Chapter 66 - Disappointed Expectations (1/2)

The Zhong's family dinner once again ended in disaster. Zhong Gang and Li Fang felt helpless, while their daughter Guanyu felt like crying. Jing Yi hovered between fear and anger, amusing his mother with his reaction, while Mister Zhong didn't understand, what was going on.

Only Qiu Ling was incredibly happy. He felt like hugging … No, not the bad girl. Of course, he'd hug Jing Yi, when he felt like hugging someone. Mn, a hug should be alright?

He waited in the courtyard after the dinner, smiling at Jing Yi and spreading open his arms, as soon as he saw him.

Jing Yi picked up his pace and threw himself into Qiu Ling's arms. ”Grandfather!” He looked up at him, pursing his lips, his doe eyes wet with tears. ”The dragon …”

Qiu Ling froze. The dragon? Does he remember? Could it be my love found some of his lost memories and knows about me? Ah, how great! I can finally drop this damn disguise! Everything will be like back home. My love, I'll help you remember the rest of your past life!

”He wanted to eat me and my mommy!”, Jing Yi added with tears in his voice, bursting Qiu Ling's bubble.

This … What had happened to the recovery of lost memories? Where was the emotional reunion with hugs and kisses? The rekindling of their love?

He felt cheated!

Qiu Ling swallowed back his bitter feelings and just sighed, hugging Jing Yi to his chest. At least, I can still hug him as his grandfather.

Thinking like that, Qiu Ling felt like crying. How come, he was now happy to appear as an old man? This wasn't right! He'd rather be his usual handsome self, to sweep his beloved off his feet once again. But alas, Jing He couldn't remember and he was too young anyway. I'll wait, I'll wait, Qiu Ling told himself once again. But with each passing day, that seemed to get harder.

”What dragon?”, he finally asked to distract himself.

Jing Yi clutched his sleeve and stopped crying, though his lips still quivered. ”I found out, that my uncle's daughter is a dragon!”

Qiu Ling's eyebrows lifted. ”The dragon, you're talking about … is that Guanyu-girl?”

Jing Yi nodded earnestly.

”How did you think of that?”

”Mister Pi told us, there are tigers and dragons in the capital! I don't know about tigers, but in the mountain of that dragon, there were bandits. So dragons must be bad! She has to be a dragon!”

Huh? Is there an archer somewhere? Why does it feel as if someone shot an arrow right into my heart? No, wait, that's not just one arrow.

”Little boy, you certainly are a bright child. But, you know, you got it a little wrong.”

”Wrong? What's wrong with that, grandfather?”

”You see … That girl, she isn't a dragon.”

”Not?”

Qiu Ling shook his head. ”Of that I'm sure. You don't know, because you were still hiding, when grandfather told your parents about it, but actually, I know some dragons.”

Jing Yi clasped his hands over his mouth and stared at him with wide eyes.