"Do we know each other?"
Know each other?
Though Ah Yin's voice was soft, it exploded like a thunderclap in Tang Xiao's mind, leaving his head utterly blank.
He froze.
Memories of the past resurfaced.
They had done far more than merely know each other. It would not have been an exaggeration to say they had known each other intimately.
But looking at the bewildered Ah Yin, he could not voice even one of the thousand things he wanted to say.
Tang Xiao looked numbly at Lin Xiao, who gave him an almost imperceptible nod.
He understood.
Ah Yin had been fortunate enough to be reborn, but she had also forgotten everything from her past.
Of course, that included knowing who Tang Xiao was...
This is for the best. This is for the best... Recalling the two times Ah Yin had sacrificed herself, Tang Xiao felt his heart ache.
Suddenly, he felt that remembering nothing was better!
"Phew..."
Tang Xiao let out a long breath and forced a smile onto his face. "Sorry, we don't know each other. Please don't take offense if I've overstepped."
Ah Yin, however, frowned even harder. "You're a pretty strange person, then. If we don't know each other, we don't know each other. Why are you crying?"
Well...
Tang Xiao paused, then hurriedly reached up to wipe his cheeks. Sure enough, tears had spilled from the corners of his eyes without him noticing.
As it turned out...
Even as he struggled to smile, his tears had betrayed him and flowed down his face.
"A misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding."
Tang Xiao wiped away his tears, his smile growing wider. "Hahaha, miss, you look very much like an old friend of mine. For a moment, I mistook you for her and got a little emotional."
"I never