A Heavy Love [Fifth Update]

Faced with Medea's hint—no, it practically counted as an outright declaration.

Left with no choice, Ye Ting had to change the subject.

For example...

"Um, why does Medea always call me big brother?" Ye Ting asked as if casually. "You clearly know about my relationship with your teacher, Hecate. Besides, I'm even older than Aeetes."

"Because Ye Ting is like a big brother to me." Blinking her beautiful eyes, the girl spoke as though it were only natural. "Teacher Hecate only ever makes me learn this and learn that. Every day, all she knows is teaching me magic. Only Big Brother plays with me and tells me stories... I've always remembered all that. Brother Ting has always taken care of me like an older brother, and—"

Medea paused before continuing.

"And Big Brother has always looked so young. Unlike my father, who has such an old-man face."

Medea's words left Ye Ting both amused and exasperated.

"Aren't you afraid Hecate and Aeetes will find out you're talking about them behind their backs? Be careful, or Hecate might double your homework."

"I'm not afraid." Medea looked at Ye Ting. "Because Big Brother won't tell them. Big Brother wouldn't bear to let Medea be punished, right?"

Looking into the girl's watery violet eyes and that pitiful gaze, what else could Ye Ting say?

"Yes, yes, yes." Ye Ting could only nod repeatedly. "Who could bear to let our little princess be punished?"

"I knew Big Brother treats me best." Medea beamed happily again.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she said to Ye Ting.

"Oh, right, Big Brother, do you know that glittering guy?"

Following the girl's pointing finger, Ye Ting immediately spotted Jason, drinking alone in gloomy silence.

"Of course." Ye Ting nodded. "That's Jason, the leader of the