Qin Yudie stood up and glanced nervously at Xue Xi, not quite daring to speak.
If Xu Yan had agreed to forgive her just now, she could have told him everything she had done without hesitation. Unfortunately, Xu Yan hadn't directly said he forgave her.
Xu Yan naturally noticed Qin Yudie sneaking glances at Xue Xi. He turned to Xue Xi and asked, "Xi'er, did something happen between you and Miss Yudie just now?"
He only hoped Qin Yudie and Xue Xi hadn't had too serious a falling-out. Otherwise, he would be caught in an awkward position.
Xue Xi hesitated for a moment, then said, "It was nothing. Just a little disagreement."
She couldn't bear to see Qin Yudie punished, or even killed. Quite apart from her own friendship with Qin Yudie, Qin Tian and Jiang Taiyuan were friends too. It wouldn't be right to let Qin Yudie suffer for it.
Hearing Xue Xi's words, Su Jiuer widened her eyes, surprised that Xue Xi would say that.
After all, back on that remote street, Qin Yudie had tried to kill Xue Xi. And when Su Jiuer stepped in to help Xue Xi, Qin Yudie had even tried to kill her too.
The Golden Emperor Ant spoke in a calm voice. "Being too kind isn't necessarily a good thing."
He knew Xue Xi was a kind girl. Otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly followed them out to save her.
But he thought her kindness at that moment was misplaced. Too much kindness wasn't a good thing.
Mercy to your enemy was cruelty to yourself. It was an old saying.
"What exactly happened? Miss Yudie, tell me," Xu Yan said. Hearing the Golden Emperor Ant's words, he realized things weren't as simple as Xue Xi had made them sound.
Xue Xi was his