Chapter 464

Anyone would feel upset if this happened to them, let alone someone with her impulsive personality.

When she heard Wu Liang's heartfelt words, she had a fleeting urge to rush forward, grab his collar, and punch him twice in the face.

It's so disappointing. What is he still worried about and afraid of at his age? What secret is he hiding that makes him keep avoiding her feelings?

Judging from what he just said, Wu Liang had already noticed his own feelings and understood what kind of feelings he had for him.

Moreover, it wasn't just her; he understood everyone's feelings, but he was just pretending to be clueless and creating an air of mystery.

Why would he do that? It's an infuriating statement. Why is he deliberately avoiding the feelings of his group?

Does he genuinely have absolutely no interest in his group? Has he already given up on romance? Or does he simply dislike women?

If Wu Liang really had no feelings for them, if Wu Liang was truly a block of stone unable to be moved by their sincerity, then he shouldn't have barged into their lives so arrogantly in the first place.

He shouldn't have deliberately made his presence known to all of them in the first place, nor should he have offered them a helping hand or helped them resolve their inner conflicts.

Whether it was Ning Shuang, He Xue, or Su Qian, or ultimately herself, they all received extremely valuable favors from Wu Liang.

Wu Liang helped all of them, went through the most difficult time with them, and became the person they admired and loved the most.

If he never intended to accept them in the first place, then why did Wu Liang enter their lives and become an indispensable part of their lives?

"Han Yu, the young master is not that kind of person. There must be some reason why the young master said such a thing."

"You should know the young master's character very well. He is not the kind of man who would casually toy with a woman's feelings and then trample on them."

Yao Shi reached out and grasped Han Yu's trembling hand, which was shaking with her inner turmoil. A rare hint of tenderness rose in the depths of her cold pupils.

Qinghan's pretty face showed some worry because of Han Yu's disappointment. Yao Shi held Han Yu's small hand tightly and tried her best to comfort her.

Young Master is definitely not the kind of irresponsible man. He would never do something as despicable as stealing a girl's heart and then cruelly abandoning her.

She has been serving the young master for a long time. Even when he was the most wicked and villainous young master in the past, he would not deliberately trample on a girl's feelings. At most, he would only verbally harass or tease her.

Even that scoundrel of a young master wouldn't do such a thing, so how could this gentle young master possibly make such a mistake?

"Young Master Wu Liang will not abandon any of us. The reason he said those things to He Xue may just be a test, or perhaps a question to himself."

"Young Master made me forget the rigid and boring life of a mercenary, and filled me with anticipation for the future, as if staying by his side would never lack fun."

"Young Master Wu Liang has successfully made me completely infatuated with him. If he really wants to run away, I will tie him up and keep him by my side so he can't escape."

Milutin, lying sprawled on the tatami mat with her little feet up, hugged a large white pillow and spoke nonchalantly.

Her bright, agate-like eyes stared at the ceiling above, and as if she had made up her mind, she raised the cushion in her hand and grinned.

She had this idea a long, long time ago, regardless of whether the young master accepted her or not, regardless of whether the young master wanted her to stay by his side.

She clung to the young master like a leech, refusing to leave, no matter where he went, she would always follow in his footsteps.

"Who told me I've already fallen for you? You're right, young master~"

Looking at the large white pillow in his hand, Milutin muttered with a smile.

You can't blame her for being too clingy and shameless; blame it on you, young master, for accepting my challenge in the first place!

So, young master, Milutin will always be one of your most trusted maids. You can't just leave me behind and run away, or you'll get shot!

"We like him not only because he helped us, but also because of his personal charm that made us fall for him without realizing it."

"We should trust him, and I think Miss Milutin and Miss Shi are both right."

Su Qian sat upright and spoke with a serious expression, saying that she had gained a lot during her time with Wu Liang.

He is outstanding, gentle, optimistic, and kind. When she is in crisis Wu Liang is willing to give up everything he has to help her through it.

Based on her understanding of Wu Liang, that man could never be equated with the term "scumbag"; that would be an insult and mockery of Wu Liang's character.

"Wu Liang must have encountered some trouble and didn't want to drag us down, that's why he said that. I think it's time for us to help him."

"Miss Shi, you should have also sensed the helplessness and confusion in Wu Liang's words. I think it's time for us to take charge."

