212 Born In Rome 2 (1/2)
Since the day he'd stirred up a huge commotion to wish her a happy birthday and confess to her, she had intentionally put some distance between them.
Most likely, he had also noticed that as well. After two failed attempts to ask her out, he had changed his strategy and began working from He Tiantian's side.
At the start, He Tiantian would invite them out for dinner, saying that Han Jing wanted to treat them. However, perhaps due to Shi Yao's frequent rejection, Han Jing tried to get He Tiantian not to mention his name when inviting the others out for him in the future. Fortunately, He Tiantian didn't do as he requested and honestly told Shi Yao everything.
Actually, over the past few days, Shi Yao had wanted to find some time to hash things out with Han Jing. However, due to the Sports Meet, his call ended up coming in before she could make a move... Since that was the case, she might as well take this opportunity to settle things.
With this thought in mind, Shi Yao took her phone and walked out of the dormitory room. She looked for a quiet place before picking up Han Jing's call. ”Senior Han.”
”Shi Yao…” Han Jing's voice sounded slightly subdued. A short moment of silence loomed before he finally continued, ”... Did you get together with Lin Jiage?”
Even though Shi Yao was perplexed about how Han Jing came to that conclusion, she decided not to ask about it. In any case, there was no way she could be with Lin Jiage. When Grandpa Lin finally recovered, the only link between them, the child betrothal, would be destroyed as well.
She didn't want to talk too much about whatever there was between Lin Jiage and her, so she gave a curt reply, ”No.”
Han Jing: ”Is that true?”
”It's true…” Shi Yao replied before pausing for a moment. She knew what Han Jing was going to say next, but before he could form the words, she moved a step ahead of him, ”... Senior Han, the reason why I picked up your call is because I wanted to straighten things out. I understand and appreciate the feelings you have for me, but I'm sorry, I can't accept them.
”I already rejected you back when we ate at the fish restaurant. I thought that things would end there, but now I realize that you never intended to do that.
”Senior Han, I don't want to hurt you, but it would be very shameless of me to keep you hanging. So I hope that we can just stay as distant classmates to each other. Let's not keep in contact anymore.
”Senior Han, thank you for being friends with me…” Shi Yao paused for a moment. ”Goodbye.”