Qiao Hua felt as though an invisible force had frozen her in place. For a long moment, she couldn't react.
So this was what Gu Wenze had wanted to ask Chen Xingjian.
Coming to her senses, Qiao Hua swallowed. She had no idea what Chen Xingjian had told Gu Wenze to make him act so strangely after leaving the detention center. Awkwardly, she asked, "Why did you suddenly think to ask him that?"
Gu Wenze kept his eyes fixed on hers, as though searching for some kind of answer. "Chen Xingjian said you'd leave me someday."
The other man's words lingered in his ears, replaying over and over in his mind like a revolving lantern.
"Qiao Hua doesn't belong in this world. Sooner or later, she'll leave."
"Even if she doesn't come with me now, do you think she can stay with you forever?"
"She's such a fool, giving up her chance to live for a man. If the original owner comes back, she won't be able to return to her own world even if she wants to."
"I wonder how you'll feel when you wake up one day and the person beside you has suddenly become the old Qiao Hua."
"You'll never forget it, I'm sure. Watching the person you love disappear right before your eyes, powerless to stop it. So what if you're the male lead? You can't control someone else's fate."
"Gu Wenze, I'll be waiting to see that day. When it comes, Qiao Hua will end up even worse off than me."
Qiao Hua's throat tightened. She wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
She finally understood why Gu Wenze had been acting so strangely tonight. He was afraid that once the original owner's soul returned, she would disappear.
It wasn't as though Qiao