She replied in a mutter, "Yeah, I can't bear to do it."
The vegetable beef soup was soon ready. They sat down at the dining table. Yi Jinli took the chopsticks and spoons. They began to eat.
"Jin, do you believe me?" Ling Yiran asked suddenly.
"As long as you don't do anything to betray me, then I’ll always trust you," said Yi Jinli.
Ling Yiran's hands tightened as she held the chopsticks. "What if I... have to betray you one day? If many reasons cause me to inadvertently betray you, will you..." She pressed her lips together and said with difficulty, "Will you forgive me?"
"What if I don't forgive you?" he seemed to ask casually as he continued to drink the vegetable beef soup she made.
Her fingers instantly loosened, and the chopsticks in her hand clattered onto the table.
He glanced at the chopsticks and then her face. "What's the matter? Are you shocked to hear me say that?"
'Shocked... Yeah, I'm shocked.' Ling Yiran acquiesced.
Yi Jinli said, "Anyone in this world can betray me. Congming, Uncle Kwan, even Lil Mo, and the other children. But not you, Yiran. You're the only one who can't betray me."
Ling Yiran was instantly stunned, never expecting to hear him say such a thing.
"I'm the only one... who can't?" she muttered.
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