A Promise Made

Chenglei was a bit surprised by the question he asked and he was a little offended by the way he asked it.

"Why not?", he asked with a menacing smirk.

But then it dawned in him, in a way, the Water Emperor is right to think of him as who is incapable of loving someone dearly who is not of his blood. He has gained such a name in the past. Only his Xing, his brother and select few like Lin Mubai, Aunty Ling, looked at him like a human being. Others always considered him as a notorious beast and he was one, still is.

Chenglei couldn't pinpoint exactly his source of attraction on one thing. It's a lot of things, actually.

"He is such a cute little boy... Who wouldn't love him? And...", he paused as the image of Xing emerging the carriage holding Xinxin came to his memory. And when those little, soft fingers clasped his fingers, he wanted to protect him. But the most important thing...

" Li WeiXin... She named him", Chenglei smiled...