Cry louder, I can't hear you.

He quickly fastened the clasp, then tapped something on the watch face. The face lit up and displayed a number.

To be precise, the watch face doesn't only have numbers, but she can only understand the numbers; she can't understand any of the other text.

Because it is neither Chinese nor English.

Who's so unethical as to not even bother to translate the products sold to Chinese people?

"What is this for?"

Shen Suwei did not answer her question.

His gaze slowly moved up from her wrist to her face, fixing on her eyes.

"What do you think it is?"

Yun Qiao thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "A watch?"

He twitched his eyebrows slightly and looked at her meaningfully.

"right."

Yun Qiao was given recognition.

But perhaps because the voice was too low, it sounded a bit strange.

"I'm not really used to wearing a watch, so how about—"

"What do you think of Li Ruoyan?" he suddenly interrupted.

Yun Qiao was stunned for a moment.

The numbers on her watch fluctuated slightly, but she didn't notice.

Shen Suwei glanced down at her, his eyelashes trembling slightly, then looked up at her again:

Do you like Li Ruoyan?

"I don't like it, I don't like it at all, I especially hate it." Afraid that Shen Suwei would misunderstand, Yun Qiao answered without thinking.

They even exaggerated.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his wrist suddenly jolted.

She was startled and looked down; the watch screen had turned red.

The value displayed is 108.

What was the value just now?

It seemed to be a two-digit number, but Yunqiao didn't pay much attention to what the exact number was and couldn't remember.

"What's going on?"

Yun Qiao looked up at Shen Suwei with a puzzled expression.

But then I noticed that his expression was worse than before.

He stared intently at Yun Qiao, his gaze fixed on her unwaveringly in the dim light.

"You said you liked me before, was that true?"

Why are you asking again?

Yun Qiao frowned.

"Yunqiao, say it again, you like me."

"what?"

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but he seemed a little nervous.

Yun Qiao was filled with doubt when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist.

It was Shen Suwei's hand that was increasing the force.

She scoffed softly and frowned.

Shen Suwei realized what was happening and quickly let go of her hand.

"Feel sorry."

He took a step back, looking at her as gently as possible, his tone "relaxed":

"Can't you say that?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qiao became anxious.

"How could I not say it? Of course I like you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the watch vibrated again.

This tremor lasted a long time and was stronger than the last one.

The value even soared to 180.

Yun Qiao was startled. "Is this watch going to explode?"

Could it be that she broke herself when she fell just now?

She instinctively reached out to pick it.

However, the way Shen Suwei tied his watch was rather complicated, and she couldn't untie it with one hand.

He could only look to Shen Suwei for help.

"Should I take it off?"

Shen Suwei remained silent.

Her expression was strange.

If things were somewhat unsightly before, they were now unusually calm.

But its excessive calmness seemed unusual.

Yun Qiao felt a little uneasy.

This watch... has a problem.

"...Is this really a watch?"

"It's not a watch... what do you think it is?"

Yun Qiao hesitated, feeling somewhat uncertain.

She meant to say she suspected it was something like a lie detector...

But she didn't dare to say it.

If it really is true, wouldn't that just expose that he just lied?

"...Did I break it?"

After a long silence, Yun Qiao weakly changed the subject.

Shen Suwei remained silent.

There was a moment of silence, then he seemed to twitch slightly at the corner of his mouth and took a step closer to her.

As soon as she raised her arm, Yun Qiao saw him suddenly step forward and instinctively took a step back.

His outstretched hand remained frozen in mid-air.

Seeing his movements, Yun Qiao quickly realized that he probably just wanted to unlock her watch.

He immediately regretted his rashness.

She awkwardly tried to cover it up: "I... I lost my balance just now."

Shen Suwei stared intently at her with his dark, dim eyes. After a long while, he gave a soft "hmm" and silently helped her untie her "watch".

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly awkward, Yun Qiao felt uneasy. Looking at the watch he had unlocked, she couldn't help but ask:

"What's this watch for? I think I broke it. How about I buy you a new one?"

Now, Yunqiao can only feel at ease if she insists that it's broken.

"Help me put it on."

"what?"

"Aren't we testing if it's broken?"

"……oh."

Yun Qiao reluctantly took the "watch" and put it on him in the same way he had fastened it.

After the "watch" touched Shen Suwei's wrist, the value slowly dropped from 188 to 99.

The watch did not vibrate or turn red.

Yun Qiao watched him casually press the function keys on the display screen.

I don't quite understand what he's doing.

But the thought that if this really was a lie detector, then this moment would be a perfect opportunity to verify whether he liked me or not.

She held her breath, mentally prepared herself several times, and spoke softly:

"Shen Suwei."

He paused for a moment when his name was suddenly called.

"I've been pursuing you for so long, don't you even have an ounce of affection for me?"

He looked up, his eyes dark and deep, staring straight at her.

Why do you want to know the answer to this question?

His gaze was somewhat sharp, and Yun Qiao felt a pang of guilt, quickly shifting her gaze away. "...I just want to know if I have any hope."

What kind of hope do you want?

Now that things have come to this point, especially after seemingly letting Shen Suwei discover that she doesn't like him, Yun Qiao decided to take another step forward and express her "determination".

"If I said I wanted to marry you, would you think I was overestimating myself, like a toad trying to eat swan meat?"

His pupils suddenly contracted, and the dim light in his eyes seemed to be struck hard by something, brightening slightly. But the next moment, as if thinking of something, his eyes darkened slightly as he looked at Yun Qiao.

"You want to marry me?"

"...Yes, do you think I'm overestimating myself?"

He remained silent for a long while before replying:

"……Won't."

Yun Qiao stared intently at the watch on his wrist, but the numbers on the watch seemed to be dropping continuously, from 99 to 78, and the orange-yellow display screen had even turned green.

Yun Qiao was a little confused. What was going on with this table?

Isn't it a lie detector?

Somewhat unwilling, Yun Qiao looked up to meet his eyes and continued to probe:

"Do you like me?"

"like."

Yun Qiao was suddenly startled. "What?"

She stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise.

"...You like me?"

She hadn't expected this answer and wondered if she'd misheard.

But Shen Suwei answered her again, which was unusual for him.

"Yunqiao, I like you very much."

The watch didn't turn red; it remained green, and the value dropped to... 0.

Yun Qiao: "..."

what's going on?