Lin Hanzhi stared at the bracelet without daring to blink, entranced and greedy, his voice tight. In his daze, he felt as though he had been pulled out of the world. In a voice that sounded unfamiliar even to himself, he said, "Is... is that for me?"
Qi Gu instinctively tightened his grip on the bracelet.
The ceremony was not ready yet... he was afraid Lin Hanzhi would think it too hasty.
Lin Hanzhi's eyes trembled, like a still lake shattered by scattered stones. "Isn't it for me? Or can't you give it to me now? Does it really have to wait?"
He looked as aggrieved as a cat whose treat had been taken away, staring at Qi Gu without blinking.
Qi Gu was torn between a perfect confession ceremony and Lin Hanzhi, who looked ready to fall apart.
According to Qi Gu's original plan, the moment Lin Hanzhi pieced together all his memories, Qi Gu would briefly use spiritual power to bring the courtyard's peach tree into bloom. Beneath its shower of petals, he would present his gift and, with Shifu as their witness, make a lifelong promise to Lin Hanzhi.
But now, rain was falling outside, the sky was dark, and they could not go out... Qi Gu himself still looked sleepy, with dark circles under his eyes.
Yet Lin Hanzhi truly seemed to want it right here and now.
Qi Gu's heart always bent toward Lin Hanzhi.
He heard his own voice take matters into its own hands. "Are you sure you want it now? Won't you feel it lacks a sense of ceremony?"
Light sprang into Lin Hanzhi's eyes.
So it was not that Qi Gu did not want to give it to him, only that he thought giving it to him like this was too