Chapter 52

"I just can't ignore your sincerity. So, you don't have to take it seriously. So, please don't have any vain expectations."

"Of course not. I just want to clear your misunderstanding about me. I don't have any underlying motives towards you," he said, chiming in with her reply.

When he replied like that, she replied in an embarrassed and disappointed tone, "Oh, I'm glad you said that…" But she alternately pursed and bit her lips, and she fidgeted the letter with her fingers while trying to put it down on purpose.

He jokingly added, "Please don't throw it away."

"I'm not bad-mannered enough to do that."

"Thank you."

"I even keep all the blank slips from you. So, don't worry."

"Really?"

He seemed to feel he was out of sync with her again. And then she turned quickly without giving him any time to ponder over it.

"Let me leave first," she said.

"Please take care."

Looking at her disappearing slowly, he tilted his head.