Chapter 97: Change-4
After finishing training, I went to the women’s quarters before Lady Cheon and knocked on the door.
“Miss Qingyan, are you in there?”
Truthfully, I already knew she was inside.
My senses could detect her presence.
But pretending not to know she was there, I knocked on the door and waited outside for a moment.
She must sense I’m still standing outside, so I decided to wait until she felt like talking.
Then, a moment later, a voice came.
“What is it?”
It was a dry voice that gave no hint of emotion.
But I decided to take meaning in the fact that she had answered at all.
Didn’t that mean she was at least a little open to talking?
After a moment’s hesitation over what to say, he decided to be honest.
“I just wanted to talk with you a little.”
After a little while had passed, a voice came through.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t feel like doing that right now.”
The tone was flat, but it was a clear refusal that left no room for interpretation.
If this had been the old me, I would have likely panicked and backed down by now.
‘But not now.’
I didn’t give up and tried to knock on her heart once more.
I interpreted the slight pause before she answered as meaning she was hesitating.
It doesn’t have to be right now. Whenever you feel like talking, please tell me. I’ll wait.
After saying that, he waited for a moment.
But still, no reply came.
It seemed he would have to wait a little longer.
He let out a small sigh and turned to leave.
