I quickly looked away and pretended to be at ease. “When I met you again later, you were much steadier…”

“Because I experienced many wars and I understood that impulsiveness would only cause trouble.” He Lei’s soft voice was hoarse. “I was really glad to see you again then and my heart was racing very quickly. I didn’t know you made my heart throb. I thought I was just excited to see you again but… my heart never beat as fast when I saw Sayee or other girls. I still remember how my heart beat then…”

“But you don’t like men…” I felt awkward, and even the surroundings seemed to turned stuffy. 

“Yeah… I don’t like men.” He Lei looked...