"I don't know," Yan Nanfei finally murmured after a long while.
Wei Anning grew anxious. "Nan Fei, how can you not know? If you like him, you should muster the courage to ask him. If he doesn't want you to marry, then you should steadfastly refuse. If he doesn't have feelings for you, wouldn't it be better to let go completely?"
In the world of romance, every woman becomes extremely cautious, fear of rejection, fear that all their hopes will come to nothing, losing the motivation to persevere.
Rather, it's better to keep a sliver of hope alive, allowing oneself to remain hopeful.
"I'm scared," said Yan Nanfei as she closed her eyes. She could be brave about anything, but when it came to this, she found herself immobilized. "If his answer isn't what I want, I..."