“Lu Chen…”

Lin Yixin buried her face in my neck before calling out to me.

“Hmm?” I asked, “What’s wrong?”

“About He Yi…” Lin Yixin hesitated for a second before straightening herself and staring at me directly. She bit her lips before asking, “Is she really that important to you?”

“I…” Her question caught me off-guard, but I nodded. “Yeah. After everything we went through, I swore that I would never let her down again for as long as I live.”

“Even if it costs you your life?” Lin Yixin said a bit angrily and tearfully. Her eyes were glowing with a kind of emotion that I couldn’t understand.

“At the cost of my own life, huh…”

I avoided her gaze and looked away. At this point, I didn’t know what I was feeling myself.

Her tears finally burst out in full force, and she hugged me and buried her face deep into my neck. Very soon, a wet sensation started spreading on my shoulder.

Maybe it was because of the alcohol, but I almost couldn’t believe that the calm and courageous Lin Yixin could have a moment like this.

The only thing I could do was return her hug with a bit of trepidation. A while later, Lin Yixin let out a whiny noise before pushing me away from...