Only at this moment did she feel like she regained a shred of the pitiful self-respect she had lost with him.
She didn't tell him, "Because I love you, that's why I'm willing to give everything for you."
Just like how you risked your life to shield Xia Xiaonuan from a bullet.
She didn't say it, because that was already the answer in his heart. So, saying it out loud would have no meaning. Instead, it would only make her feel more humble.
"Really." Shaochen's eyes turned somewhat complicated.
"If you said this just to make me feel a little better... I..."
"No! I'm not!" Nangong Zhongli suddenly shouted in agitation upon hearing his words.
She looked at him, shouting excitedly, "I'm not! I'm doing it for myself! Who do you think you are, Liang Shaochen?! Don't be too conceited, too proud!
