(First update)
Li Xiaoya sat in the temporary cave abode, watching Zhang Hong lie on a furry white beast hide spread across the floor. One moment she frowned; the next she opened her mouth as though about to cry out. She seemed to be dreaming. The sight filled him with heartache and worry, and he still had no idea how to explain everything to her.
"Junior brother!" Zhang Hong suddenly cried out and sat up. Seeing Li Xiaoya beside her, she threw herself into his arms and held him tightly. "Junior brother! I thought you didn't want me anymore! Boohoo!" she sobbed, then burst into tears.
"!" Her sudden cry gave Li Xiaoya a terrible fright, and his expression froze. Warm fragrance and soft jade nestled in his arms, and her words, so full of desperate attachment, left him dazed. Hearing her weep so bitterly, he hurriedly hugged her tight. His lips moved, but no words came. Usually so eloquent, he now had no idea how to explain away what he had said. He could only murmur, "It's all right, senior sister. It was all my fault. Don't cry! Please don't cry!"
"Junior brother!" Zhang Hong clutched the front of his robes and cried even harder.
"...!" Li Xiaoya could only pat her back gently and murmur, "Senior sister, we'll never part. I won't abandon you! Really!"
"!" At those words, Zhang Hong suddenly trembled, then shoved Li Xiaoya away with all her strength. Her eyes were wet with tears as she shook her head again and again. "No! You're lying to me again! You're lying! Liu Xian'er is the only one in your heart!" As though driven mad, she clawed at the floor, leaving scratch after scratch across it, her anguish unbearable.
"Don't!" The sight of her frantic grief