She had waited for him, but he chose not to come.
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Afterward, she focused on making her desserts, continuing to run her shop as if nothing was amiss.
Xue Jiangqiu's restaurant finally opened officially, attracting the city's elite with its renowned chefs. Every day the reservations were fully booked. Even though Xue Jiangqiu tried every possible way to make time to accompany her, ultimately he had less freedom.
She never rejected Xue Jiangqiu's visits because of his sincere feelings, his ten years of waiting, and because Xue Jiangqiu was a part of the Xue Family, just like her own family.
However, she still couldn't position herself as Xue Jiangqiu's girlfriend, unable to regard him in the way that romantic partners do.
She could only apologetically tell him that perhaps she was just a slow-witted person. Even though she had made him wait for ten years, she hadn't yet had that awakening, hadn't reached the point where she could fall in love.
