During this time, Murphy remembers the deeply-buried words that Reveno told him during their farewell. And so, he naturally spoke them out loud.
"Cui Si, I admit that this is kind of unseemly, but during the year or so that I was taking care of you, my intentions were not entirely pure… The bond contract did not affect my feelings for you, but instead rationalized this adolescent admiration and pursuit with that mysterious power.
Therefore, after its influence was eliminated, I was finally able to calmly assess my feelings for you.
Then I realized, in fact, I have never really changed. Especially the events that have unfolded in the past month or so have only deepened these feelings even more. Of course, we have not yet reached the point where we could express these feelings as 'like' or 'love.'
But I can't deny, I indeed have a deep, out-of-the-ordinary affinity for you, different than for other women.
And from your reaction just now...
