Tanu

“Gege, want to get married?”

“...”

Xie Lian was struck dumb. “...Huh?”

Such an intent gaze, such words; they were in such close quarters with nowhere to run. Colors exploded in Xie Lian's vision, and his mind went completely blank. His entire body was frozen, stiffer than a corpse.

Seeing his reaction, Hua Cheng withdrew his arm and let out a snicker. “It's a joke. Did I shock gege?”

“...” Xie Lian only snapped out of it with concerted effort. “...You're too much. How can you joke about something like that?”

It wasn't just shock. He was so rattled by that question that his heart had almost stopped. And though he did not quite understand why, he also felt a trace of hurt.

“My bad,” Hua Cheng laughed.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú], Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

“Watching your beloved be trampled and ridiculed with your own eyes and being unable to do a thing about it. You understand that you are nothing, that you can do nothing. That's the worst suffering in the world.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú], Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4

“San Lang, things aren’t always that absolute. Sometimes, it’s not up to you to decide if the road is easy to walk.' Hua Cheng said softly, 'I might not be able to decide whether the road is easy or not, but whether I walk it is.”
― 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

“Xie Lian had buried his face in his back, and also didn’t speak. Though nothing was said, it was enough.

He heard Hua Cheng’s staggering voice coming from above. “...Your Highness. You really…will be the death of me.”
― 墨香铜臭, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]