He's crying while admitting it
He's the one who's in love with somebody else,
He's the one who should be out of the circle,
But dragged himself inside to protect the one he loves.
***
THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.
"I never did something wrong with you. Erase that kind of memory or else... you will have to suffer if I bring it back to you," Qing Long remarked. Tainting his mind with honesty, he still thought of Althea Xi. Qing Long knuckled his fists on the side as the red string appeared once again.
He saw it, right at his pinky finger. Qing Long stared at it for a long time, completely lost. The red thread of fate still connected both of them as one. He loves her; she loves him too. They both know what their feelings were. Qing Long cracked his mouth open as Xiaojun squinted his eyes.
