Two Dreams (Continued)

Although my days were very ordinary, I was very happy. But that was only a dream, one I could never possibly make real.

I had thought that what I could not achieve in reality, I could gain in my dreams.

But I never imagined that even in a dream, he would still leave me in the end."

"Why? Did he stop loving you?" For some reason, Jiang Siming grew a little agitated, and his curiosity about this dream only deepened.

Qin Keqing was silent for a while, then continued, "No. It was because I could see his pain. He was dreaming too, and I suddenly felt it was very unfair to him. Why should he accompany me in my dream? He should have his own life! Even if he was an illusion, why should he live inside the dream I wove? So I woke up! And he never appeared in my dreams again."

Suddenly, Qin Keqing turned slightly and looked at Jiang Siming with eyes full of tenderness.

But Jiang Siming knew that affection was not meant for him. It was meant for the man in Qin Keqing's dream.

"He had the same name as you. He was also called Jiang Siming."

"So that was why, the first time you saw me, you looked at me like that—hope turning into disappointment, then despair. Right?" Jiang Siming still spoke calmly, yet an inexplicable sorrow stirred in his heart.

"Actually, I knew in my heart that you couldn't be him. But I chose to lie to myself. What if you were?"

Qin Keqing's smile carried misery, helplessness, and bewilderment.

"That really is a sad story. I can help you escape the cage, but your heart will never escape it." Jiang Siming shook his head and walked forward.

"How boring. I'm leaving!"

Jiang