"Salsis, will you always stay by my side?"

Looking into those hazy, watery eyes, the boy voiced his deepest fear.

Gu Yao tilted his head back and hummed in agreement.

The sound, light yet unmistakable, reached Ryan's ears, bringing tears to the boy's eyes. He reached out and held the boy's taut neck, letting him lean against him.

Silver-white hair wrapped around her fingertips.

Just like they were entwined.

Seeing the boy's anxious expression, Gu Yao sighed softly, reached out and hooked his arm around his neck, breathing heavily in his ear, "Little madman, can you hold back?"

He was made to look so disheveled, while she herself remained impeccably dressed, not even her clothes were in disarray.

Ryan chuckled softly, flicking his fingers together.

Seeing the person who had just been so arrogant now clinging weakly to him, the boy gently stroked the tense back with his fingertips, somewhat helplessly, "Sir is not well yet, so please don't test my limits of patience, otherwise, it will be sir who suffers."

Although he said that, he couldn't suppress the pleasure on his lips.

Gu Yao recovered and mentally spat.

What's with this crazy kid pretending to be a gentleman?

He could tell that the man was suffering.

Sighed softly.

Gu Yao gently tossed her silver-white hair back and bent down in front of the boy.

His turquoise pupils contracted slightly.

Her slender knuckles crumpled the sheets.

…………

Her slender, pale fingertips gently brushed against the corners of his slightly reddened lips, her emerald eyes darkening with a hint of regret for the first time.

He shouldn't have such thoughts.

A proud mermaid should remain proud forever.

Gently wipe away the grime, and lightly touch the corner of the eye where tears have welled up from the choking.

"Why do you do this, sir?"

What should he do when this person indulges his filthy thoughts?

He himself doesn't even know how dark his heart is.

He was afraid that one day he would lose control and hurt the people in front of him.

Does he really not know where the bottom line of the person in front of him is?

Isn't it said that mermaids are the most arrogant?

Why did you agree to all his requests so easily?

Is it because of his "past life"?

Although he concealed it well, he could still sense that the person in front of him was making amends.

Is it a debt of gratitude?

What should have been given to another person was given back to him in double measure.

He should be happy because it was the existence of that person from his "past life" that created his connection with Salsis.

But he was unwilling to give up.

Even though he knew he shared the same soul as the person from his "past life," in this new life, all his experiences are different.

How could it be just one person?

He was jealous of the version of himself who met Sarsis first.

At the same time, she is unwilling to accept that all the favor she receives is because of another person.

There is also a very high probability that he will never be able to escape the shadow of this person for the rest of his life.

Because that person and he are one person.

He didn't seem to have the right to complain, after all, he received all the mermaid's favoritism.

Gu Yao looked up and saw the little brat with his brows furrowed.

That melancholy was almost as intense as Lin Daiyu's.

Gu Yao truly didn't understand.

Didn't this child say he wanted it?

He's already given his first experience with this little brat, what else could he possibly be dissatisfied with?

He reached out and gently hooked Ryan's finger with his fingertip. "Little madman, what are you sad about?"

He was choked and felt terrible, but he wasn't upset at all.

Ryan's gaze fell on him, as if it were a tangible presence.

He reached out and gently hugged Gu Yao.

She didn't touch him as intimately as usual, but simply leaned gently against him.

"Do you prefer me, or do you prefer your past life?"

His tone was light and airy, like a spoiled child casually asking a question.

But the impact startled Gu Yao.

The boy's occasional fits of madness were explained in that instant.

The road, cleared of fog, suddenly became bright and clear.

He understood the deepest unease in the boy's heart.

Gu Yao was both amused and exasperated.

Because in his eyes, the person in front of him really was just one person.

There is no such thing as reincarnation; it's just that memories are sealed away, and we meet again with new identities.

He believes that when the puzzle is completed, all the memories will be awakened.

He possessed all the memories and naturally accepted this sacrifice-like act of giving. He assumed that the person in front of him should be the same, and tried to rationalize it all with his rather clumsy theory of past and present lives.

But this is inherently unfair to Ryan.

He forgot that the fox, having lost all its memories, is now a different person.

Even though they share many of the same traits, Ryan felt that all the love he received came from another person.

The better I treat him, the more I want to make up for what I owe him, the more burden it becomes for Ryan.

It was as if he had inexplicably benefited from the kindness of someone he didn't know.

Others told him that he could accept it without any guilt, because that person was himself.

But how can one accept it so easily?

He lacked consideration.

Gu Yao sighed softly, reached out and gently stroked the boy's smooth hair, then gently nuzzled his neck to express his affection, "There's no preference between you two, because in my eyes, you and he are one person."

Gu Yao felt the grip on him tighten even more.

“But Ryan doesn’t need to worry about that. Ryan deserves how good I am to you.”

“I like Ryan.”

"I swear to the ancestors of the merfolk, Salsis will always love only Ryan."

The boy tightened his grip on the person, "After I die, will Salsis still search for my next reincarnation?"

And then, just like now, they treat him just as well.

Gu Yao was both amused and exasperated.

He knew, of course, that he couldn't.

After all, a fox's soul cannot reincarnate in this world.

But it seems so fake of him to say he won't.

Gu Yao had a headache.

I feel like I've screwed myself over.

Ryan, however, only thought the question was difficult, and he knew he was being somewhat unreasonable.

It's not enough to beg for this lifetime; I want to possess him for all eternity.

But he couldn't help it.

The thought that Salsis would treat others this well in the future is very appealing.

He couldn't control the urge to crush his own soul.

He only wanted his connection with the mermaid to remain in this lifetime.

There is no next life.

The mermaid's favorite person.

It was just him.

He was thinking too much.

Ryan lowered his eyes and whispered an apology.

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