"... urgh…"

Shao Cheng heaves a large breath of air and felt like choking as his chest undulated so crazily, especially when it felt like he was a newborn child trying to learn how to breathe, as he painfully heaves and choked at the same time.

Fortunately, he was able to breathe normally while finally noticing that he almost went into a full-blown panic attack before returning to stare dazedly once again.

Swish!

Splash!

Suddenly a large sound of water splashing has resounded out, which happened to be Shao Cheng who has abruptly decided to jump into the pond in order to cool off, of course, he didn't forget the trauma he has regarding a large body of water when doing such act.

It was an illogical and irrational move for someone with fear regarding it, however, Shao Cheng has years of trying to overcome it in the previous life, although he still froze from time to time but it won't develop into a strong panic attacked where he couldn't think or make a move to save his life.

And so, as Shao Cheng's body completely sink down in the water in order to reach the ground, various thoughts continue to flow on his mind as he tried to collect, examine and study how he got attracted to a certain man.

Yes, Shao Cheng definitely got slightly bent by Ren Yuan, he could no longer deny the fact that he has started seeing the annoying man in completely different eyes.

Although he was only interested in Ren Yuan alone and no other men since he still doesn't feel any attraction to the male population just like when he was purely appreciating a women beauty and charm

If Shao Cheng was to be truthful, the attraction which he can call as a seed was already planted in his hearts in the previous life.

Shao Cheng has stayed by Ren Yuan's side for so many years while the man has openly displayed such a fierce, passionate, and burning love toward him.

The absolute and extremely dedicated actions were absolutely hard to ignore, especially when the man has been faithful, and loyal to his emotion despite how he was already long dead.

Even if there is no future between them, the man continues to remain true to his emotions while fulfilling the promise he spoke off to a dead person in a resolute and determined way.

Usually, no matter how much a person loves someone, they either choose to forget and start a new beginning, or their emotion will be forgotten in the passage of time, yet, Ren Yuan was one of the rare people who wouldn't forget their feelings.

So, how could Shao Cheng honestly remain unaffected all those years of staying in Ren Yuan side?

Especially when among the people Shao Cheng met and interact in the world he was transmigrated with, only one person was capable enough to completely affect him, which was Ren Yuan alone.

Be it an enemy or friend, Ren Yuan has always remained special in his life.

The only reason Shao Cheng remains the same and has stubbornly insisted on having no interest even with the seed already planted in his heart was the fact that he was already dead. 

There wasn't any more chance between the two of them, so how could Shao Cheng dare to feel such emotion toward someone? Wouldn't that be another miserable and despairing situation happening between the two of them?

Life and death have been the sole reason Shao Cheng remains cold and was also keeping whatever emotion he has to be tightly locked up, sealing the dangerous emotion in his heart toward Ren Yuan.

However, a new chance and beginning suddenly happened, which has unknowingly caused the seed tightly sealed off to start sprouting, thus causing the incident to finally happen last night.

Especially added the fact of Shao Cheng's incomplete skill effect of amplifying any person's desire in one heart, even the hidden one, has completely caught him in utter surprise.

Honestly, Shao Cheng wanted to stop and erase such feelings… yet, how can he stop it? Emotions are complicated matters, even he understands how a person couldn't control their hearts.

He was utterly and absolutely helpless in the situation he finds himself with.

It felt like centuries when Shao Cheng finally reaches the ground with the use of his internal energy to stand up straight in the water while the crimson robes in his body and the free long thick hair have gently swayed around him.

Ren Yuan… in this certain matter…. You won… after all, didn't they say that the person who falls in love first always lost?

Shao Cheng slowly raises his hands to cover his eyes with his lip curling up in an ironic smile completely ignoring the swimming golden and orange koi fish around the clear water.

Especially, when the man images of running away were absolutely reminding Shao Cheng that if it was the Ren Yuan in the previous life, there is no way that the man would run away after what happened.

