Tobias drove seriously, without saying a word.
“I am a selfish person with many flaws. Most people who get involved with me don’t end up well, so Tobias, you…”
Tobias listened, pressing his lips together. He interrupted her with one hand on his forehead, “Do you remember the first time we met?”
Callie thought for a moment. “I remember. I was working at a bar and got into a conflict with a girl. We almost fought, but you stopped her… Otherwise, I might have been beaten to a pulp.”
He seemed to smile. “I never meddle in others’ affairs. Think again, where else have you seen me?”
Callie turned to look at his profile, frowning as she tried to recall but couldn’t. She admitted, “I forgot.”
“It was during a physics class at Ylosea University. You barged in with a milk tea, bumped into me, and spilled it all over me,” Tobias reminisced, his eyes smiling.
“You went to the same university as me?” Callie was astonished, having no memory of it. She asked, “What was my reaction then?”
“You looked flustered, shoved the half-spilled milk tea into my hands, said it was for me, and then ran away,” Tobias recalled in detail, feeling a sweet nostalgia. “I later found out you were the girl who surpassed me as the top student in our major.”
Callie understood but had no recollection of it. She rubbed her hair. “That was just luck.”
“But neither of us expected that we would have so many connections afterward,” Tobias looked at her. “I never thought that because of your father’s incident, we would stay in touch for so long.”
Callie said, “I always felt that my life shouldn’t be like this. It seems like time changed at some point.”
Tobias asked, “What is your ideal world like?”
It was a good question. Callie smiled gently like a young girl. “If my father hadn’t had an accident, I would have gone abroad to study design, taken a completely different path. I would travel to many countries, meeting special people along the way. Maybe we would meet somewhere else by chance, have a beer together, and then go our separate ways without so many entanglements…”
“And then?”
Then? Callie’s smile froze. She couldn’t believe it; her mind suddenly went blank. Subconsciously, she felt that such a life didn’t excite her.
They arrived at their destination. Tobias braked and unbuckled his seatbelt. He turned to look at the woman beside him, his heart suddenly racing. He said, “You know, hearing what you just said makes me feel panicked. Compared to that, I still think the current life is better, even if it’s chaotic. Meeting you is already lucky enough.”
Callie breathed deeply, unable to recover for a long time.
“Tobias…”
“I prefer the current life. I will do my best to save your father so that you feel this life is also worthwhile.”
“Why…” She froze.
“Because I like you.”
Callie bit her lip, unable to speak. Even at this moment, the only man in her mind was Nelson.
She couldn’t imagine what her life would be like without him. It would probably be fulfilling but not as colorful and emotionally stirring as now.
But Tobias told her directly that all his expectations were about her.
To him, it was too unfair.
“… Tobias, I’m sorry. I’ve already fallen in love with him.”