A small pause before he continues.
“Before I left for the timeless space, I believed that was the —
A small pause before he continues.
“Before I left for the timeless space, I believed that was the —
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵…
His chest tightens with guilt. This was his doing. He’s the one who caused Michael pain.
He glances at the fallen carving, muttering, “I’m sorry, Jialei… It’s because of me you’re like this…”
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵…
His chest tightens with guilt. This was his doing. He’s the one who caused Michael pain.
He glances at the fallen carving, muttering, “I’m sorry, Jialei… It’s because of me you’re like this…”
When they arrive at the pavilion, he gestures for Yichen to sit first before taking the seat opposite him.
“Try to cheer up, Yichen.” With a wave of his hand, a bottle of wine and two cups appear on the table, and —
When they arrive at the pavilion, he gestures for Yichen to sit first before taking the seat opposite him.
“Try to cheer up, Yichen.” With a wave of his hand, a bottle of wine and two cups appear on the table, and —
“…Has it ever happened to you before?”
“…Has it ever happened to you before?”
He rests a hand on Yichen’s shoulder, giving a reassuring squeeze.
“As for Xie Bi’an… he may be dramatic, but his pride runs deeper than any of that. He would never tell to Yanluo if someone hurt him.“
—
He rests a hand on Yichen’s shoulder, giving a reassuring squeeze.
“As for Xie Bi’an… he may be dramatic, but his pride runs deeper than any of that. He would never tell to Yanluo if someone hurt him.“
—
He feels genuinely sorry for Yichen. If he had known things would turn out like this, he would never have erased himself from Michael’s memories.
“Yichen… I’m sorry for what I did to your Xiao-Di. I thought erasing myself from his life would be better… —
He feels genuinely sorry for Yichen. If he had known things would turn out like this, he would never have erased himself from Michael’s memories.
“Yichen… I’m sorry for what I did to your Xiao-Di. I thought erasing myself from his life would be better… —
“Jialei…” he finally rests his hand on Michael’s shoulder, gently pushing him down. “Sit down. Breathe. Tell me exactly what you’re feeling…”
He won’t let anything happen to him.
“Jialei…” he finally rests his hand on Michael’s shoulder, gently pushing him down. “Sit down. Breathe. Tell me exactly what you’re feeling…”
He won’t let anything happen to him.
“Yichen, is everything alright with you?“
“Yichen, is everything alright with you?“
“Jialei, what’s wrong?” His hand hovers near his shoulder, hesitant to touch.
“Jialei, what’s wrong?” His hand hovers near his shoulder, hesitant to touch.
“It’s you.” A warm smile spreads across his face.
“It’s you.” A warm smile spreads across his face.
He lowers his gaze and quietly continues to carve.
He lowers his gaze and quietly continues to carve.
“Jialei, you are doing something. Your heart is moving, even if your mind doesn’t remember me.”
A brief silence.
“If I pour every answer into your hands now, they’ll only sit there like borrowed words.” He then resumes his walk.
“Jialei, you are doing something. Your heart is moving, even if your mind doesn’t remember me.”
A brief silence.
“If I pour every answer into your hands now, they’ll only sit there like borrowed words.” He then resumes his walk.
“…Then don’t explain it,” he murmurs, a faint, aching smile touching his lips. “Let your heart remember at its own pace. I won’t force an answer from you.”
With that, he turns and heads back toward the throne room.
“…Then don’t explain it,” he murmurs, a faint, aching smile touching his lips. “Let your heart remember at its own pace. I won’t force an answer from you.”
With that, he turns and heads back toward the throne room.
“Jialei… you might not know me, but then why is your heart beating so hard right now?”
“Jialei… you might not know me, but then why is your heart beating so hard right now?”