#And is so ashamed of lying that he finally tries to tell Xie Lian

[eruhamster]

There have been multiple times where I've seen people are like "haha Hua Cheng made up a story about being kicked out so Xie Lian would take him in haha so silly" so I just wanted to point this out.

He was quoting himself from when he was a little boy.

He was scared to just outright say who he was, but he kept trying to jog Xie Lian's memory (though ofc being a ghost with a photographic memory, he may not have remembered that normal people don't remember things from 800 years ago). He was constantly quoting himself. He showed Xie Lian the palm of his hand with the intention that Xie Lian see his totally fucked up fate and realize who he is.

To be honest... Hua Cheng doesn't really lie to Xie Lian. He lies by omission sometimes, but he does not outright lie. And I feel like people are missing something by apparently not being aware that Hua Cheng was trying to tell Xie Lian who he was, without telling him.

That's why he started trembling and laughing when Xie Lian recalled the story of the suicidal boy that Xie Lian told 'live for me!' - The entire time, he thought Xie Lian forgot about him. Until then.

[glitter50000]

#Another thing - Hua Cheng does not like lying even by omission to Xie Lian#When he tries to not out himself as Hua Cheng when he's a lil boy -#That's out of embarassment and shame#When he avoids the topic of He Xuan and keeps trying to lead Xie Lian away -#It's because he clearly has a deal worked out w He Xuan#And is so ashamed of lying that he finally tries to tell Xie Lian#and Xie Lian simply lets him know that his business is his business#and that he doesn't think less of Hua Cheng no matter what#He admits to Xie Lian that he is too scared to confess his feelings to this imaginary beloved#Largely every time I can think of where he lied by omission#It can be blamed on Hua Cheng's arms being tied or that he is too scared to tell the truth#I was sayin this to a friend - Hua Cheng is simply so attractive#that he gives off the air of mystery when it's truly just self-consciousness (OP’s tags)

There have been multiple times where I've seen people are like "haha Hua Cheng made up a story about being kicked out so Xie Lian would take him in haha so silly" so I just wanted to point this out.

He was quoting himself from when he was a little boy.

He was scared to just outright say who he was, but he kept trying to jog Xie Lian's memory (though ofc being a ghost with a photographic memory, he may not have remembered that normal people don't remember things from 800 years ago). He was constantly quoting himself. He showed Xie Lian the palm of his hand with the intention that Xie Lian see his totally fucked up fate and realize who he is.

To be honest... Hua Cheng doesn't really lie to Xie Lian. He lies by omission sometimes, but he does not outright lie. And I feel like people are missing something by apparently not being aware that Hua Cheng was trying to tell Xie Lian who he was, without telling him.

That's why he started trembling and laughing when Xie Lian recalled the story of the suicidal boy that Xie Lian told 'live for me!' - The entire time, he thought Xie Lian forgot about him. Until then.