Misunderstanding
Wang Yue awkwardly rubbed his nose. He knew that, at a time like this, the best thing would be to stay. That would surely make their relationship even sweeter.
But thinking of the woman he had rescued yesterday, he hurriedly offered a few words of comfort, then reluctantly left.
It wasn't that Wang Yue was in a hurry. Rather, Yang Guo, the commander of the Secret Guards, had appeared outside the night before, which meant there was probably some urgent news.
As he walked, he listened to Yang Guo's concise report.
Yang Guo was reporting that the black-clothed female assassin from the day before was now hiding in a secret room in the workshop.
Wang Yue wasn't surprised that Yang Guo and the others had rescued someone. What puzzled him was why she was in the secret room.
That secret room had been built for Nie Yunzhu as a refuge. Who would have thought she'd let this woman use it?
Seeing Wang Yue's confusion, Yang Guo said helplessly, "When we went to meet up with you last night, we already knew the black-clothed woman was beneath our carriage. We were the ones who brought her out of the encirclement, so we can't pretend we had nothing to do with it. Miss Nie thought that, since that was the case, we might as well hide her somewhere secure."
Wang Yue understood that well enough. What mattered to him was who had made the decision, so he asked tentatively, "So you took it upon yourself to put the female assassin in Yunzhu's secret room?"
Yang Guo heard the displeasure in Wang Yue's voice and quickly explained, "Young Master, Miss Nie was the one who found the black-clothed woman. I don't know what they talked about, but she told me to take