Ruka had been by her bedside until she fell deeply asleep before he quietly stood up.
He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead, gazing at her sleeping face, and felt the cracks in his heart being filled, strand by strand. He stood by the bed, watching her for a long while before he reluctantly left.
Too many things had piled up at the Military Department recently, and he was still pursuing Zong Fang's clues, so he couldn't stop for even a moment. Now that he knew Suisui had decided to partner with Lanze, he needed to arrange some things in advance....
Ruka gently closed her door and stood alone in front of it for a moment. When he looked up again, his eyes had become sharp and piercing, the resolve in them unshakeable.
No matter who her partner was, the one who would ultimately be by her side had to be him.
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