"The real reason was… your heart ached, right? You nearly lost all rationality," Haitang finished exasperatedly.
"Lord Asura, is it? He should be someone worthy of being entrusted with her for the rest of her life," Ji Xiuran murmured softly some time later.
"Was it worth it?" Haitang asked a long while later.
"What do you think?" Ji Xiuran narrowed his eyes.
"Regardless of how entrustable someone else is, he's still not you." Haitang stared at Ji Xiuran—this man who she couldn't understand at all.
"Pah!"
Suddenly, Ji Xiuran spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Are you okay?"
Haitang shot forward to support Ji Xiuran.
Ji Xiuran was silent for a moment before slowly standing up. He shook his head and said, "I… don't have time."
