"Why would you think that?"
Kanzaki Rin said softly, "Have you forgotten? Before long, the Sessho-seki inside me is going to awaken."
Once the Sessho-seki awakened, her bodily fluids would become highly poisonous, and no one would be able to touch her.
Fang Cheng understood. Kanzaki Rin wanted to take the final step with him before the Sessho-seki awakened.
"You don't have to be so pessimistic. Your brother and I will figure this out..."
"I believe in you!"
Kanzaki Rin cut him off. Looking Fang Cheng straight in the eyes, she said earnestly, "You're the two most important people in my life. Of course I believe you can solve this. But how long will it take? A year? Five years? Or ten?"
She leaned forward and reached out to gently stroke his face. "I don't want my love to be platonic. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
Fang Cheng nodded slowly when she finished.
Kanzaki Rin sat back down, her gaze lowered, her hands unconsciously clenched.
This would be the most important moment of her life.
But she had already prepared herself for it.
One minute...
Two minutes...
Kanzaki Rin's tension gradually gave way to confusion.
Fang Cheng was sitting there without moving, making no move to take the initiative. He didn't even have the lustful look he usually wore.
"You..."
Kanzaki Rin bit her lower lip, anger slowly rising inside her.
I've practically spelled it out for you. Do you still expect me to make the first move?
"You don't understand."
Fang Cheng drew a deep breath. "At a moment this important, I have to get myself in the right mood."
The truth was, the Sage Time buff from four months of nonstop battles was still in effect.
Fang Cheng had forced down his Sage Time and could hardly wait