TSFLIP Chapter 762

“And then what happened?” Han Qi asked softly, turning another page of the book in his hands. From beginning to end, his eyes never left the pages. If not for that one question, anyone would have thought he hadn’t been listening at all.

Fengguang answered meekly, “After that, Gu Lan said he’d definitely make his family agree to dissolve the engagement.”

She had been so forceful at the banquet, but now she was acting timid.

“Mm.” His response was flat, as if he were only humoring her after hearing a trivial story.

“Han Qi… are you upset?”

Again, just two syllables, calmly spoken: “I’m not.”

“You definitely are upset!” His tone might have seemed no different from his usual gentle composure, but Fengguang could sense it—he was angry. She yanked the book from his hands and tossed it aside, then cupped his face in both palms, forcing him to look directly at her. Pouting, she insisted, “I already told you there’s nothing between me and Han Chen, and even less with Gu Lan! Don’t you believe me?”

Han Qi’s voice was calm and elegant, his lips curved in a faint smile that wasn’t quite a smile. “Do you need me to believe you?”

“Yes!” she said loudly.

He seemed a little satisfied by that. The smile in his eyes deepened, though it also carried a trace of sorrow. “I know very well—you’d never like Gu Lan. Someone like him isn’t your type.”

She liked gentle, cultured men. From the way she had described Gu Lan, he was arrogant and full of himself. Han Qi could easily read her tastes; she would never fall for someone like Gu Lan.

“Then why are you upset…?” she pressed.

“Han Chen.” Han Qi spoke the name quietly, a shadow flickering in his dark eyes. “He and I share the same face, the same interests, maybe even the same temperament. But what he has that I don’t… is a healthy body.”

“But he…” Fengguang bit her lip. Han Chen was a clone. That so-called health was only temporary.

Han Qi lifted his gaze. His pitch-black eyes reflected her worried face. Slowly, he raised a hand and laid it gently over hers, still cupping his cheek. “Han Chen’s biological system is only designed to last until he turns eighteen. That day is coming soon. But until then, his body is healthier than anyone’s. Fengguang, I often think… if I could just have eighteen years—not eighteen years in a hospital bed, but truly living—I would take it, gladly.”

“No… I don’t want you to die. Even if you had to spend your whole life in a hospital bed, I don’t want you gone. Han Qi, it’s okay. Even if you always had to live inside that ward, I’d stay with you. I’d do my best to make sure you never felt bored. So… so please don’t think like that anymore, alright?” Her arms wrapped around his neck, her head resting against his chest. Her pleading voice was enough to make anyone’s heart ache.

Han Qi gently stroked her back and whispered, “I’m lucky. At least I got to meet you while I was still alive. Fengguang… you and I belong to two different worlds. Your life is nothing like mine. I shouldn’t drag my sorrow into your world. So even if it twists me with jealousy, even if it tears me apart… I still hope, in the end, that you choose Han Chen.”

“I don’t want to…”

“Listen to me.” He kissed the top of her head, his eyes curving as though he were smiling. But the expression was more painful than tears. “Maybe my father will find a way to extend Han Chen’s lifespan—so long as…”

So long as he himself died.