She didn't dare to ask, nor did she dare to say; she just hoped that he wouldn't punish her for these things anymore.
However, once she had come to understand this and noticed a lot of time had passed, Shangguan Xiu was still holding her in such an ambiguous posture, and she had been sitting on his lap the entire time. Unable to withstand it any longer, she pushed him away, lowered her lashes without looking at him, and said in a soft voice, "Didn't Mr. Shangguan tell me to leave earlier? Why do you want to take me away now? I thought, I had nothing to do with you anymore... ah..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her chin was forcefully pinched by the man, lifting it up. Feeling both pain and shock, she yelped, forced to look up and meet his gaze.
Her watery eyes shone with a panicked fear, resembling a pitiful little animal, as she stared blankly at him, her tiny face filled with questions.
