Deep Devotion

"What... what did you say?"

Xue Qinghe's mind went completely blank.

What had he said? A woman who had once lost to him.

Could it be...

The next second, Dongfang Yu confirmed his suspicion.

With a faint smile and an affectionate expression, he said, "Her? Just like my martial soul, she was an Angel. You might not believe it, but the moment I first saw her, she absolutely took my breath away."

"She was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen, my moonlight. I'd always been trying to catch up to her, hoping that one day I'd see her again. Every smile and every frown of hers haunted my dreams..."

Hearing Dongfang Yu spout so many cheesy, nauseatingly sweet lines, Xue Qinghe did not quite dare meet his gaze.

"From what you're saying, Brother Yu... you never saw her again afterward?" Xue Qinghe asked somewhat unnaturally.

Because he was the person in question!

No matter how composed he usually was, no one had ever confessed to him before. He had always been alone!

"Sigh, yes. Later, I secretly tried to find out more about her, but found nothing." Dongfang Yu looked dejected, the light gone from his eyes.

"It was as if she had suddenly vanished. No matter how hard I searched, I just couldn't find her..."

By the end, Dongfang Yu sounded lost and incoherent, looking every bit like a man wounded by love.

The corner of Xue Qinghe's mouth twitched, doubt filling his eyes. She had tried to kill him back then, so how could he possibly like her?

He could not help studying Dongfang Yu carefully again. Could this Dongfang Yu... know her identity? Was he acting and teasing her in front of her?

The thought had barely arisen before it was extinguished, because it was impossible.