How strange, so things like our meeting happened but in a different order. I have only seen cloud recesses after the war.

[Jin Guangyao gave him a small smile, placing his hand on the side of his face.]

Neither was I. I went my whole life, until death not telling you how I felt.

I think this new thing may have been Da-ge's influence. In prison, he has been working with me on being more truthful and honest. I regretted not saying so much when I had the chance. I was always so concerned about how I was being perceived that I never got to live with myself.

[He looks up at him, his eyes soft.]

I refuse to do that in this current life. Does my brazenness bother you?

[His voice was vulnerable, he still felt a bit insecure showing his true self.]