Fang Wei originally wanted to explain her identity and what happened with the giant beast in the past, but after waiting for a while, she didn't expect the other party to say this first.
He was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Of course."
There was no need for him to hesitate about this. He continued, "Fang Wei is my real name. Just call me by my name."
Hua Shi shook his head: "No, no, I can't call you by your name."
Because Fang Wei was standing on the table, she could only hold her head high when looking at Hua Shi. Maybe it was because he looked too young now, he actually looked a bit well-behaved, which was a side of Fang Wei that would never appear in normal times.
Hua Shi was so fascinated by the scene that he heard Fang Wei ask again, "Why not?"
Hua Shi hesitated for a moment. He shouldn't say that he made this request because he didn't want to lose to Ji Yuan. So he could only say, "Calling by name seems a bit too unfamiliar, doesn't it?"
Fang Wei didn't feel so strange, because in the past everyone called him the Evil Lord or the Palace Master, and those who could call him by his name were already close to him. But now that Hua Shi said so, Fang Wei nodded and said, "Then what do you want to call me?"
Hua Shi frowned and was in trouble again. If the other person had a three-character name, he could just omit the surname and call him by his first name. For example, Senior Bai Heng and others called Senior Jiang Tingwan "Tingwan". But now, if Fang Wei's name was just called "Wei", whether it was "Xiao Wei" or "A Wei", it would sound a bit strange and not as smooth as "A Shuang" that Ji Yuan had called out at the beginning.
Thinking of this, Hua Shi actually felt like he had lost the game.
However, as long as he thought that Liu Qishuang was not Fang Wei's original name and that Ji Yuan had been calling her the wrong name for so many years, he felt a little more balanced.
He thought about it seriously for a long time, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He turned around and said to the other party, "How about I call you Weiwei?"
Fang Wei: “…”
Hua Shi paused, and quickly said, "If you think this name doesn't work, I can change it! I just think it sounds more natural! I don't have any other meaning!"
Fang Wei continued to look at him in silence. Because her eyes were too calm, Hua Shi couldn't help but feel ashamed. In the end, he could only admit in a low voice: "Okay, I did have other thoughts, but..."
After staring at Fang Wei for a while, Hua Shi simply made up his mind. After all, he had said it countless times before. Later, while waiting for Fang Wei, he had also told himself countless times in his heart that as long as Fang Wei came back, he would never retreat and would not miss any opportunity again.
He took a deep breath and said to Fang Wei, "Because I want to get closer to you than anyone else."
Hua Shi felt a little embarrassed when he said this, not because he was shy about confessing, but because he was worried that Fang Wei would reject him after he said it. After all, although he had expressed his feelings for Liu Qishuang countless times before, he said it when he didn't know that the system was Liu Qishuang, or pretended not to know that the system was Liu Qishuang.
Even before their final separation, when he kissed Fang Wei in the Abyss of Disaster, he left in a hurry without hearing Fang Wei's response.
He looked at Fang Wei nervously. Although he had already prepared himself to never give up even if rejected, it would still be a very frustrating thing if he heard Fang Wei's rejection with his own ears.
It was now dark. The lights that had been prepared long ago by the disciples of Hanxi Sect were burning quietly in the room, making slight noises from time to time. Hua Shi felt that his heart was beating up and down like the lights.
Fortunately, Fang Wei didn't let him wait for too long. He couldn't understand Hua Shi's ups and downs, so he just said calmly: "You are my junior. I have lived more than a thousand years longer than you. The love you mentioned may not be just love, but just a kind of dependence after a habit. Have you ever thought about it?"
Hua Shi almost held his breath before, but after hearing what Fang Wei said and confirming that he did not reject him, Hua Shi immediately felt relieved. As long as it was not a rejection, he could accept whatever the other party said.
He immediately said, "It's not dependence. I'm over a hundred years old now. Mental maturity is not necessarily related to age. I've experienced a lot in the hundred years since you were away. I can tell what caused all my emotions. Now I'm sure that except for you, I haven't had this kind of throbbing towards anyone else in all these years."
Fang Wei didn't know how much Hua Shi had thought about it before he immediately refuted his words, but he was not an impulsive person. He recalled what had happened in the past, their past lives and future lives, and calmly asked, "Do you remember when you first saw me?"
Hua Shi didn't need to be reminded, and said immediately: "If it was just me who saw your appearance, it should be at the former site of the Lingdao headquarters in Ningshan. I saw you in the painting, and I also used the Huiguang Pearl to enter your memory illusion. Maybe you won't believe it, but I have liked you since the first time I saw you..."
Fang Wei then asked: "Have you ever thought about why you fell in love with me just by seeing a portrait?"
Hua Shi had no doubt: "Love at first sight."
Fang Wei: “…”
He shook his head and said, "Do you remember what happened before you traveled through time in your previous life?"
