Jing Yiran did not become calm until much later.
He could not help but hold Lu tightly, but then immediately relaxed his grip fearing that he would have caused her pain.
"How can Jing Zhongxiu be so capable as to keep you safe?"
Jing Yiran sounded bitter. It was not until today did he realize that without the Jing Family, he and Lu might not be able to survive.
Lu did not have any expression on her face. She still sounded calm.
"I know far better than you how capable Jing Zhongxiu is. You have Jing as the family name, yet you don't have any idea how powerful Family Jing could be. The reason why he was willing to pay to help me, was not because I could be of any use to him, but because he and my uncle used to be friends. Before my uncle died, he begged him to take care of me and he agreed."
"Your uncle?"
