Chapter 847


    "Mind if we exchange digits?"


    "Sure.


    Arabe offered her number. Crystal entered it into her contact list then said, "Well, we''d better get


    going. You guys should get some rest. I''ll stop by again soon."


    "Um, okay.’ Louisa and Keh stood up to see them out.


    "Be, Be!" rk called quietly from the staircase, waving at Arabe. "Come up."


    Once she was upstairs, rk hooked an arm over her shoulder and whispered, "Did Mom ask you to


    give us some alone time?"


    "She didn''t exactly put it that way.’ Arabe raised her eyes to his, a soft smile on her lips. "You''re not


    into Crystal?"


    "I see her more as a buddy."


    "Does she know that?"


    "Are you into that girl who gave you the lucky charm?"


    rk looked surprised. "How did you know?"


    "You seemed really attached to that charm. The night you lost it, you looked so anxious, like you lost


    something really important."


    Yeah, to him, that thing was thest vestige.


    The final link between him and her.


    Perhaps seeing the mncholy in rk''s eyes, Arabe couldn''t help but ask, "Where is she now?"


    "Gone. A year ago.” rk walked to therge balcony on the second floor, staring at the distant


    scenery with a faintly self-mocking tone, "After breaking up with me, she vanished without a trace...


    Took everything with her. If not for the charm I had on me, she probably wouldn''t have left anything


    behind."


    rk gazed into the distance, his eyes filled with a subtle sorrow.


    "Be, this world is vast. It''s like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone. All you get is


    disappointment. Over and over."


    Arabe sensed the sadness in his words. "Did you two have a fight?"


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    "No." rk''s voice was nostalgic. "We never fought. But near the end, she started to drift away.


    Eventually, she told me she didn''t have feelings for me anymore, that she was in love with someone


    else, and asked me to stop looking for her."


    "Did she really find someone else?"


    “Probably.” rk wasn''t sure, but how could she be so heartless if not?


    "Does Crystal know about you two?" Arabe asked again.


    "Yeah. She confessed her feelings to me when I was at my lowest, right after she left."


    “And you turned her down?"


    "Yeah." rk looked off into the distance again. "Crystal''s a good girl, but I''m just not into her. I didn''t


    want to lead her on."


    Arabe understood now. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Aren''t you one of Astronisia’s top


    hackers? Couldn''t you find out anything?"


    "No, I tried everything. It''s like she never existed. Sometimes, I wonder if everything that happened


    between us was just a dream."