right. She had waited for ten years.
Ten years of love, chasing, and silence. And he had given her nothing.
So now, he would wait. He could wait one more year. Or ten more.
He just had to wait until she came back to him. And this time, he would be ready.
