No wonder. No wonder Jingliu had seemed emotionally off after dealing with that Mara-Struck.
Was Jingliu worried about the age gap between her and him?
But judging by their respective mental states, Xianyu figured he would definitely become Mara-Struck first...
And on top of that, the Aeon of Remembrance was stirring up trouble.
Xianyu had reasonable grounds to suspect that the Aeon was trying to drive him insane.
Why else would the Aeon give him memories of his previous life?
Nobody offered favors for no reason. They always wanted something.
Surely it wasn't because the Aeon feared he would set up too many contingencies, then remember his previous life and vent his fury on the Aeon of Remembrance, pulling some outrageous stunt on a universe-wide scale?
Xianyu didn't buy it.
He had always been a reasonable person. It was just that the people he was willing to be reasonable with were an extremely limited group: his subordinates and certain sensible Xianzhou natives.
Oh, and Aha.
Xianyu stared at his Jade Abacus and couldn't help sighing inwardly.
I never should have said that...
Why did I say I'd do everything I could to teach her everything...?
What had Jingliu been thinking after hearing those words?
He couldn't guess, but he also knew that Jingliu must have spent a long time considering this before making her decision.
Xianyu stared at the words "five o'clock" Jingliu had sent him on his Jade Abacus and wailed inwardly.
Aside from slacking off, his favorite thing was sleeping. He arrived at work at the last possible moment every day, and only displayed extraordinary drive when it was time to leave.
He understood Jingliu's thoughts and feelings, so even though she had suggested meeting at five, he had agreed.
*Getting up early... I'm not sure I can