"Bao'er, I…" Li Xiu looked at Zhou Lian, flustered. He didn't know what to say. He knew he couldn't hide anything from her, but he didn't dare to speak. He was afraid that if he said it, everything he had now would vanish into thin air, and his life would be worse than death.
Pulling Li Xiu over to a seat in the scenic gazebo, Zhou Lian settled gently into his lap, just as she had the last time he'd had an emotional breakdown. "Jin Chen," she said softly, "you know we've been husband and wife for two lifetimes. What's more, our feelings for each other aren't like anyone else's. You were willing to die for me, bringing our fated love in this life to its perfect conclusion. Is there really anything we can't say to each other now?"