"People always get tired. It's time for Wu Liang to get a good rest. Don't you all think so?"

Ning Shuang, her face flushed, looked at everyone present, her little hands covering her chest and fidgeting restlessly.

Actually, she had just woken up; she had only been in a semi-conscious state before.

But she remembers everything she did before especially clearly now, particularly the scene where she used Wu Liang as face wash and then tried to pull up a radish...

Fortunately, no one noticed this, otherwise she would have been too ashamed to show her face in front of everyone.

But seriously, isn't Wu Liang's stuff a bit too... too... big?

"You really believe in him, but just as you guessed, he does want to reciprocate your feelings, but he can't do it yet."

Having listened to everyone's remarks, Qiao Xinying crawled out of bed and stretched.

Looking at the group that had now formed a united front, he smiled knowingly. Wu Liang... he really did find a group of girlfriends who were exceptionally outstanding...

"He believes he is not qualified to respond to your feelings. Judging from this point alone, I think many people's first reaction would be that this person is too insecure, or lacks courage, the courage to take responsibility, and is rather timid and irresponsible."

"But I think you know Wu Liang's character very well. He is not a particularly arrogant person, but he is also unlikely to be insecure. As for whether he has courage and a sense of responsibility, I think you know better than I do. So I speculate that he did not choose to escape because he had psychological problems."

"When he was talking to me, he emphasized the word 'future' because he felt that he didn't have a future where he could be happy with you."

"That means something might happen to Wu Liang someday in the future, something significant enough to affect the trajectory of his life, and he has already foreseen this."

Qiao Xinying brewed a cup of tea from somewhere, dipped her finger in the tea, and drew a complex pattern on the floor.

Based on her previous conversation with Wu Liang, she had more or less guessed Wu Liang's real concerns.

But the one thing she couldn't understand was why Wu Liang was so certain that something would happen in his future, since he couldn't possibly have the ability to predict the future.

This can at most be considered an intuition. Wu Liang so decisively avoided Yao Shi and all of them based solely on his intuition about the future.

This is not scientific, because Wu Liang is not such a superstitious person. So now the question is, Wu Liang saw the future, what terrible thing did he encounter that made him so depressed?

"Although this sounds a bit like a fortune teller swindling people, let's speculate: if Wu Liang really knows what trouble he will encounter in the future, will he still accept your relationship?"

Qiao Xinying drew a large circle on the ground and then made an X mark.

No, if something unforeseen were to happen, Wu Liang would absolutely not allow anyone to be involved with him.

Because he doesn't want to burden others, he chooses to shoulder the responsibility alone, and the prerequisite for doing so is...

"Because he foresaw something unforeseen would happen in the future... that's why he wants to avoid our feelings... to prevent us from having any contact with him..."

Han Yu stared wide-eyed and muttered to herself.

Although it's really foolish to guess like that, if it were Wu Liang, he might actually deny everyone around him because of this.

"Miss Qiao Xinying... are you the reincarnation of Father...?"

Ning Shuang stared blankly at Qiao Xinying. This kind of fatalistic rhetoric... she had only ever heard it from priests in TV dramas...

Chapter Sixty-Six: A Constrained Future

"What? The future? How could young master possibly predict what will happen in the future?"

Yao Shi has never believed in such supernatural things, especially not in things like seeing the future.

In her understanding, anyone who could say such a thing is either a charlatan or a mentally ill person who's bored out of their mind.

She believed in science and never thought that there were any such things as gods or destiny in the world; she thought such things were just for fooling children.

Besides, even if such a thing really exists, how could an ordinary person like Young Master possibly understand something as intangible and invisible as the future and the past?

"Miss Qiao, we are all highly educated people, and you are a talented woman who studied abroad. Don't you think this statement is a bit far-fetched?"

"You say that the young master has already foreseen what will inevitably happen in the future, which is why he is unwilling to accept our feelings. Such a statement is naive."

Unable to accept this analysis, Yao Shi shook her head and rejected Qiao Xinying's opinion.

This doesn't mean she doesn't trust the other person, nor does it mean she wants to oppose them; it's just that this kind of thing is too fantastical.

This is a topic that shouldn't even be here. In a world where science reigns supreme, how could there possibly be superhumans who can predict the future?

