She looked thoroughly unhappy.
She had completely missed Xu Mu's good intentions!
But one thing was certain.
When it came to Cynthia,
Xu Mu couldn't bear to see her hurt in any way!
That was why he didn't want her going to war!
Cynthia had no idea what Xu Mu was thinking.
She only felt that the distance between them was growing.
Cynthia didn't want to spend her life standing behind Xu Mu.
She wanted to stand beside him.
Their wishes might not have been the same.
But no one could deny that Xu Mu truly loved Cynthia.
He loved her without needing a reason.
Or perhaps that wasn't quite right.
He simply couldn't bear to see Cynthia hurt.
That was something Xu Mu could never accept.
Seeing Xu Mu's expression,
Cynthia said to him unhappily,
"I don't want to be just a pretty face!"
"I want to be with you all the time!"
Hearing her words,
Xu Mu smiled faintly.
He pulled Cynthia into his arms and said,
"Don't worry!"
"I'm just afraid something might happen to you!"
"I don't want you getting hurt!"
But Cynthia wasn't as happy to hear that as Xu Mu had expected.
Instead, she said sadly,
"I want to be with you all the time!"
Xu Mu sighed helplessly at her words.
He told Cynthia,
"All right!"
"From now on, we'll stay together no matter what!"
"We won't be separated!"
Cynthia's face lit up when she heard that.
She held Xu Mu tightly.
Xu Mu looked at Cynthia in his arms.
He smiled helplessly.
Then he wrapped his arms around her too.
After spending the previous night talking it over,
Xu Mu had agreed to let Cynthia fight alongside him!
It didn't matter to Xu Mu whether she could help him.
He only