He had been putting off the acquisition of the Lu Family precisely because he still hadn't figured out how to tell Shengsheng the truth about his identity.
At first, he truly felt there was no need to come clean, but as time went on, it became harder to bring up, and his fears grew.
But they had to meet eventually.
After his impulsive confession that day, he suddenly didn't know how to face her anymore. He was afraid… afraid that Shengsheng would reject him, so he'd simply stopped contacting her.
It was as if he could fool himself that way.
Now, he wanted to arrange a time to meet with Gu Shengsheng, to at least gauge her feelings and then find the right moment to come clean.
With that thought, he said as much, but a long silence followed on Gu Shengsheng's end.
"Shengsheng?"
"I'm here," Gu Shengsheng said. "Let's do tomorrow afternoon, then. I'm not busy anyway."
"Okay." Hearing her voice, he felt the gloom and anxiety of the past few days dissipate.
