Qing Xue had not yet been in an actual battle, but at this moment, he experienced what total and crushing defeat felt like.
Before Bai Ruyi woke up the second time, the young man had still been thinking of ways to successfully conquer his heart’s desire.
He had been prepared to remain patient and to gradually chip his way past every obstacle. Fully intending to rein himself in no matter how difficult it was going to be, he’d planned to first have Bai Ruyi see him as a man, and then have him understand just how he truly felt about him.
Whether he would be accepted in time or not was a separate matter. Even so, he had been optimistic. He’d made no plans for what to do if Bai Ruyi rejected his feelings in the end.
It was thus a huge blow to him when he was made to understand instead th
