Since finding Ziying, Jiu Zhongsheng has taken meticulous care of her, never mentioning the past. After Ziying regained her senses, he didn't ask about anything either.
This did make Ziying relax a little, because if Jiu Zhongsheng kept pressuring her, she really didn't know how to face it.
For example, right now...
Jiu Zhongsheng didn't ask because he cared too much about Ziying, but that didn't mean he didn't want to. On the contrary, he was thinking about it all the time. This matter had been buried in his heart for more than 20 years. Most of the time, he didn't even dare to think about it because thinking about it too much was too torturous!
The only intense love he ever felt in his life was for Ziying, so much so that every time he recalled it, the pain was just as intense as it had been back then.
Running a company is tiring enough. He sealed away the extravagant and fleeting love of his youth, thinking he would never need it again. But then, he found her again!
A drunk person acts impulsively, and in their impulsiveness, they no longer care about anything else; they just want an answer!
Ziying said, "I'm sorry."
Jiu Zhongsheng's usually gentle face now showed a hint of anger. "I've waited for over twenty years, not just to hear an apology! Yingying, tell me, okay?"
Ziying turned her face away; she didn't want to see the pain in Jiu Zhongsheng's eyes, as it would make her waver.
Jiu Zhongsheng replied, "Am I... so unworthy of your trust? Is it possible that I can't do something for you? You have cultivation, you are a cultivator, are you afraid of me finding out?"
Why are you looking for the Sea Eye? Since ancient times, there have only been two types of people who seek out the Sea Eye: one type desires resources, the insatiable ambition; the other... is someone who has actually seen the Sea Eye. Which one are you?
Ziying immediately looked at Jiu Zhongsheng, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Jiu Zhongsheng gave a wry smile. "What? Are you surprised? The Jingmen Sect has been passed down to me. Am I not allowed to know things that outsiders don't?"
My grandfather died in the Sea Eye. The previous leader of the Shock Gate, my master, and also my uncle, died in a dimensional vortex. I know better than anyone how dangerous the Sea Eye is.
Cat has already been to Whale Sea. Knowing her personality, she'll eventually go looking for the Sea Eye. Do you really want her to go with you? Can you really just watch Cat go and die too?
Ziying's shock never stopped, because Jiu Zhongsheng knew too much, and also because of that one word "also," it was clear that Jiu Zhongsheng also knew that Maomao was Maomao and Tiantian was Tiantian.
"Why is the cat looking for the sea eye?" Ziying asked after a long while.
Jiu Zhongsheng said, "Because Mu Jin is looking for her. Mu Jin has a younger sister who died eight years ago when she appeared in the Arctic Ocean. Maomao's feelings for Mu Jin are unusually obsessive. She will definitely do what Mu Jin wants to do, and she will do it regardless of the cost."
Ziying's eyes flickered, a little hesitant. Jiu Zhongsheng was right. She had already lost Tiantian, and she absolutely could not stand by and watch the cat go to its death as well!
After struggling for a long time, Ziying finally spoke, "The Sea Eye is indeed a door between parallel lines. Once this door is opened, the violent energy will destroy everything nearby."
But like a storm, it destroys everything in its path, yet the eye of the storm is calm. This is the true door; if you can enter through this door, you can reach another world.
Jiu Zhongsheng looked at Ziying, "Why are you so sure?"
Even though many people have studied the sea eye and he has investigated it for a long time, there is still no accurate conclusion. Ziying's words were so calm, as if there was no element of speculation at all.
Ziying looked at Jiu Zhongsheng, her eyes calm. "Because I came through this door."
Jiu Zhongsheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he gripped Ziying's hand even tighter.
Ziying said, "So, I am the second type of person you mentioned. I have seen the eye of the sea. Our ship was destroyed in the eye of the sea, and everyone died. I was the luckiest person. Only I walked through the 'door' and came to this world."
"I want to find the sea eye, and I want to go home."
Hearing this, Jiu Zhongsheng remained shocked, but then he suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "So, that's the reason, isn't it? You left me, you gave birth to Tiantian but didn't tell me, all because you always wanted to leave this world, right?"
Ziying nodded with difficulty.
For so many years, this has been her secret. There have been countless times when she felt like giving up. She has become accustomed to this world, but she does not belong to it. The feeling of reality versus illusion has always tormented her. She has always been alone.
But saying it out loud now, I feel incredibly relieved.
"Yingying, why are you crying?" Jiu Zhongsheng suddenly panicked. He clumsily wiped away Ziying's tears. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have pressured you. I'm a little drunk... Don't cry, I won't ask anymore."
Ziying then realized that she was crying, but when she tried to stop, the tears wouldn't listen to her and instead grew even more intense.
Jiu Zhongsheng was sobered up by Ziying's tears. He wiped away Ziying's tears and apologized, all in a flurry of activity.
Ziying suddenly hugged Jiu Zhongsheng and began to cry. Her vision blurred, as if she had shed all the tears of the past twenty years today. "I want to go home. My parents are old now. I have not been able to fulfill my filial duties while they are still alive. Instead, I have made them sad."
"But I can't bear to part with Tian Tian, I can't bear to part with you. I can't go back to my home, and I can't go back to the way things were with you."
"Why is God doing this to me? What did I do wrong?"
Ziying's tears were already heartbreaking for Jiu Zhongsheng, but her words made him feel even more suffocated. It turned out that she had endured so much alone.
Jiu Zhongsheng let Ziying vent her emotions. After a long time, her crying stopped and she gradually calmed down.
Ziying slowly released Jiu Zhongsheng and leaned back on the sofa. She made no attempt to hide her dejection and laughed, "This world is just so torturous. Those things buried in the abyss will devour you as soon as you get close. Under the laws of this world, you will find how insignificant you are, like an ant."
If I told others about this, they would definitely think I'm crazy, delusional, making things up. Not to mention, someone could help me go back. Maybe I've been dreaming all along; I just want to go back. But the laws of this world don't accept my challenge. I tried three times, and failed each time.
Jiu Zhongsheng looked deeply at Ziying, "I believe you. You should have told me sooner."
Ziying just smiled.
That's right. How can we possibly start over from the mistakes of the past?
After a while, Jiu Zhongsheng took a sip of water and calmed down. At this moment, he smiled and said, "Yingying, no matter what, I'm still glad that you told me these things... So, you can't bear to part with me either. At least, I'm something you care about in this world, right?"
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