The afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, slanting across the edge of the soft bed.
Dugu Linglong sat quietly beside Jiang Che. Their sleeves occasionally brushed as they moved. She did not draw closer, but neither did she put any distance between them again.
She still could not make sense of those questions from earlier.
Jiang Che liked Liu Ruyan, and he liked her too...
Dugu Linglong had never imagined that something like this would one day disturb her peace of mind...
Had it been any other man, she would not have hesitated at all.
If he already had another woman by his side, she would not have spared him another glance.
But this man was Jiang Che...
She could not bear to sever the feelings that had only just blossomed between them, yet she could not persuade herself to immediately accept his relationship with Liu Ruyan.
Whatever choice she made, it seemed she would be left with regrets.
Dugu Linglong gently closed her eyes, steadied herself a little, and temporarily pushed those tangled thoughts aside.
There were some questions she could not answer yet.
Continuing to agonize over them would only leave her more distressed.
Dugu Linglong turned her delicate, fair face, her gaze settling on the unopened dossier beside the bed.
Investigating what had happened to Chu Xuan was the real reason she had left Mount Zhongnan.
She reached out with her slender fingers and picked up the dossier.
Seeing her move, Jiang Che asked gently, "Feeling calmer now?"
"No."
Dugu Linglong answered quite frankly. Lowering her eyes, she opened the dossier in her hands.
"It's just that some things shouldn't be delayed because of how I feel."
Jiang Che did not continue discussing their feelings. He simply stayed quietly beside her.
Dugu Linglong leafed through the information