Lu Chengwen's spoon froze in midair. For a long time, he could not say a single word.
He had no way to state his position.
This relationship never should have begun! It would never have an outcome!
He could neither abandon Jiang Yuanshu nor make her any promises.
As soon as Jiang Yuanshu finished speaking, her eyes reddened. She stared straight at Lu Chengwen, who did not dare meet her gaze.
Though Jiang Yuanshu said that, seeing that Lu Chengwen did not actually reject the suggestion left her instantly hurt and aggrieved.
"Lu Chengwen, you really are quite the man! Have you been wanting to dump this burden of yours for a long time?"
Lu Chengwen looked up. "How could you say that?"
"Then how should I say it? That I seduced you? That I stole your love from between you and Little Monkey? That I turned you into Tiangang's disciple who violated propriety, is that it?"
"You know I didn't mean that."
"You did! You absolutely did!"
Jiang Yuanshu began crying in grievance. "It's all my fault. I'm shameless, I clung to you, I disregarded all decency and honor..."
Lu Chengwen said, "Can you stop saying things like that? You're still weak..."
Jiang Yuanshu lowered her head. "There's no point in living."
At that moment, someone knocked on the door several times, then pushed it open. Xia Ying walked in.
She glanced at Jiang Xiaohu. "How is it? Your injuries have stabilized, right?"
Jiang Xiaohu immediately stood up. "Much better. What about you?"
"I'm fine. That rat only sealed our acupoints before taking us away."
Xia Ying looked at Lu Chengwen and Jiang Yuanshu, and suddenly felt that... something was off about the atmosphere!
Her eyes darted back and forth. Jiang Yuanshu turned away, lay down, and pulled the