The corner of Chu Qi's eyes twitched as he watched the girl walk away gracefully, then he suddenly felt unsettled.
He shook his head and laughed drily—the feeling came for no reason.
Unbeknownst to him, however, the moment he left, Ji'er, who had been holding back her tears all this time, began crying her heart out in the room.
She hid behind the door and sobbed quietly as she watched Chu Qi walk further and further away.
To stop Chu Qi from coming after her, she called Tong'er over and told her that she was feeling exhausted. Ji'er told Tong'er that she planned to sleep and instructed her not to allow anyone to disturb her without her orders.
That was why Tong'er had assumed Ji'er was sleeping in the room. She had no idea that Ji'er had carried a simple cloth bundle and exited through the window the moment she close the room door.
