Ever since Yuguang Kaori gave Qingxue to Fang Cheng, she had devoted herself wholeheartedly to assisting him.
But Fang Cheng had no use for her at all. More than half a year had passed since they became master and servant, yet he had not assigned her a single proper task.
Ever since she was little, Qingxue had been used to helping Yuguang Kaori and making her master's goals her own.
Now that she had been left to her own devices, Qingxue began to feel lost, unsure what she was supposed to do.
She took Fang Cheng's neglect as a sign that she wasn't strong enough, and kept striving to become stronger. Whenever she faced a hard-fought battle or a bloody struggle, that thought gave her the strength to pull herself together again.
Now Fang Cheng was actually telling her he didn't need her. What had all her efforts over the past six months been for?
Qingxue felt as if a huge hole had suddenly been torn through her heart, leaving it utterly empty.
Fang Cheng looked at Qingxue in surprise.
The proud, aloof Snow Cat who never smiled was now looking terribly aggrieved.
"Did you misunderstand something?"
Fang Cheng explained, "It's not that I don't need you. I just don't want you to push yourself so hard. You should think about yourself more."
"I belong to you. If I think about myself, then what am I?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you need me to do?"
"I need you to take good care of yourself..."
"Don't try to fob me off with that kind of sophistry."
Qingxue gripped Fang Cheng's shoulders tightly, her usually cool voice trembling slightly. "For the rest of my life, you will be my master. Don't tell me 'I don't need you.' That