When Feng Jun woke up, it was still raining outside, but some things had ultimately changed.
He reached out and pulled the beauty beside him into his arms. His movements were gentle, but his voice was cold. "How could it be you?"
"They were all gone," the woman said softly. "But you needed someone with you."
"I thought it would be Yang Yuxin," Feng Jun said helplessly. "Of course, you're beautiful too, but I felt you still didn't understand me well enough. I didn't expect... things would end up like this."
The woman let out a faint sigh. "If you regret it, then I'll leave now... leave Luo Hua, all right?"
"How could I bear to?" Feng Jun tightened his left arm around her, as though afraid she would leave.
This was a wounded child, desperately lacking a sense of security.
"I can't bear to leave you either." Zhong Lijing wrapped her arms around him too, with startling strength that hardly seemed feminine. "For the rest of my life, I'm yours... Please don't abandon me, all right?"
Feeling the tenderness deep in her heart, Feng Jun spoke gently. "A beauty like you—I certainly wouldn't bear to abandon you. But... you need to tell me what happened. Where did you learn the Soaring Dragon Taming Phoenix Harmony True Manual?"
He felt as though he had fallen into some sort of trap. Even while savoring the rose, a tiger still prowled in his heart.
"Yuxin gave it to me," Zhong Lijing answered frankly. "She said I'd need it sooner or later."
Not Teacher Mei? Feng Jun blinked. If Good Scenery had been behind this, he definitely would have held her accountable for privately passing it on. Yet what troubled him was that he had no idea how he should hold Teacher Mei