His heart aching, Bai Ruyi held his beloved’s face. “Xue, you know my answer to that.”
For a time, he didn’t know what else to say. Qing Xue wouldn’t have such fears from out of nowhere. There must have been something that had brought it on. Thus, Bai Ruyi could not just dismiss them as groundless.
But in the end, the only thing he could think of doing was to ask, “Tell me, what do you need me to do? I don’t want you to keep feeling that way, Xue. Whatever it is you need from me, say it. I’ll do anything for you.”
As he listened to those words, Qing Xue’s face overflowed with emotions. He suddenly sat up, bringing Bai Ruyi along with him, so he could kiss him with all the passion he could muster.
Bai Ruyi continued to hold Qing Xue’s face while the other man cupped the back of his hea
