Chapter 44 In-depth Conversation (1/2)

“No.” I laughed a little, scratching my head. “It’s a long story.”

“Do you mind if I ask you to shorten it?” Zhu Xuan leaned on the railing and looked at me with interest.

I sighed and briefly told Zhu Xuan the story of how I met Wen Jiubo and all the things that happened afterward.

“…Thus, I told Su Xiaoyun and Shi Yitong, and they agreed to help me. We were looking for clues about Bai Ze on Mt.Diecui because we suspected Wen Jiubo to be Bai Ze.” I shrugged. “Of course, now we know that you are Bai Ze.”

“I see.” Zhu Xuan nodded and then asked with curiosity, “This Wen Jiubo you’re talking about… is he a really powerful man?”

“Yeah, he’s very powerful. Life with him is really extraordinary, it’s like being on a roller coaster. Though we faced dangerous situations, he always managed to save everyone in the nick of time.” I laughed quietly. “If you could meet him, you’d understand what I mean.”

“So… I guess you must love him a lot,” Zhu Xuan said seriously.

“What?” I was surprised by Zhu Xuan’s words and didn’t know how to react. “Oh, no, no, our relationship isn’t the same as yours…”

“No?” Zhu Xuan narrowed his eyes in doubt.

“No, absolutely not.” I denied it as if I never ever considered that possibility. “How could that be possible? Why do you think in this way, hahaha…”

“Really?” Zhu Xuan leaned over and looked me in the eye as if he wanted to read my mind. “I think you are lying.”

“What? Why?” I subconsciously took a step back.

“I think he must be very important to you,” Zhu Xuan said seriously. “You said that you didn’t know his past, where he came from, or even who he is.”

I was speechless and looked down.

“But when you talk about him, your eyes shine. You have a lot of trust in him. If something happens, I think you would sacrifice yourself to save him. I have lived in this world for so long, I’ve watched too many human stories, and I experienced those feelings myself.” Zhu Xuan calmly looked at me. “That’s why I believe that this unconditional trust should be called love.”

“I… I don’t know.”

Zhu Xuan’s words caught me off guard as if the secret that I had been trying so hard to hide was suddenly uncovered. I completely panicked.

“I really don’t know.” I shook my head, staring at the horizon, and said incoherently, “Things weren’t supposed to be like this… you know, I don’t know him, not even a little. But he knows me very well; my age, my personality, where I go to school, where is my family, he knows everything. Even at the time when we first met, he…”

I looked at Zhu Xuan and subconsciously wanted to seek help from him. “Zhu Xuan, sometimes I think he might have known me for a long time. He knew me before our first meeting, but I couldn’t remember him. Sometimes, it feels like whenever he looks at me, he doesn’t really see me, but instead, he sees another person through my eyes.”

“Another person?” asked Zhu Xuan.

“I don’t know.” I irritably scratched my head and sighed. “Logic tells me that this doesn’t make sense. I grew up in Beining city, and I had never met Wen Jiubo or anyone who looked like him. I’m pretty sure I never suffered from amnesia, and I grew up like any other child…Oh, maybe my mother was a little abnormal, but I’m quite sure that I never encountered anything strange before.”

“But you trust him, don’t you?” asked Zhu Xuan.

“I really want to trust him.” I sighed and turned to face Zhu Xuan. “But my reason constantly tells me that I shouldn’t trust him. He is not a human being, and he almost never talks anything about himself. Whenever I ask him, he always beats around the bush and is reluctant to talk.”

“That’s why you came here to investigate his identity because you don’t want him to have you over a barrel, right?” Zhu Xuan asked.

“So you can also read my mind now.” I laughed.

“Well.” Zhu Xuan also laughed. “I really want to meet Mr. Wen if he is really as powerful as you said. I’m very curious about what kind of person he is.”

“I have been thinking about it these days, I think it would be easier if Wen Jiubo was here,” I whispered. “If he was here, he would have a way to deal with the beast Chen. It wouldn’t take long for him to figure out the cause of this whole thing and come up with a brilliant idea to solve it.”

“Then why don’t you ask him to come?” Zhu Xuan looked at the phone in my hand, lifting his chin. “I saw you staring at the phone for quite a while.”

“I… I don’t really want to contact him. Perhaps I’m being selfish,” I turned the phone in my hand over and said. “I know that if he was here, he would solve this problem very quickly. But if I asked him for help, I would lose to him once again. Then, he’ll always treat me as a kid, and I’m afraid I’ll never have another chance to prove myself.”