He cannot accept Chu Ci being with someone else.
But if he directly reveals his identity to Chu Ci, their relationship will not develop further.
So Ye Qingzhou chose to hide it.
He first got along with Chu Ci as a stranger and cultivated feelings in daily life. When the time was right, Ye Qingzhou confessed to Chu Ci naturally.
And things went smoother than Ye Qingzhou imagined.
Chu Ci actually agreed to his confession.
During this time, Ye Qingzhou always felt that he was living in a beautiful fairy tale dream. He could see Chu Ci every day when he woke up. He and Chu Ci ate together and shared life together. Such a life was so pleasant., so comfortable that Ye Qingzhou forgot that he used to be "Wu Zhou", that he and Chu Ci were separated by the status of "master and apprentice", and that his current life was achieved by hiding his identity...
"Sorry."
Ye Qingzhou licked her dry lips again.
He liked to lick his lips when he was nervous. Ye Qingzhou didn't even dare to look up at Chu Ci. He lowered his head and carefully explained, "I shouldn't hide my identity... This matter is ultimately my fault... No matter what you want to do... I support your decision..."
Although he said that, Ye Qingzhou's fingers hanging by his side were tightly clenched into fists.
"Really?"
Chu Ci looked at Ye Qingzhou who was in an abnormal mood, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked tentatively, "What if I want to break up with you? Do you agree? Little Wu Zhou?"
Hearing the word "break up", Ye Qingzhou suddenly raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Chu Ci. Before he could say the rejection, he heard the name "Little Wu Zhou".
Chu Ci used to like to call him "Little Wu Zhou". Wu Zhou actually didn't like people calling him a child, but Chu Ci's "little" was different from others. He called "Little Wu Zhou" with a bit of doting, but Wu Zhou never corrected him.
By calling him "Little Wu Zhou" at this time, does Chu Ci want to tell him not to cross the line and to clarify his position?
Ye Qingzhou silently swallowed the rejection, but he didn't want to agree to the "breakup" proposed by Chu Ci, so he remained silent.
"If you don't say anything, will I take it as your acquiescence?"
Chu Ci raised his eyebrows slightly. "Since you agree, then we will go our separate ways today..."
Before he could finish his words, his sleeve was grabbed.
Chu Ci lowered his eyes and looked at the fingers holding his sleeves, and said with a hint of smile in his voice, "What are you doing?"
"Don't..."
Ye Qingzhou's voice was full of pleading. He raised his eyes and looked at Chu Ci: "Master, please... don't say those words... I don't want to be separated from you..."
Ye Qingzhou knew that he was at fault for this matter. He did not dare to say strong words at this time, so he could only raise his eyes and look at Chu Ci pitifully. "Master... I... I can't live without you... Please don't separate from me..."
Chu Ci did not throw away Ye Qingzhou's hand, but asked with a smile, "Didn't you say that? No matter what I do, you support me, and I want to be with you now..."
Chu Ci originally wanted to say the word "break up", but was afraid that it would really scare Ye Qingzhou into tears, so he changed it to a tactful way of saying, "I just want to be apart from you for a while to stabilize my emotions. Isn't this okay?"
"... how long does temporary mean?"
Ye Qingzhou looked at Chu Ci aggrievedly, with a cry in his voice, "Will you let me go?"
Chu Ci immediately softened his heart.
He sighed helplessly, "You..."
In fact, Chu Ci has no plans to separate from Ye Qingzhou. In his heart, status, power, and wealth are not factors that affect his love. So what if he and Ye Qingzhou were masters and apprentices in the previous life? At least he and Ye Qingzhou truly love each other.
Chu Ci I just have some regrets.
He regretted not recognizing Ye Qingzhou as Wu Zhou earlier; regretting that he was really emotionally slow and failing to discover Ye Qingzhou's feelings in time; regretting that he failed to discover in time that his Little Wu Zhou suffered so much in his previous life.
Ye Qingzhou didn't understand what Chu Ci meant. Thinking that Chu Ci might be separated from him or even hate himself because of it, his eyes turned red uncontrollably. "Master... it's okay to separate... but can the time not be too long... and... can you not hate me..."
The last sentence brought back memories of Chu Ci, and he thought of what Wu Zhou said to him in his previous life.
Chu Ci looked at Ye Qingzhou's increasingly red eyes, feeling distressed and funny at the same time. "You didn't cry when you cut your arm with a dagger, why are you crying now?"
"It's different."
Ye Qingzhou whispered.
Chu Ci asked curiously, "What's different?"
Compared with the former, which involves blood loss and even loss of life, it seems that the latter's "breakup" is safer and more cost-effective, right?
Ye Qingzhou remained silent.
Of course it's different.
Stabbing himself with a dagger was only physical pain, and Ye Qingzhou knew that this could revive Chu Ci, so he did not feel pain, but was slightly happy; but breaking up with Chu Ci was a bone-piercing pain, which was the same as being cut into pieces by a thousand knives and eaten by thousands of ants.
"Forget it."
Seeing Ye Qingzhou's taciturn appearance, Chu Ci simply gave up his plan to tease him. He explained gently, "Actually, my intention was not to break up. I was just thinking about whether we should live in a different way and with a different identity..."
Change your identity?
Their current status is that of a couple. Does changing their status mean that they are returning from being a couple to being a master and apprentice?
"I disagree!"
Ye Qingzhou protested in a low voice.
"Little Wu Zhou, listen to me first, I..."
Chu Ci knew at a glance that Ye Qingzhou had misunderstood him.
The title "Little Wu Zhou" grasped the lifeblood of Ye Qingzhou. He said "Oh" obediently and stopped talking.
Chu Ci considered his words and said carefully, "What I mean is, since we have been together day and night for so long in the previous life, and have been in love for such a long time in this life, we have also gained a deep understanding of each other's character, temperament, personality, and three views. It is no exaggeration to say that we are the people who know each other best and trust each other the most in the world, so why don't we try to take a step forward?"
"One step... forward?"
Chu Ci said it more euphemistically. Ye Qingzhou's thoughts were a little confused. "What does it mean to take a step forward...?"
What a fool.
Chu Ci sighed helplessly, and translated the sentence just now in the most straightforward and passionate language. "Ye Qingzhou, do you want to marry me?"