Wei Lan's expression as she made her vow was utterly resolute, the kind of resolve that would gladly cut out her own heart to earn someone's trust.
And Han Su trusted her.
It was an intuition beyond description, deeper than fate.
Even if Wei Lan hadn't made that vow, even if she hadn't remembered any of this, the intuition would still have been there. Han Su would still have trusted her.
The reason he'd asked was more a matter of rational caution. And before reason had even received an answer, his feelings had already given one, making Han Su think that asking at all had been somewhat unnecessary.
So he gently lowered Wei Lan's hand and replied softly, "The Kidnapping Case is still ongoing. I've been trying to save the other children, too. Unfortunately, I've only managed to save two so far."
"What?"
Wei Lan's pupils contracted sharply, and confusion and disbelief flickered in her eyes.
From her perspective, the Kidnapping Case had happened ten years ago. She didn't know why she had been kidnapped, but it was all in the past.
"You... you're still trying to save the other children? Are they still alive?"
"Does that Ancient Castle really exist?"
"..."
Han Su met her questions with a faint smile and shook his head. "It's not that simple."
"The Ancient Castle has never been found in the real world. I went back ten years to save them."
"Again and again. The odds aren't good, but I'm still trying."
"..."
Han Su's answer only left Wei Lan more confused. She couldn't understand what was going on from those two short sentences. But the casual expression on his face as he smiled and said them struck her heart.
At that moment, she suddenly remembered what Xu Ji's Father had said.
He's