Chapter 532 - He Didn’t Know the Answer (1/2)

Qiu Ling was just as stunned as Jing Yi. His beloved was already awake? Then did this mean his surprise hadn't worked?! Oh no! Why did this have to happen now of all times when that bastard Jin Ling was trying something fishy? Ugh, this wasn't good. He had to do something!

He hurried over and pulled the fruits out of his spatial ring, presenting them to Jing Yi. ”My —” He coughed and looked to the side. ”Uh, my apologies for not returning sooner. I went to find something to eat for you. It took a little longer than expected.”

Jing Yi looked at him, his expression not changing at all.

Qiu Ling paused. ”Uh … You don't like them?” He looked at the fruits in his hands and felt dumb. He had followed Jing Yi since his birth but he wasn't even able to find something he'd like to eat. But his beloved had never seemed like a picky eater and what else was he supposed to get? There weren't that many things around in the forest! Mn? Maybe it wasn't about the fruits themselves?

Qiu Ling tilted his head and examined them a little more closely. It seemed … they were a little dirty? He cleared his throat and motioned at the pond. ”I … I'll go and wash them for you.” He didn't wait for Jing Yi's reply and just hurried over, washing the fruits meticulously.

Mn, right, he should have thought of that before. His beloved was a very neat person. He didn't like dirty things. Naturally, he wouldn't eat something that hadn't been cleaned. Ah, how could this have slipped his mind? He wasn't careful enough! The next time, he'd need to pay more attention.

While Qiu Ling was worrying about his lack of care, Jing Yi observed him, his own thoughts circling around his past and present life.

He had given one promise to one man each. He couldn't fulfill both at the same time. Back in the secret realm when he just remembered everything. Tian had felt so incredibly close to him that he hadn't hesitated to decide on him. He had even broken up with Qiu Ling as soon as he left the secret realm.

But now he had spent time with Qiu Ling again and even though he didn't want to admit it at first, his heart wavered each time a little more. Looking into his eyes, seeing how he cared so much, listening to how he patiently guided him on the things he didn't understand, feeling his warmth at night and taking in that familiar scent … All of that made his heart palpitate just as much as Tian had done in his past life. Maybe even more so.

He looked at the crouched figure of that man that seemed so proud in front of others but showed him his silly side every day. There was nothing Qiu Ling wouldn't do for him. That, he was sure of. Maybe the same was true for Tian but he didn't actually know that. He didn't know Tian himself. He was just … part of his memory. Part of a memory from another life that he had somehow acquired. Was that really reason enough to leave the man he had promised to stay together with for the rest of his life?

Without noticing it himself, Jing Yi had followed Qiu Ling as if in a trance and only came to a halt when he stood behind him.