Genius Beast Tamer

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"Sure, you can call me whatever you like, but do you expect me to keep calling you 'boss'?" Han Wuxie smiled mischievously, knowing that the other party intended to get closer, and because of the other party's hospitality yesterday, he couldn't rule out her getting close to him.

A hint of melancholy flickered in the female boss's deep phoenix eyes as she said, "I didn't want to use my old name anymore, so he gave me a new one. However, I haven't told anyone else except him. Everyone habitually calls me 'Boss,' and gradually I've forgotten the name he gave me. But whenever I'm about to completely forget it, a voice in my heart keeps repeating that name: Yuqiong."

"Is it the 'rain' of 'rain' and the 'jade' of 'jade flower'?" Han Wuxie asked.

"Yes, I met him on a rainy night, during the season when the magnolias were in full bloom. But, Yuqiong, Yuqiong—perhaps the name he chose from the beginning meant that the magnolias were falling, the magnolias were falling, and people were parting." She smiled sadly, "Perhaps from the beginning, he knew we would part. On the surface, he told me it referred to meeting on a rainy night, with the magnolias in full bloom, but the deeper meaning was that the magnolias were falling, and people were parting!"

Han Wuxie frowned and asked, "Did he tell you where he was going when he left?"

Yuqiong closed her eyes, and the scene of parting flashed through her mind...

Back then, she wasn't the mature and alluring woman she is now. Dressed in a pink dress, she asked softly with a girlish shyness, "Where are you going? When will you come back?"

He was dressed in white, looking like an immortal, with exquisite features and captivating eyes, unlike anything found in the mortal world.

He took a deep breath, seemingly reluctant to leave, but still shook his head and said, "I've been away from home for too long, so long that I don't even know how much time has passed. I have to go back and see."

"Where do you live? Is it very far away?" Her eyes were hopeful, and she wanted to blurt out, "Can I come with you?" but she held back, wanting to probe a little further.

"It's very, very far away. I've been away for so long that I no longer know its direction, and I'm not even sure if I can go back." He said softly, his voice lingering.

"I..." She lowered her head, her face already flushed, "Could you... go with me?"

He suddenly interrupted, "It's getting late. If I don't set off soon, I might really not be able to find my way back."

Yuqiong's eyes seemed to be misty as she thought to herself: He knows, he knows what I want to say. He did it on purpose, deliberately interrupting me to stop me from continuing!

Yuqiong bit her lower lip, refusing to let the tears fall uncontrollably. She raised her head, smiled slightly, hoping he would always remember her smiling face. She whispered, "If you find your home, will you come back to see me..." She wanted to say, "See me?" but shyly replied, "See the Qionghua (a type of Chinese magnolia)?"

"Magnolia?" His gaze deepened as he looked up at the withered magnolia flowers, their petals falling like a beautiful yet sorrowful rain.

He said calmly, "If I find my way home, if I go home, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time finding this place again. Maybe I'll forget the way home, just like I do now. At that time, I'll forget the way back here."

"Won't she come back?" She lowered her head, and tears finally fell uncontrollably, like raindrops of jade flowers.

He looked at her tears and wanted to embrace her, but he tried hard to convince himself not to.

She will grow old. If you stay here and by her side, watching yourself never grow old, she will realize it.

Going home? That was just a lie. Soon after he descended from the celestial realm, he learned that the road home had been blocked.

He had spent millions of years in the mortal realm, trying his best not to let his heart flutter, but he had developed feelings for this woman. He knew he had to leave and go to a new place to nip it all in the bud.

Seeing that he remained silent, Yuqiong said in a hoarse voice, "Then let's set off quickly. I hope you can find your way home."

Sitting opposite Han Wuxie, Yu Qiong's eyes gradually welled up with tears.

The memories from three years ago seemed vivid, as if she were watching his departing figure. The secrets that had been locked in her heart for three years suddenly burst forth, and tears flowed endlessly. She sobbed softly, and soon, she couldn't help but burst into loud sobs.

Han Wuxie didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only step forward and pat her back with his small hands.

"Thank you." She tried to calm herself down, and it took her a long time to regain her composure. If it weren't for her red eyes, it would be hard to imagine that she had been in so much pain before.

"You fell in love with him, but didn't tell him, and watched him leave?" Han Wuxie poured her another cup of tea.

Yuqiong nodded and said, "I don't know why, but I feel that your temperament is very similar to his. Maybe you two are from the same place. I've always felt that he is extraordinary, like royalty, so I fell in love with him, but I know that I am not good enough for him, so I never said it."

"Why did you fall in love with him? Is it because of his kindness to you? Aren't you confusing gratitude with love?" Han Wuxie had never experienced love before. At ten years old, she was inevitably more mature than ten-year-old children in the mortal world. Her mindset seemed to have reached the age where a girl was somewhat confused and curious about love.

Yu Qiong smiled gently, like an older sister, and reached out to pat Han Wuxie's head, saying with a smile, "You wouldn't understand. It's hard to say. There seem to be many reasons to fall in love with someone, yet there seems to be no reason at all."

"I don't quite understand, but because I don't understand, I'm very curious." Han Wuxie's eyes flickered slightly, Hua Qianye's face flashing through his mind, and he said softly, "I really want to figure out what the difference is between gratitude and love?"

Yuqiong didn't know why she was telling this child so many things. Perhaps it was because she had never had anyone to confide in before. Her feelings for this child grew stronger, and she genuinely considered her her younger sister. Looking at her little sister's slightly bewildered yet curious eyes, she seemed to recall her own teenage years.

She chuckled and asked, "How many kinds of love do you think there are?"

Han Wuxie said somewhat awkwardly, "It's nothing more than love at first sight, and love growing over time."

Yuqiong chuckled softly, now exuding the warmth of a friendly older sister. "Love at first sight is simply a matter of attraction, judging someone solely by their appearance. Often, once you get to know their true nature, problems arise. Love that grows over time stems from a fear of being deceived and a cautious nature, but that doesn't mean they don't value appearance. It's because they find each other attractive that they spend time together, gradually developing feelings and love. Therefore, there's only one kind of love: love at first sight that progresses to love that grows over time—that's true love."

"Uh..." Han Wuxie nodded blankly, then shook his head, feeling that something was wrong, but also feeling that there was nothing wrong with it.

Yuqiong continued, "From the perspective of love at first sight, his appearance was indeed very captivating to me. From the perspective of love growing over time, he is my benefactor, and I do not rule out that I am grateful to him, but that is only part of falling in love. No one falls madly in love without any interaction or reason. Because I felt that he was a good person in terms of his inner qualities, I gave him a high score in my heart. As time went by, I got to know him more and more, and gradually I fell deeper and deeper in love."

"So, if you're grateful to someone, and as you gradually discover more and more of their good qualities in your life, you'll fall in love with that person?" Han Wuxie asked blankly, "Is this what they call repaying kindness with one's body? So, if you're grateful to someone and want to repay them with your body, it depends on the person and how long you've known each other. It's not that just because someone has shown you kindness, you have to repay them with your body?"

"Strictly speaking, that should be the case," Yuqiong nodded affirmatively, looking like someone who had been through it all.