My Wife Came From A Thousand Years Ago

Chapter 94: Once you meet Jiang He, you will be ruined forever

"In the stairwell, they met for the first time. Just one glance at Jiang He, and Xu Qing was doomed for life."

After a long while, the figure lying on the couch let out a deep sigh, unable to suppress the little spark of fire in his heart.

Talking? That was never going to be just talking. If he truly broke into Jiang He's heart, she’d have to be carried into his home in a big red sedan chair. Otherwise, the scene of the Heavenly Sword piercing his chest would likely play out in real life.

Jiang He fiddled with her hair, replaying his words from just now, lips pursed in silence.

"Jiang He..."

Xu Qing sighed deeply, turning his head to look at Jiang He, who was sitting on the stool.

Seated there, Jiang He had a graceful figure. Even the oversized pajamas couldn’t hide her delicate curves.

Her slender legs, her narrow waist — they all made him impulsive.

He closed his eyes again, reflecting on whether he truly liked her, or if it was just the novelty of finding her, her adorably clueless demeanor, or his craving for her...

Stripped of everything, did he still like her?

Jiang He didn’t hear him speak again. She turned around to check and saw him lying sideways on the couch as if he had fallen asleep. Only his fingers tapping the edge of the couch gave away that he was awake, lost in thought.

"Jiang He," he called out.

"Hmm?"

"What do you feel about me?"

"What do I feel?" Jiang He’s fingers slowed in her hair. "...I don't know."

"I thought you’d say nothing."

Xu Qing chuckled, propping his head up with his arm, finding a more comfortable position to lie in. "For you, life here is good. The experience I’ve given you is better — compared to before you came here or when you were wandering outside, this stable life is a rare blessing, right?"

"Yes, it's good now." Jiang He couldn’t deny it. She even noticed she’d gained a bit of weight, her face rounder, no longer the skinny figure she once was.

"But actually, this life of mine isn’t much out in the real world. You lack exposure, so you think I have everything... It's like when I was a kid. I thought my parents had endless money because they could buy whatever I wanted. Back then, all I wanted was snacks and toys, so I assumed they had it all. Growing up, I realized they weren’t exactly poor, but they still had to budget for groceries and pick the right days to buy meat — far from what I imagined."

Jiang He nodded to show she was listening, though his eyes were still closed and he couldn't see her. So she just murmured a "hmm."

"I’m getting off track. You're in a similar position now. There’s so much you don’t understand yet. Eventually, you’ll become like me — a modern person. Whether it takes three years or five, you'll see the truth.

In your era, from when you remember until now, it’s been just over a decade. Your environment shapes you easily."

Jiang He stayed silent. She had already changed a lot. Her memories faded a little more each day.

In the early days here, she’d wake up in the middle of the night confused, instinctively reaching for her sword. Now, she could sleep until morning, then get dressed to practice and cook.

"When that time comes, you’ll find the world is vibrant. You'll see I’m just an ordinary person. In this society, I’m not exactly at the bottom, but I’m nothing special either." Xu Qing spoke calmly. "These days might feel important to you now, but in the span of a lifetime, it’s just a small interlude."

After a pause, he finally opened his eyes to look at Jiang He, who had stopped drying her hair. "Don’t you have anything to say?"

"Say what?" Jiang He asked.

"...I just want you to know. Other than being handsome, I have nothing else to offer." Xu Qing shook his head, smiling. "If I trick you into being with me, I’ll be robbing you of countless better possibilities. That’s selfish of me.

And if we do end up together, if life turns out disappointing, you might look back on now and resent me."

Jiang He thought for a moment, her expression a little strange. "You’re just an ordinary person?"

"Yeah."

"Then what about me?" she asked.

"You?" Xu Qing blinked, momentarily confused by her question.

"I’m alone. I have nothing. Without you, I wouldn’t even be a ‘regular’ person."

Jiang He put away the hairdryer and turned to him. "Why are you saying all this?"

"Why..." Xu Qing stared at the ceiling. "Yeah, why?"

"Hmm?"

"People are complicated. I’ve always said I liked you because I was bored and spent all day with you, a girl. Other than helping you adapt, what else could I think about? Right?

A normal relationship is fine. But you’re different. If I did something to you, you wouldn’t let it slide — you'd want to spend a lifetime with me. But in the end, I’m still young. After liking you, when I think deeper about spending life together, I get... lost. Or scared."

His eyes drifted to the glimpse of her pale legs under her pajama hem, her fair ankles resting in fluffy slippers. "I just liked you at first. Now I realize I crave you more and more. It makes me think twice... A moment of impulse could be fun, but the consequences are serious. Right now, I’m very impulsive."

He had been a carefree little fool, but deeper thoughts took away his joy.

Jiang He followed his gaze, looking down at her slippers. The little bear pattern made her wiggle her toes, making the bears puff up.

This guy... He was staring at her shoes again.

"Your alcohol hasn’t worn off."

"No, I’m sober now, just a little confused." Xu Qing shook his head. "I was just wondering whether to go on.

Should I take it one step at a time, trick you first and figure the rest out later, or..."

"Or what?"

Xu Qing stared at the ceiling in silence. When Jiang He was about to ask again, he rubbed his chest and changed the subject. "That hit you gave me really hurt. It's still aching."

Jiang He’s eyelids twitched. Did she use that much force?

"It really hurts... Could you give me a massage?" Xu Qing asked.

"What kind of massage?"

"For injuries, isn’t it called... ‘pushing the channels’? Just rub it, maybe it’ll help."

Xu Qing shifted on the couch, making room for her.

"It really hurts?" Jiang He eyed him skeptically.

"Yeah, you know how strong you are. Like a bull charging into me."

"Then..." Jiang He fiddled with the hem of her shirt, hesitantly sitting down. "Here?"

"Yeah."

Xu Qing groaned, undoing one button on his pajama top. "The button’s digging in. You can avoid it."

"…"

Jiang He pursed her lips, turned her head, and placed her hand on his chest. The warmth beneath her fingers made her heart pound.

"Hiss~" Xu Qing sucked in a breath. Whether it was from pain or something else, who knew.

"Does it hurt?" Jiang He quickly pulled her hand back, nervous.

"No, no."

Xu Qing took her hand and put it back, sighing softly at the cool touch.

Her small hand, when relaxed, was so soft.

Catch up to her…

Catch up to her…

The words echoed in his mind.

"About what you said just now..." Jiang He looked away, her voice tentative. "Does that mean you don’t want to trick me anymore?"

Or was it something else?

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Xu Qing opened his eyes.

"N-no reason."

The living room fell quiet again. Jiang He sat on the edge of the couch, stealing glances at him while her hand gently rubbed his chest.

"There's a saying," Xu Qing murmured after a while, tilting his head down to look at her hand.

"What is it?"

"All the encounters in this world are just reunions after a long parting."

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