Synchronization

(Night Chill)

"There's one last thing. Actually, I quite like that child, Bai Ye..." Fumizuki abruptly brought up Bai Ye. "Little Ch'en and Little Tal aren't that young anymore, are they...?"

"There's no chance of that..." Wei Yenwu declined before Fumizuki could finish. "I let something slip to test the waters, but unfortunately, he rejected it outright."

"He rejected it?" Fumizuki repeated the words under her breath several times.

"Yes. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have been so decisive... If this could work out, the two of them would have different standing. Oh, right, and Little Tal's original identity too... Tsk, tsk. An ordinary person might not agree immediately, but they would at least give it some thought..."

Wei Yenwu truly could not understand Bai Ye. Faced with such a good opportunity, he had actually refused to play by the usual rules.

"What reason did he give for refusing?" Fumizuki pressed on.

"Heh, that boy said his heart already belonged to someone..." Wei Yenwu shook his head with a helpless laugh.

In truth, Yan and Higashi both placed considerable importance on lineage, and Wei Yenwu and Fumizuki were no exception.

Once they reached a certain age, they naturally began making plans for their younger generation.

They had met far too many members of the younger generation. Bai Ye was the most outstanding person they had ever seen.

Moreover, Bai Ye himself had a fairly good relationship with Chen Hui-chieh.

What a pity...

"Since he refused, then forget it..." Fumizuki shook her head regretfully.

"Let's wait and see... We still have a long road ahead."

Wei Yenwu and Fumizuki stood shoulder to shoulder, looking out the window.

Indeed, there was still a long road ahead.

"Achoo!"

Bai Ye sneezed, but the moment he opened his mouth, a bellyful of