Mu Lan was stunned; Huo Tingxiao had never been like this before.
"You..."
"I know these words might sound like excuses to you.
But... no one has ever loved me since I was a child, and I don't know how to love others.
The nicer people are to me, the less I know what to do.
So I subconsciously escape because I can't respond in the same way.
I admit I am very selfish, afraid of bearing that guilt, so... I just pretend to be oblivious."
Huo Tingxiao explained slowly, each sentence striking Mu Lan's heart.
They had never spoken heart to heart like this before, and Huo Tingxiao seldom spoke about himself, let alone express such candid emotions.
Mu Lan was extremely shocked, taking a long time to regain her composure.
"You think I would blackmail you with this so-called life-saving grace to make you stay by my side?
How could I dare? If I could blackmail you, then... could Pei Zhao also?
After all, you have always remembered that time in Kun County.