Obviously, the feeling of the 'Ren Yuan' in his memories and the 'Ren Yuan' in the new life is truly different when it comes toward him.

Honestly, Shao Cheng should feel extreme relief like usual after understanding that certain fact, yet, he felt so uncomfortable while various other emotions chaotically emerge like the sea tides within his heart.

Is this perhaps karma?

Rather than Ren Yuan falling for him just like in the previous life… he was the one who seemed to have fallen first in the new life?

Well, Shao Cheng isn't truly in love beyond reason, maybe only like in a romantic way, however, he completely knew his own personality.

Once Shao Cheng likes a certain someone to the point it enters his heart, then it's beyond reason that he won't be able to let go until something like the previous life situation happened to him once again.

Yet, he also believes that it would be useless, after all, Ren Yuan has completely entered his heart in a different manner, unlike the other people he once treasured in his life.

Sha Cheng's ironic smile has spread wider as the various thoughts continue to flash in his mind, especially after remembering from before what he has planned to do regarding Ren Yuan suddenly falling for him again.

One by one, the words he has resolutely thought off painfully emerge in his mind.

What stopping Ren Yuan from falling for him? Obviously, before that happened, he was the first one who has felt something for the man.

Ah…. he really was absolutely foolish… yet there is no regretful feeling of what he has thought of to do.

Feeling heaviness in the chest, Shao Cheng has violently stamped his feet in the ground, causing his entire body to propel up and making the beautiful large koi fish to quickly swim away from him.

Soon in the quiet and calm bamboo forest, a large splash of water has resounded out, before a slender figure completely soaks in water has lightly landed on the surface of the pond and just standing still without any single care in the world with his head raise up.

After a few seconds of being silent, Shao Cheng has finally let out a deep sigh while gently grasping the strand of hair sticking in his beautiful face and slender neck before using his internal energy to completely dry it before being followed by the wet crimson robes sticking on his slender body.

And despite how gentle and calm Shao Cheng every movement appeared to be, his sapphire pupils were completely dark while a storm of complex emotion swirl upon it since the end result of his enlightenment has completely made his entire situation dangerous, chaotic, and downright confusing.

"... ah… need to control it…"

Shao Cheng wasn't happy at all about the final result of his conjecture regarding his certain special emotion toward a certain man.

"... how to hide…"

And while Shao Cheng was busy trying to figure out what to do with his certain new found emotion, the oblivious Ren Yuan was confronting a certain green-eyed youth in Pengfei residence.

"Don't lie and don't hide anything. What is your Father's identity?"

After running away from a certain young man, Ren Yuan has suddenly received a certain report pertaining to the situation of the Father's two siblings who were being targeted by the Ding Family people.

However, there is obviously something wrong with the report he got, how could a normal merchant capable enough to clean up the people meant to take his life away? Especially when the person has been traveling by himself while on the way to the Capital.

As for having no bodyguard, the sibling has already spoken how they already taken all the important items meant to merchandise in the Capital in the long run, so their father should be empty-handed with only the necessary item while traveling.

After all, the people the Ding Family send was obviously skilled, there is no way a simple merchant capable enough to meticulously clean up the fighting that has happened.

Yes, clean up, it was the work of one person, just based on the long investigation Ren Yuan people did, only one person can do it, especially when the people the Ding Family send has gone missing!

It was also the reason why it took so long to receive any news regarding what Ren Yuan has ordered his people since the lead and clue was hidden.

"Hey, I'm not as nice as Whitey, especially if what you are trying to hide will be a danger to his life. Now, tell me, what kind of a person your Father really is?"

Ren Yuan dangerously stare at the green-eyed youth trying to protect his younger sister behind him with a hard expression on his face, while Pengfei has remained completely silent while watching the whole ordeal.

However, he is definitely on Ren Yuan's side as he stares at the silent and alert sibling with an indifferent smile on his face.