Chapter 1838


    The moment the ring went through the knuckle and onto her ring finger, Nanako''s eyes were


    already flooded with tears.


    She hurriedly lowered her head, so that Charlie could not see her current look. 2


    She liked Charlie very much, but she did not want to give him too much emotional burden. 1


    This was because, deep inside her heart, she knew that Charlie came to Japan this time and visited


    her i n Kyoto not because of how much he liked her.


    Instead, he sympathized with her and felt sorry for her. 3


    She could understand Charlie''s feeling - the kind of empathy among martial artists.


    What is empathy? 4


    It is the emotion of putting yourself in the other person''s shoes and being able to empathize with


    them. 4


    This is like when a racing driver witnesses another racer, who is gravely injured or even perishes on


    the race track, in a car crash; his empathy for the victim must be stronger than ordinary people. 3


    Simrly, if a soldier sees hisrades or the other soldiers being injured or rendered disabled in


    battles, such empathy will be felt as well. 3


    Charlie must have felt the same empathy for her. 5


    After watching her disobeying his warning, being seriously injured in thepetition, and even


    being carried away from thepetition ring by an ambnce, he must have sympathized a little


    more with her. 2


    Moreover, he had a way to heal her. Therefore, during his short trip to Japan this time, he took the


    time to visit her in Kyoto to heal her injuries.


    Hence, Nanako knew very well that although Charlie was very kind to her, most of all it was due to


    sympathy which was spawned from empathy.


    For a girl who was obsessed with the man, what she wanted the least was his sympathy.


    In fact, except for love, she wanted nothing else. 4


    At this moment, Charlie could not see Nanako’s expression as he focused his full attention on her


    finger. Seeing that the ring appeared slightlyrger on Nanako’s finger, he gently took it off again


    and said to the salesperson, "Excuse me, please change to a smaller size." 3


    "Okay, sir." The salesperson took over the ring and began to readjust the ring. 1


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    Nanako had a strong sense of loss at this moment.


    Although she had long known that the ring would only stay on her finger for a little while, she


    couldn''t help feeling as if her heart was being stabbed by a


    sharp dagger when Charlie took it off.


    She dared not let Charlie see her in such a state though. So while he was watching the salesperson


    adjusting the ring, she hurriedly said, "Charlie-kun, I need to go to the restroom. Excuse me!" 4


    With that, she quickly ran away without waiting for Charlie''s reply.


    She had to run away because her eyes were brimmed with tears, to the extent that they were going


    to overflow and steam down her cheeks. 2


    She didn''t want Charlie to see her shedding tears at such a moment, because she did not want to


    affect his concentration. 1


    She never thought of affecting his life and marriage.


    After all, He had already given her too much care andpassion.


    As she turned around to leave, she silently thought to herself.


    Charlie-kun will leave Japan tonight. He will return to his family’s embrace and to his wife''s side... 2


    I wonder when he wille back again...


    The next few hours will be thest hours that I will be spending with him...


    I must control my emotions and do not add any further emotional burden to him...