After their time together, the man was no longer the numb, hollow person he'd been when he first entered the asylum.
His eyes were bright, his face determined, and he looked at her, full of expectation.
Yu Lan froze.
It was the first time she had ever been confessed to by an adult man, and she was utterly flustered. Afraid of saying the wrong thing and hurting his feelings, she grew increasingly cautious and uncertain.
"Lieu… Lieutenant Du, I'm sorry. Right now, I'm… I'm temporarily not considering anything like that."
"I… I… I…"
Yu Lan was speechless for a long moment.
But Durant had clearly understood her.
Even though he had been prepared, his heart was still filled with disappointment.
When he looked at Yu Lan, his voice softened again.
"You don't have to apologize. It's my fault. I was too abrupt."
Just as he was speaking, the large screen hanging above the laboratory suddenly flickered to life with a news broadcast.
