"This question has no answer."
Bing Luoling held Xia Qiuer close, gently stroking her head as she soothed her. "But I think he must feel something. Once you're no longer enemies, he may regret what he did."
Tears glimmered in Xia Qiuer's eyes. "Really?"
Bing Luoling smiled warmly. "Qiu'er, you're sensible, considerate, and so beautiful. Who could bear to hurt you?"
"Just as you said, when you were enemies, he had no choice. For the sake of the forces behind him, he had to do it."
"Now you're allies. Though you're only half on the same side, when he thinks of what happened before, of how badly he hurt you, he'll surely feel heartache and regret."
Bing Luoling's words brought tears fully to Xia Qiuer's eyes.
All this time, Xia Qiuer had been very strong. Even when she cried, she always hid somewhere no one could find her.
Even in front of Bing Luoling, this was the first time she had cried.
Having cultivated the Mortal Dao, she was far more sensitive to emotions than other people. So when Hua Yunfei had implied that she should leave just now, she had nearly been unable to hold back her feelings.
"Qiu'er, you should try to take your relationship with him in stride. That way, you can become friends with him first."
Bing Luoling said, "He's surely very clever. If you make it too obvious, he might guess that you already know the truth about what happened before. Then he'll avoid you even more."
Xia Qiuer lowered her head and clenched the hem of her clothes. "I will."
Bing Luoling smiled. "Let's go back. After eating hot pot at his place last time, I learned a few things too. I'll make some for you."
Xia Qiuer nodded gently. "Mm."
The two left