The air in the room seemed to have frozen solid; even the sound of the wind outside the window had become distant and vague.
Wang Dong'er sat by the bed, her shoulders trembling slightly, as if she were bearing some invisible weight.
There was an almost imperceptible hoarseness in her voice.
A faint sorrow also lingered in the girl's pink-blue eyes. Her lashes lowered, concealing the turbulent light in their depths.
Looking at Wang Dong'er like this, Li Qingming could only tug at the corner of his mouth helplessly, revealing an extremely faint bitter smile.
The reason he had remained here was to let Wang Dong'er see the truth clearly, not to beg for her forgiveness or pity.
Seeing her so distraught now, he was already certain that this innocent girl had finally seen through the disguise beneath Shrek Academy's glamorous exterior.
Or rather, she had formed her own judgment and would no longer be like before.
She would no longer blindly and stubbornly believe in Shrek, in that so-called number one academy in the world, because of her parents or the persuasion of others.
The greatest difference between Li Qingming and Huo Yuhao was that he had never treated Wang Dong'er as a mere vase to be placed at his side.
He treated her as his woman. Though he cherished and protected her in every possible way, he had never regarded her as his possession.
That was why he was willing to give her enough time to think and judge, and willing to let this naïve girl witness the dangers of this world with her own eyes.
Then, he would tell her that he had the ability to protect her well and would not let any harm befall her.
Just then, Li Qingming clearly sensed Xuan Zi's terrifying aura