Chapter 45: Third-wheeling Expert

"Jingwei? Jingwei? Hello? Earth to Jingwei?" Xue Ning asks, waving her hand in front of Jingwei to get his attention. 

Jingwei startled, as though he only just realised that Xue Ning was there next to him. 

"What's the matter with you?" Xue Ning asks, looking over him suspiciously. Jingwei refused to meet her eyes, which was highly strange. He had never missed a chance to stare at her face before. 

"Nothing is wrong with me!" Jingwei protests, darting a glance at her face before looking away. If he just stared at Xue Ning for a while longer, he might just tell her every single fucked up thing he did in the past, and then she would never want to see him again.

"I'm fine! Really!" Jingwei continues, trying to sound confident. Xue Ning is strongly reminded of their first meeting in that darkened alley, where Jingwei was also acting tough.