"It seemed... that really was the case."
Xie Xie's voice carried a trace of dazed disbelief.
"If you hadn't come along, it wouldn't have been impossible for the two of them to become husband and wife."
After saying that, he shuddered.
Too terrifying.
Two people who might originally have made a perfect couple.
Yet because of his adoptive father's face, they had instantly become mortal enemies.
All he could say was that his adoptive father's looks were simply too authoritative.
Xie Xie suddenly reached out and patted Lin An on the shoulder.
His expression turned grave and solemn.
"Adoptive Father, honestly, I think those two would make a pretty good pair."
His tone was so sincere that it did not sound like a joke at all.
"You only need to be beautiful on your own. No need to date, no need to get married—just keep sitting high above the clouds, forever out of reach. No one is worthy of you, and no one is allowed to lay a finger on you."
As he spoke, he suddenly clutched his chest, his expression turning pained.
His brows twisted together, and his voice carried a heartrending agony.
"If some other woman ever wins you over one day... my heart will definitely ache fiercely, fiercely. You wouldn't understand that kind of pain."
Lin An expressionlessly raised a hand and shoved Xie Xie's face away as it leaned closer.
"Don't act so gay."
Yet his gaze lingered on Xie Xie's face for an extra second.
He noticed something: the way Xie Xie looked at him really was different from before.
In the past, whenever Xie Xie looked at him, there was always a hint of fluttering emotion hidden in his eyes.
But now, the light in those eyes was clear and steadfast, without a single