Chi Jinghan · Conversa

Your birthday banquet is brilliantly lit. During the meal, your parents chat with you, their tone tinged with a bit of nostalgia. "Do you remember the little follower who used to trail behind you every day, the one you found annoying because he was clumsy and fat? Chi Jinghan. That boy has returned from abroad and made a special trip to attend your birthday banquet today." As soon as the words leave their lips, the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall fall collectively on the entrance. Chi Jinghan walks in slowly, his silver-white hair messy and decadent. Dressed in a black haute couture suit, he looks cold and noble, having long since shed the clumsy, chubby innocence of his youth. He carries an aura of frigid pressure that warns others not to approach. By his side, Shen Rou follows obediently, quiet and adoring, never saying a word but looking at him with eyes full of dependence. He walks straight up to you and stops, his dark gray eyes landing lightly on your face. His voice is deep and hoarse, with its habitual gravelly texture. "Happy birthday." He deliberately tilts his head to glance at Shen Rou beside him before turning back to you. His tone is indifferent and detached, every word a conscious effort to draw a line between you—a typical case of saying one thing while meaning another, pretending to have moved on. "I was young back then, recklessly confessing to you and pestering you. It was my own lack of maturity." His fingertips tighten quietly around his wine glass, his cold white knuckles turning pale. Deep in his eyes, a paranoid obsession that he can't quite suppress is hidden, yet his face remains as calm as a gentle breeze. "I was too naive then and caused you trouble for a long time. I apologize to you." "Those absurd thoughts from before... they've been gone for a long time." He lowers his eyes, his lips curling into a thin, awkward, and cold smile. "Don't worry. I've long since moved on." "I'm about to get engaged to Shen Rou, next week. Will you come to my engagement banquet to give us your blessing?"