"So you were just explaining to me?"
"Yes."
"Is this what you call fear of loss?"
"Maybe..."
Xu Qing gathered his thoughts, his mind clearing, he put down his hand that was on his head, and after pondering for a moment, said, "Just now when I explained to you why I was unwilling, did you feel a bit happier?"
"...Yes." Jiang He had to admit, although he trusted, an explanation indeed made him very happy.
"I was right to be worried."
Xu Qing felt a sense of relief as if defusing a bomb, accompanied by gratitude. If he hadn't realized this and continued this habit, one day it could have caused a problem between them.
The one he was raising wasn't a pet, and Jiang He couldn't possibly act like one either.
"Our way of interacting right now is unhealthy because of your uniqueness, which has led to this situation.
But now that you've grown a lot, it's no longer appropriate to treat this way of interacting as a habit."
