Volume 2, Chapter 4

"..."

His silence made her awkward, so she could only lower her gaze and whisper, "Farewell."

She turned around and was about to leave when she heard Long Ang's bone-chilling voice coming from behind her.

"Were you cast aside by your husband?"

She paused in her steps, even her body trembling slightly. "It has been years since we last met. Is this how aggressively you must confront me the moment we see each other again?"

"No, I am merely curious. I often heard people say that you and your husband are in harmony and deeply affectionate, so how could your husband bear to let you travel all alone by yourself, coming thousands of li to the Capital?"

"..."

"You didn't even dare to inform your father, Prime Minister Li, and instead went looking for Longyang just so you could enter the city. Looking at it now, don't you resemble a young bride fleeing back to her maiden home? Li Danxin."

Li Danxin turned around angrily, her eyebrows furrowing, her lips biting down slightly, and her delicate nose wrinkling. She was infuriated by him, yet he felt that it was still not enough.

"If you were truly discarded, then the Li Household would lose a great deal of face. I imagine your most beloved father would certainly be very disappointed in you."

Her hand trembled as she raised it, the shadow of her palm casting across his cheek. A few rays of sunlight leaked through the gaps in her fingers. He raised his gaze to look at those streaks of bright light, standing firmly in place without dodging in the slightest, waiting for her to ruthlessly slap him across the face.

*Why didn't you tell me when you came back? Why didn't you come find me when you entered the city?