Volume Three, Chapter Thirty-Four

"But I don't want to leave you."

Author's Note:

Someone's tough words and soft heart finally lost to Lord Li, who suddenly started spouting sweet nothings~~~

Volume Three, Chapter Thirty-Four

She kept her head bowed and rambled on with a long string of rational analysis and advice. Before she could finish, an utterly irrational sentence crashed down from above her head. Her mind spun for a moment, and unsure of what she had just heard, she slowly raised her head to look at him. The figure before her suddenly lowered himself, dropping to one knee and leaning forward with his head bowed, his forehead pressed against the hollow of her shoulder. He clearly did not want her to see his expression, but his soft, warm voice still brushed against her ear and reddened it.

"I've thought it over. I don't want to leave you. Whether I'm Young Master or Lord Li, whether you want me to act the part or not, as long as you don't despise me, anything is fine. So, can you stop driving me away? Don't tell me to leave the Capital, all right?"

Her hands hung at her sides, and she was completely enveloped in his dark shadow. She tipped her head back to look at the warm sunlight behind him. "Did sleeping with me muddle your brains?"

"Maybe." He admitted it. If not for last night's indulgence, he certainly would not have been able to say these soft words hidden in the depths of his heart. He knew that the more she liked Young Master, who said whatever was on his mind, the more she disliked Lord Li, who always said one thing and meant another. He knew even better how dire his current situation was. It would be best if everyone pretended not to