Hua Shi blurted out: "Of course I remember, I originally..."
He was about to say something, but when he opened his mouth he suddenly froze. Then he frowned and thought seriously for a moment, as if he finally realized that something was wrong. After a long time, he finally looked up at Fang Wei and murmured, "I don't remember."
His expression gradually changed, and he said in a low voice: "No, I thought it was because a hundred years had passed that I didn't remember anything about my previous life, but if you didn't mention it, I didn't seem to notice that I had forgotten anything. I only remember that I traveled through time, but I don't remember what kind of world I lived in before or how I got here."
At this point, Hua Shi suddenly raised his head, and the other party said in a low voice: "You also came from a different time."
This is not a question, but an affirmation.
Fang Wei was not surprised that Hua Shi was able to deduce that he was a time traveler. He had borrowed the identity of the system to follow Hua Shi, and his tone was casual when communicating with Hua Shi. He did not use the terms that people in Xuanqing Continent were accustomed to. At first, Hua Shi was not clear about his identity, so he did not have too many doubts. But later his identity was exposed, and it was actually a very simple thing to deduce that he was a time traveler.
Fang Wei responded to Hua Shi: "I am indeed a time traveler."
His voice was calm, but the next words made Hua Shi stunned. He said: "We have met before in the previous world."
Not only have we met, but we have also worked together for a period of time, and we have had a relationship that was not too deep but definitely not too shallow.
Hua Shi was temporarily speechless because of Fang Wei's words. He lowered his head and rubbed his forehead as if he was carefully recalling something. Fang Wei stood beside him without saying a word, so as not to disturb his thoughts.
An unknown amount of time passed as Hua Shi's expression changed several times. Finally, he raised his head and said, "I've seen you. I really have... seen you."
The look in his eyes this time was clearly different from any time before. When he looked at Fang Wei, there was a hint of nostalgia and surprise. He looked at Fang Wei for a long while but was unable to say the next words.
But Fang Wei knew that he had indeed remembered it.
It was just like when he saw things from his past life in the illusion after falling asleep. He had clearly forgotten everything, but he quickly remembered those past events after seeing them. It seemed that they were not forgotten, but were sealed deep in his mind by something. As long as there was some opportunity, the seal would be broken, and they would quickly remember things from the past, whether it was him or Hua Shi.
Perhaps this is a restriction imposed by this world on time travelers, or perhaps it is some kind of established rules and protection mechanism. Fang Wei has no way to explain it and can only guess the general direction.
Fang Wei waited for Hua Shi to continue his recollection, and Hua Shi's expression gradually changed from confusion to certainty. He said to Fang Wei: "In that city, you saved me."
Fang Wei nodded slightly.
Hua Shi's expression changed again, and he continued to mutter, "You were wearing a military uniform at the time, and you lifted the rocks pressing down on the outside and reached out your hand to me. I remember that when you pulled me out in the dark, I felt like I saw a god."
Fang Wei looked at Hua Shi with some surprise. For some reason, the direction and focus of their conversation seemed to be slightly deviated with Hua Shi.
Not sure if it was because he had just remembered these things, so Hua Shi's memory was still a little confused, Fang Wei kindly reminded him: "It's true that I was wearing a military uniform, but I had just escaped from another city at the time, so my clothes were a little messy and I was very dirty. I'm afraid it's not what you think."
Hua Shi quickly shook his head: "No, in my memory you are the one that is glowing."
Fang Wei: “…”
Before Fang Wei could open her mouth to correct him, Hua Shi suddenly cried out. He reached out his hand and touched Fang Wei, and then he quickly let go of Fang Wei as if he remembered something. There was no doubt that if it weren't for his concerns, Hua Shi would have been planning to throw the girl up happily. Hua Shi smiled lightly and said, "It turns out that we really have met a long time ago. I like you because I saw your portrait at the former site of the Lingdao Altar and fell in love with you at first sight."
Hearing that Hua Shi had understood what he meant, Fang Wei nodded and said, "Now that you have figured it out, do you want to take back what you said before?"
He was talking about Hua Shi's confession that she believed she liked him.
However, Hua Shi just finished speaking, and then he continued with a smile: "Because to be precise, I didn't fall in love with you at that time. I fell in love with you earlier. As early as in the last life when you rescued me from the rubble and held out your hand to me, I fell in love with you."
He seemed emotional when he said these words, but in fact he saw Fang Wei's intention clearly. He blinked and said to Fang Wei: "So don't think about pushing me away. My feelings are far more durable than you think. Even if you don't believe it now, I will have the opportunity to prove it in the future."
Fang Wei was unable to speak any more. After growing up, Hua Shi became calmer in some ways. Fang Wei found that she had no way to convince him.
He was silent for a long time, and finally laughed and said: "The memories are not so beautiful, your memory has many deviations."
Hua Shi shook his head and said affirmatively: "But that's how it looks to me."
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