"Because I simply didn't know what to say." The girl looked at the lake and continued, "I had thought of appropriate words, but dared not speak them out loud. Because once I speak, it means I'm taking on this situation, and I'm afraid I may not have the ability to handle and direct what follows. If anything goes wrong, it's the reputation of Cui Yu Sword Gate that's at stake."
"All I could do was watch Zheng Dong suffer his humiliation."
But isn't this just a consequence of one's own actions?
The boy listened quietly, this thought momentarily flashed across his mind.
He didn't actually know where Zheng Dong's hatred for Shang Huaitong came from, or why Li Piaoqing naturally aligned herself with Zheng Dong.
But the girl's vulnerability and loss at this moment were so palpable, almost tangible.
