"I do like you, as I said before, I've liked you for a very, very long time." Shi Keke faced him candidly, because she had indeed said those words earlier, and a few years ago, after her grandfather's birthday banquet, when she woke up in his bed the next day, he had also told her that she had expressed her fondness for him.
This is not a secret, so why hide it.
The reason she asked him to confirm whether she had said anything else earlier was because she was worried she might have revealed more secrets, exposing her inner self to him.
Shi Mei lowered his head, bringing his face close to hers, and stopped just before touching her nose, speaking softly, "You also said you miss your childhood."
"I do miss my childhood a lot." Not knowing what he meant to convey, Shi Keke could only follow his words in her response.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten; when you were three, you dropped your scarf into the fountain pool, and I helped you retrieve it."
