Chapter 1229 - Was He Still The Same Person? (1/2)

Xin Lan hesitated for a moment but when Jinde motioned again for him to come over, he finally did. Sitting down between them, he actually felt quite awkward. But on the other hand, he did want Hua Lin Yu back. He could probably bear the embarrassment if it finally benefited him.

”So, how far have you gotten?”

Xin Lan showed a hint of fatigue when he leaned back and closed his eyes for a moment. ”Not far.” Opening his eyes again, he turned to Jinde, looking at him. There still wasn't that feeling from before as if it had never existed. It did make him wonder if what Xiang Yu and Tian had said was right and he didn't truly love Jinde and might, in fact, not be able to love at all.

Well, that wasn't the question right now. ”I had a talk with him back in the dragon realm already, saying that I would give him time to think things through. We agreed to return here so he could be with his family, and then maybe travel around a bit. I'm just not sure if it will be enough. When I went to speak with his brother today, he told me that they hadn't actually told their family. I think Hua Lin Yu doesn't know himself what he wants right now. He seemed really lost.”

Jinde put on a pensive expression. ”I guess it is somewhat normal to get cold feet before a wedding when you are that young. But this really sounds serious. Do you think just giving him more time would be enough?”

”I have no idea. It might be but then again, this was completely unexpected. I thought that it would be a matter of course for us to get married. I thought that there wasn't even any question about it.

”You don't know this but from the moment I saw him when he was still a child, he would always hang onto me. He was … attracted to me for whatever reason. As if his whole world might revolve around me. I didn't go to see him for a few years and it was still very much the same when I came back. I didn't even think that there was a reason to doubt we would get married.

”And then after spending some time together, I developed feelings myself and wanted to go forward with it. But now …” He shook his head and sighed. ”It was completely unexpected. So I can't guess what is going on in his head or why he suddenly did this. Maybe he really just panicked but then he would've told me, right” And when I spoke with him, it rather seemed that he really didn't want to marry me. I can't understand. When did this happen? We were spending every single day together.”

Jinde couldn't help but feel that this was odd as well. ”Nothing happened?”

”Well, nothing I can think of. And I'm really not sure how to go about this other than trying to be patient, giving him a bit of time, and hoping that it works out somehow.”

Jinde nodded slowly. ”If there's anything I can do to help you, just tell me. If you want me to speak to him …”