At Qing Mo's words, a clear change came over Chen Duo's eyes. Her small mouth parted slightly, as though she wanted to say something.
But in less than five seconds, Chen Duo, who had seemed somewhat agitated, fell silent again. She stared at the ground beneath her feet without saying a word.
Seeing how swiftly Chen Duo's expression changed, Qing Mo, standing before her, remained as calm as ever, without the slightest surprise.
Because deep down, Chen Duo had always believed she was not a normal person, that she simply could not fit into this world.
She was utterly out of place in this world.
After all, having been chosen by the Medicine Immortal Society as an infant, she had long been conditioned by them to suppress her own nature.
Back then, she could not react to any changes around her, nor could she show any emotion. Otherwise, she would suffer punishments beyond anything ordinary people could imagine.
Over time, the Medicine Immortal Society had turned a living, breathing Chen Duo into something that barely seemed "human" at all.
Although Lao Meng had later rescued her, and with the company's help, Chen Duo had regained some of the autonomy a person should possess—
The experiences of her childhood had become as if they were inborn, carved deep into her bones, making her what she was now.
And even after the company rescued Chen Duo, she still had not lived an ordinary person's life.
For all those years, she had done only two things.
Receive orders. Carry out orders.
From beginning to end, she had never been given the right that a person ought to have—the right to choose for herself.
So even though Chen Duo had been away from the Medicine Immortal Society for many years, she still did not