The moment the words left her mouth, it was as if Li Zhi had been scalded by her own astonishing statement.
Her crimson cheeks instantly grew hot enough to boil an egg as blood rushed to the very tips of her ears.
She didn't even dare to look at Old Li's expression, feeling only an immense wave of shame washing over her.
Like an ostrich, she quickly buried her scalding face in her arms, wishing she could disappear on the spot or find a hole to crawl into so she would never have to face this incredibly awkward situation again.
Silence.
Old Li was momentarily stunned.
He looked at his daughter, who was practically trying to shrink her entire self into the crook of her arm.
Her unconcealed, intense reaction, so full of a young girl's innocent shyness, and the way she was so desperate to explain herself…
These words, this demeanor—it all struck Old Li's heart like a sudden reminder.
