Chapter 36 Li Xiao's Independent Side Story - Obsession (Twenty-One)
"Yu Qingzhou".
Li Xiao suddenly called out as if he had made up his mind.
He rarely addressed men by their first names.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingzhou looked up at the boy again and gave a soft "hmm" to express her confusion.
"Are you...?"
"What?"
Yu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly. This hesitant and stammering manner was quite rare for Li Xiao, and it aroused his curiosity.
Finally, Li Xiao took a deep breath and poured out his heartfelt words that had been building up for so long.
"Have you really fallen in love with Miss Xun Xun, to the point that you absolutely must marry her?"
After a moment of silence, Li Xiao saw Yu Qingzhou's smile fade, and she frowned slightly as if she was puzzled.
Why are you suddenly asking this?
"because--"
Li Xiao choked up.
These are just three simple words, yet they got stuck in my throat.
He wanted to say that he liked Yu Qingzhou.
Therefore, they cannot stand seeing their partner with other people.
Even a simple smile, the slightest touch or tug... is enough to drive a boy to the brink of madness with jealousy.
But... a strong premonition suddenly gripped Li Xiao's throat.
I always felt that if I did that, something bad would definitely happen.
No, that feeling was more like a real experience etched into my memory than a so-called premonition.
—It is memory.
Something remarkably similar happened to me somewhere in the past...
Li Xiao thought absentmindedly, his head throbbing, his heart pounding so hard it was deafening.
In the suddenly darkened center of his vision, Yu Qingzhou's figure began to tremble uneasily.
There were a few moments when it felt as if we were looking at each other not through the air, but through the shimmering surface of water.
Sometimes it is real, sometimes it is not.
The two figures separated and reunited, seemingly identical yet subtly different.
One was Yu Qingzhou, whom he knew, and the other was—
"...Li Xiao?"
(—Ah Xiao?)
Two faces, so alike they looked like twins, opened and closed their lips simultaneously, uttering the same sound.
A face with a slight smile, bathed in a warm yellow light reminiscent of the afterglow of a sunset.
His brows furrowed even more, as if concealing a great worry.
Finally, that worried face settled on the boy.
That strange feeling suddenly disappeared, leaving only the pale-faced boy and Yu Qingzhou, who looked at the boy's strange reaction with suspicion.
"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Yu Qingzhou asked hesitantly.
The boy simply shook his head.
"No, I'm probably just... too tired. That's why... I should be fine after a nap." The boy replied tentatively.
He had no similar experience, but he felt it should be pretty much the same.
The half-demon had a strong physique, so the boy almost never experienced illness.
He used to get injured often in his earlier years, but that has become much less common after he signed a contract with Yu Qingzhou and started living in this mansion.
Even if injuries occur during training or missions, they are usually minor and negligible.
This was the first time Li Xiao had experienced hallucinations for no reason, and he could only attribute it to the consequences of overwork.
Given Li Xiao's strength, this mission should have been a routine one, and should have been completed much earlier.
Unfortunately, the weather turned against them, and a long period of torrential rain fell on their way to their destination, forcing Li Xiao to change their route.
Unexpectedly, yet predictably, the boy got lost.
Then, after wandering around a ghostly place called Driftwood Mountain for a long time, I finally found the right direction.
I don’t know if it was just my imagination, but that place felt really bad to Li Xiao… To put it simply, even he, a half-demon, felt a chilling atmosphere there.
Perhaps I picked up some foul air there, and coupled with not getting enough rest...
Li Xiao shook his head and then took his leave.
Unexpectedly, Yu Qingzhou called out to him.
"It's the same here."
Li Xiao was stunned for a moment before realizing that Yu Qingzhou meant for him to stay and sleep.
This kind of thing has happened before, probably around the time when Li Xiao was first brought back.
Because of the severity of his injuries, and because Li Xiao was extremely resistant to being touched by others at that time—
It's worth mentioning that Yu Qingzhou wasn't included in this list of "others," and it's unclear whether this was due to the soul contract or some other reason...
In short, Yu Qingzhou became the best person to take care of the child's daily life.
To make it easier to take care of her, Li Xiao was placed in Yu Qingzhou's bedroom.
That period wasn't too long, because Li Xiao quickly recovered.
Years later, if Li Xiao hadn't suddenly heard that sentence, he would have almost forgotten that Yu Qingzhou had actually shown such a tender and affectionate side to him...
Seeing Li Xiao standing there blankly, looking like he couldn't understand what she was saying, Yu Qingzhou couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with his suggestion. However, Li Xiao's condition did seem off, and further observation was necessary.
In Yu Qingzhou's view, this was the duty she should fulfill as the other party's superior, owner, and perhaps... friend.
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