Confession

"I want you to promise that you won't freak out after you learn my secret," Wuxing demanded, looking at her seriously. 

There were a few ways she could react. Either get scared of him because of his ability, accept it neutrally, happy he was back or cry her eyes out, hugging him until he can't breathe. 

Knowing Ash very well, he could cast the first option away as he knew how little chance of happening it had. On the other hand, he couldn't guess which of the following would end up a reality. 

How deep were the feelings she had for him? Was he a friend the whole time or maybe she thought of him differently? 

He didn't have an answer to those questions but he was also scared to learn it, afraid to feel guilty. After all, he had Dongmei right now. She valued Ash so he would hate to break her heart. 

"Why would I freak out…? I can handle almost anything. I'm not ten years old," Ash assured, wrapping her arms under her chest. "What is it?"