Chapter 258 - Would He Be Able to Handle it? (1/2)

Shen An De frowned at Jing Yi's panicked expression. What exactly had the Son of Heaven seen? Hong Ai furrowed her brow just the same but she looked at her husband instead, her gaze saying 'That's what you did. How do you intend to straighten this out?'

Shen An De took a deep breath. ”Do you want to talk about it?” He really had no other idea on how he could help him.

Jing Yi lowered his head. That was exactly what Qiu Ling had asked and he hadn't even told his fiance. Now, after the Grandmaster had more or less told him that the person he had been embraced by in that nightmare had been his lover once, he definitely couldn't bring it up with Qiu Ling! But if he didn't speak with him, he shouldn't tell anybody else about it.

In the end, Jing Yi just shook his head. ”No. It's alright. I was just … a little worn-out after seeing all that without understanding what is going on.”

Shen An De nudged his wife. This needed some capable female hands.

Hong Ai sighed and slid onto the seat next to Jing Yi. She gently patted his arm. ”It's perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed after something like this. Especially if the thing you saw isn't something that has to do with your current life. I guess it's a bit terrifying seeing something you don't know anything about.”

Jing Yi nodded. ”I honestly thought I was possessed. My body … suddenly did things without me willing it and there were thoughts and … feelings that clearly weren't mine but I couldn't do anything.” He lifted his hands and hid his face. He definitely never wanted to feel like that again.

Hong Ai hugged him and patted his back. ”I'm sorry. We should have warned you.” Yes, at this moment, she really regretted not having held her husband back. This was only a young boy. Whoever he had been in his past life he wasn't that person any longer. He didn't deserve to be treated like this.

Jing Yi took a trembling breath and lowered his hands. ”I should probably go back. My fiance … He's probably worried.”

”Why didn't you bring him over?”

Hong Ai's question made Jing Yi flinch. He felt guilty about that, too. Since they were engaged shouldn't he tell him everything? ”Madam Shen … Can I ask you something?”

Hong Ai lifted her brows. ”Naturally. What is it?”

”You … You and your husband …” He looked at Grandmaster Shen and felt instantly dumb. Even if he asked, she wouldn't tell him the truth in front of her husband, right?

Shen An De lifted his brows, too. ”I … still have some paperwork to do.” He smiled at his wife, kissed her cheek and left. Whatever that boy had wanted to know it seemed like he shouldn't hear. Mn, Hong Ai could tell him later.

Meanwhile, his wife turned back to Jing Yi. ”What is it?”

”Has there ever been something … you felt you shouldn't tell your husband?”

”Oh.” Hong Ai leaned back and poured herself another cup of tea. ”I'm not so sure. We've been living together for a good millennium now. A lot has happened. Even if there were things that I wouldn't have told him in the beginning, I probably wouldn't have qualms about telling him now.”

”I see.” Jing Yi lowered his head. So he should probably go and tell Qiu Ling.

”Did you see something that you feel your fiance can't accept?”