Perhaps this truly was Heaven's will, truly was destiny!
Heaven's will was a blade; destiny was fickle!
"Your Majesty?!"
Seeing Xiao Ying and the three "Diao Chans" react this way, Zhi Ji, the most nervous of them all, could not help calling out. Even she did not know whether she wanted Fengxian to choose correctly or incorrectly!
"Ah..."
Diao Chan gave a long sigh. Both touched and reluctant to look at Lü Fengxian, she murmured:
"Brother Lü, you knew the outcome. Why must you persist in your delusion?"
As she spoke, Diao Chan could not help stealing a glance at Xiao Ying. Whether she was thinking of her destiny with Lü Fengxian or her destiny with Xiao Ying, no one knew.
The atmosphere instantly fell still...
The result spoke for itself. Only one Diao Chan had spoken; the other two "Diao Chans" remained silent.
Clearly, Lü Fengxian had chosen wrong!
While Diao Chan stole a glance at Xiao Ying, he could not help looking toward the real "Diao Chan" as well. Whether he was lamenting his own destiny with Diao Chan or Lü Fengxian's destiny with her, even he did not know...
Their eyes happened to meet, and both immediately looked away in unspoken accord.
As an Otherworlder, Xiao Ying understood the tangled fate of Lü Fengxian and Diao Chan better than anyone. Sadly, just as his second son, Xiao Fengtian, had said, Lü Fengxian was destined never to have his wish fulfilled!
Zhi Ji turned pale and called out worriedly, "Fengxian..."
Lü Fengxian smiled bitterly. Amid his heartache was a faint lightness, as though he had been released. Bowing, he replied:
"Rest assured, Mother! Your son is not as fragile as everyone imagines. As I said before, this choice was merely my way of taking responsibility for my own