"Seventh Brother, that girl looks gentle, but she's really domineering. She won't say she'll be with you, but she won't let you like anyone else either. That's way too much!" Ghost Marquis shouted.
Was it too much? Love was selfish. Everyone was the same.
"I'm sorry, Big Brother Lu. Just pretend I never said that. I'll think it over carefully," Ming Yan said hurriedly. She, too, felt she'd gone too far.
Lu Yin didn't dwell on the matter any longer. He was completely inexperienced when it came to love, and Ming Yan was the same. They both followed their hearts, without any hypocrisy or so-called well-intentioned lies. Their feelings had come quickly, but that also made them easy to complicate.
"The Shenwu Continent will definitely merge with the universe someday. We'll have plenty of time to be together. Maybe I can bring you and Father King to my homeworld for a visit. You can give me your answer then," Lu Yin said gently.
Ming Yan nodded. She'd thought about it a great deal these past few days. She hated that she felt like a stranger to him, that she resisted him, but those reactions had come instinctively, and she couldn't stop them. She knew she loved the man before her, but what was standing in the way of her feelings? She didn't know either. She needed to think it through, even if by the time she did, he was already with someone else.
Lu Yin spent two hours with Ming Yan. They didn't say much, but he liked having her by his side. Her familiar, delicate fragrance put him at ease.
"Let's head back. Don't put too much pressure on yourself," Lu Yin said.
Ming Yan murmured an acknowledgment, her head lowered as she wondered what to do.
Lu Yin's