Red Beard choked. It wasn't that Ye Chuqi would refuse to speak to him, but their relationship would certainly grow distant. Right now, she was comfortable with him, told him everything, and trusted him completely. That was only because he was Red Beard—the first person she had met when she returned to this world.
But he had also seen her look at him with utter unfamiliarity and wariness. He didn't think revealing his identity would make her accept him. Knowing her, she would probably draw away little by little, assess the distance between them with a cool head, and make the choice that suited her best.
Red Beard thought he understood Ye Chuqi fairly well. Yet the thought of her drifting away, of her gaze growing strange again, made him uneasy all over. That was why he still hadn't managed to explain himself.
"Tsk, tsk." Jun Ruofeng looked Red Beard up and down as if he were a rare sight. "So this day has finally come for you. Should I call it reaping what you sowed?"
Red Beard: "..."
"You know what she's like. You'd better tell her sooner rather than later."
Of course Red Beard knew. But every time the words reached his lips, he couldn't get them out—
Ye Chuqi had no idea that her offhand remark had left Red Beard even more conflicted. She trusted both Ye Qinglan and Red Beard deeply. Although Ye Qinglan always complained about Red Beard, she could tell he trusted him too. Otherwise, he wouldn't fight shoulder to shoulder with him while grumbling the whole time.
If Red Beard wanted to tell her, he would.
For now, she had something more important to do: draw some crucial clues out of Lu Ronghuan and his group.
Not long after their Sea Ship set