Acceptance

At that moment, Flender felt utterly crushed. He had never expected that Liu Erlong had not left even the slightest place for him in her heart.

He had pined for her for over twenty years, only to feel as though his heart were being carved apart now. In her eyes, there had only ever been Yu Xiaogang.

It would have been fine if Yu Xiaogang could give her happiness, but the problem was that Yu Xiaogang simply could not accept her.

Could it be that even twenty years were not enough for Flender to push open the door in Liu Erlong's heart?

He could only keep all of this to himself. In matters of love, he was a gentleman. He would not take what another loved, nor would he force his way in.

More than ten minutes later, master and disciple returned.

Meeting those affectionate eyes, Yu Xiaogang's gaze wavered as he said, "I won't avoid you anymore, even if we can't be together..."

Liu Erlong automatically filtered out the rest. All she knew was that just seconds ago, the man she had longed for for twenty years had personally told her that he would never leave her again.

To her, was there anything in this world more worth celebrating than that?

"R-Really? Xiaogang, I didn't hear wrong, did I?" Liu Erlong's tone had changed from excitement, and the way she looked at Yu Xiaogang was like a wolf eyeing a lamb.

"Aunt Erlong, of course you didn't hear wrong," Tang San chimed in tactfully.

"Good, good child. What's your name?" Liu Erlong asked.

"My name is Tang San. I became Teacher's disciple a few years ago," Tang San answered with a smile.

Liu Erlong gave him a thorough look, then said approvingly, "Mm, truly an excellent disciple. Auntie won't