TSFLIP Chapter 66

“I admit, I’m very interested in her,” Qi Mu said, feeling the intense gaze directed at him, so he added, “But that was before I truly knew you.”

“What made you interested in her? Was it her personality being better than mine, or her being more talented than me?” Feng Guang demanded, showing no signs of letting up until she got an explanation.

It seemed Qi Mu had to clarify, “One day, she suddenly approached me, saying she was willing to lend me a hand.”

“She didn’t approach you; you saw Qi Duan getting close to her and deliberately went to provoke her first,” Feng Guang countered.

“Alright, fine, it was me who initiated the provocation.” He nodded helplessly. During the period Feng Guang’s soul was out of her body, she stayed close by, so she was fully aware of what happened. Qi Mu couldn’t deceive her, so he admitted, “At that time, when the competition for the heir position was at its peak, and seeing that he was suddenly engrossed in personal affairs, I thought maybe I could leverage his beloved woman.”

Although this method was despicable, on the battlefield, all means, however lowly, were considered valid.

“So you were attracted to her just like that?” Feng Guang questioned, feeling a sting, as it was her body being used in this way.

“Let me finish,” he kissed her forehead to calm her down, “I didn’t expect her to come to me after just one meeting and execute my plan. She said she was curious about human emotions, so I became curious about her.”

She snorted lightly, “And then?”

Though she knew the sequence of events, she wasn’t aware of his inner journey.

“After you returned to your body, I hadn’t yet thought about the whole ‘substitute’ layer. I invited you out to enjoy the scenery, only to find you were incredibly boring.” Qi Mu was rarely interested in anything. When he was interested, he wanted to have it. As for An Lu, he didn’t like her but found her interesting. It was a fascinating irony that a woman who actively engaged in the situation and personally influenced its changes saw herself as a mere observer.

Feng Guang glared at him, though he might not even feel it, “I’m so sorry for boring the heir.”

“Don’t be quick to get angry; let me finish, alright?”

She reluctantly murmured an “mm.”

“After hearing you remind the maid, I suddenly thought maybe I had misjudged. I’ve never been wrong about a person before, but you made me uncertain.” So, despite initially treating Feng Guang as a mere passerby, Qi Mu couldn’t help but say he’d invite her again when bidding her farewell. “It turns out, I was indeed wrong.”

Feng Guang was far more than just interesting. Unknowingly, she had occupied too much of his thoughts. Qi Mu began to find Qi Duan’s presence more bothersome because he was her fiancé. Even though, at that time, Feng Guang’s body was possessed by a fox demon, Qi Mu had heard from spies that they had held hands and embraced. Previously, he thought Qi Duan’s deep love for a woman was laughable. Now, Qi Mu wanted to cut off Qi Duan’s hand.

Feng Guang carefully asked him, “So… do you find me interesting now?”

“No.” He shook his head slightly, a glimmer passing through his dark eyes. “Nothing or no one that has ever interested me has made me want to keep them tightly bound to me. Feng Guang, you are the first and will be the last.”

Is this… a confession?