Chapter 79: He Never Meant to Make Her Cry...

But he wasn't wrong either. The person she was foolishly waiting for with such hope might not actually come.

Just as Qiao Yucheng thought his words would have some effect, the girl trembled at his remark, her slender figure shivering for a moment. She stood in a daze for several seconds, and then...

In that instant, he seemed to glimpse a look of deep sadness and despair on her profile.

Before he could make sense of it, tears welled up uncontrollably in her large eyes, falling in silent sorrow.

His words had become the final straw, crushing the anxious hope she'd clung to for hours.

Overwhelmed by grief, her heart was flooded with sadness that she could not contain.

Lin Nanxun stood at the window as if her soul had been snatched away, tears streaming down her face, staring outside in utter misery.

If the "bad egg" really abandoned her just like her uncle had, what would she do...

...

The girl's tears left Qiao Yucheng on the sofa feeling bewildered.

"Don't cry..." he said, his face full of confusion as he watched her sorrowful expression, utterly helpless.

He hadn't expected that his casual remark would make her cry.

Yet she ignored him, standing at the window, gazing out as she wiped her tears in silence.

There were no loud protests, no tantrums, no rolling on the floor—just a heartbreak so profound and aggrieved that even he found himself at a loss.

Qiao Yucheng hesitated, then rose from the sofa, took a tissue, and walked over to her. Handing the tissue to her, he awkwardly tried to explain.

"That's not what I meant..."

He had only spoken offhandedly, but she seemed to have taken it to heart.

The sadness in her heart, coupled with his words, made Lin Nanxun feel a surge of anger.

Because he said the "bad egg" wouldn't come...

She wiped away her tears, refusing to look at him.

Seeing her disregard, Qiao Yucheng could only continue, his face filled with resignation.

"Ahem... I was just saying nonsense earlier, don't take it seriously..."

After a long pause, the girl finally turned her head, raising her tear-filled eyes to look at him.

"You are a bad person." With that, she turned away in sorrow, quietly wiping her tears.

Watching the stillness outside the window, her worries only deepened, making her heart ache even more.

It was so late—what if the "bad egg" really didn't come...

...

Bad person...

Qiao Yucheng stiffened, his expression becoming utterly awkward.

Because of that one remark, she now considered him a bad person?

But he had never meant to make her cry...

Now, he had no idea how to remedy the situation.

Having grown up, Qiao Yucheng had never dated anyone, nor had he ever met a girl so childlike and innocent.

He had no clue how to comfort a girl he'd made cry...

And she was still crying...

Qiao Yucheng was so helpless, he almost felt like crying along with her.

"Don't cry anymore. I'm a bad person, I'm a bad person—will that do?" He watched her with a mixture of frustration and amusement, thinking that as long as she stopped crying, anything would be fine.

But the girl paid him no mind, lost in her world of sorrow, her tears falling as if they cost nothing, making him feel a pang of sympathy.

Qiao Yucheng buried his head in his hands in despair. He really shouldn't have said that.

Now all he could do was desperately search for something that could instantly make her happy again...