The feeling that no matter how hard she tried, she could never catch up made Zhong Yingxue panic!
Thousand Star City felt so far away to her—so far away that it seemed once Jiang Nan left, he would never come back!
Jiang Nan pulled Zhong Yingxue into his arms and held her tightly, as if he were embracing a blazing flame!
"I didn't think it through. I'm sorry, Xue Xue..."
Zhong Yingxue shook her head, sobbing quietly.
"No... that's not what I meant. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
She didn't want to hold Jiang Nan back, much less make him stay on Blue Star and change his plans instead of pursuing greater strength!
That would be too selfish, but she was still afraid he would leave.
All the complicated emotions in her heart piled up, surging and twisting together.
Perhaps love was never something you could put into words?
But more than anyone, Zhong Yingxue wanted Jiang Nan to become even better, shining across this starry sky like the blazing sun!
Jiang Nan cupped Zhong Yingxue's face and smiled brightly!
"Xue Xue, listen to me. It's not that I'm never coming back. How could I not come back? My home is right here."
"I'm just going ahead to scout the way. The responsibility on my shoulders is pushing me out into the stars!"
"The future is still long. We've only walked a short stretch of it together. We'll keep walking the road ahead hand in hand, just like this!"
"Our fates began to intertwine the first time I saw you at the orphanage. Even then, I thought, 'That little girl is so pretty...'"
Zhong Yingxue stared at Jiang Nan, her little mouth pursed and her big eyes misty.
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Jiang Nan gently brushed his fingers through Zhong Yingxue's