If that's the case, can this still be called the real world? It might as well be called the game world.

"Um... While I don't completely deny it like Yao Shi does, I do think it's a bit outrageous."

"Let me use what you said, Miss Qiao, as an example. If the young master could really foresee the inevitable events of the future, why would he avoid us instead of avoiding those events?"

"There's nothing wrong with my thinking, is there? If the young master really has seen the future, then he should have plenty of time to prepare ways to prevent the event from happening."

Milutin stretched out her hand and drew circles in the air, even though she was a mercenary and hadn't read many books before.

But she could still distinguish between science fiction and reality. What Qiao Xinying had just said did seem like something that only existed in science fiction movies.

If the young master could truly foresee everything that was to come, wouldn't it be simpler for him to prepare in advance to prevent the events from happening? He wouldn't need to avoid his group at all.

"Ah, thinking about it that way, it does make some sense."

He Xue, who was listening quietly in front, was also shaking her head and talking, and Miss Milutin's idea didn't seem to be wrong.

If something can be avoided in advance, it's definitely better to prevent it from happening in the first place; most people would think that way.

"That's right, Milutin, you're absolutely right, and that's exactly what I'm going to answer for you next."

"The theory of 'seeing the future' exists, and some people have actually succeeded in it, although it only lasted for a few minutes. The experimenter did indeed anticipate what he would do a few minutes later."

"But let's not talk about that now. I'll explain the future that Wu Liang sees now in the simplest way, and why he doesn't avoid it."

"What if, what if the future Wu Liang sees is one that cannot be avoided? What if Wu Liang's future is a fate that has already been predetermined, a fate that cannot be avoided no matter what methods are used?"

Qiao Xinying took a deep breath and drew a stick figure on the floor, then drew a straight line forward from under the stick figure's feet.

"What's the meaning?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Shi seemed to understand something and suddenly frowned.

Although she didn't quite understand the nonsense Qiao Xinying was spouting, her deepest instincts kept reminding her that it was extremely important.

"An unavoidable future? Does it refer to a singular view of the Fate Convergence?"

He Xue bit her finger. She seemed to have heard a lecturer who claimed to be the Phoenix Garden Fierce True talk about a similar topic before.

However, that teacher was just too immature, so she didn't pay much attention in the previous exchange seminar with Tokyo Denki University.

But there is no doubt that the chuunibyou man who likes to wear a white coat and has a beard did say the same things as Miss Qiao Xinying, all of which revolved around the convergence of fate lines.

"Wow? You really know a lot. You're not even in this field, how do you know all this?"

Qiao Xinying was also taken aback when she heard He Xue's speech. Had this girl actually read relevant papers?

"No, no, it's just that the school had some students from Tokyo Denki University come here to talk about related topics before. I didn't listen very carefully, but I did take some notes."

He Xue smiled somewhat embarrassedly. If she had known that these things could help Wu Liang, she should have listened to them carefully back then.

"Really? It would be great if I could talk to that college student."

"But what I'm going to talk about now is the 'Fate Convergence,' which refers to something that is bound to happen, has a bound to result, and is bound to occur."

"This is something you can't avoid no matter how hard you try. What's going to happen is already set in stone, and it's an unchangeable future event. This kind of event is collectively called 'the Fate Convergence'."

"In other words, no matter what Wu Liang does, he cannot avoid that event. The event itself cannot be eliminated; it is an event that will definitely happen someday in the future."

Qiao Xinying wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave the stick figure's head a hard knock.

This is why Wu Liang avoids the feelings of Yao Shi and the others; he cannot avoid the inevitable future, so he can only reject these girls.

"An inescapable future... a predetermined fate... do such things really exist...?"

Milutin, pressing her aching temples, stared in disbelief at the stick figure that Qiao Xinying had erased.

Is this really not some concocted myth by some charlatan? How could such a thing possibly happen in this world?

"Young Master..."

Unlike Milutin's reaction, Yao Shi's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

She recalled what the young master had said to her during their hike. She hadn't taken it to heart at the time, but now, considering Qiao Xinying's analysis...

"Yao Shi, if—and I mean if—one day I suddenly disappear from this world, what will you do? What will Han Yu and the others do?"

Was the young master's statement because he had already foreseen his own tragic future...?

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