For some reason, Elvis' heart started beating faster.
After finding the Kiss of the Ocean, he would be able to press down on Gu Mengmeng like before and indulge in his fierce love for her. This was such a blood-pressure-inducing news.
He did not dare to raise this issue previously not because he didn't desire it, but because this thirst was always accompanied by an intense sense of guilt, which made him utterly depressed.
However, Gu Mengmeng's "but" at the end of her sentence felt like a heavy stone smashing down on Elvis' chest. It was so sudden that he had no time to feel pain, but instead experienced a suffocating agony.
He sealed Gu Mengmeng's lips with a kiss. He did not want to hear her "but".
His lingering kiss was shrouded with unease.