Helian Chengyan had a hard time believing what he had just heard from her. He thought that after doing such a despicable thing to her, she would absolutely despise him once she woke up...
He swallowed hard, taking a moment to compose himself before saying, "Get some rest. I'll be right here with you."
Chi Xingye didn't say anything else, closing her eyes as they welled up with tears again.
Instead of sleeping, Helian Chengyan picked up his phone and called Li Xiu, asking him to bring over the heaps of documents from the palace to the castle for him to review.
...
Propped on the marble round table by the bedroom window was a laptop and a thick pile of documents.
Helian Chengyan sat on the single-seater sofa, working with the laptop placed on his lap, and occasionally glancing over at the woman lying quietly on the bed.
