Among the accompanying party, Yin Huixin occasionally stole a look at Bian Weiying or Shi Chun. Though the towering waves of shock and anger in her heart had yet to subside, she had suppressed her repeated urges to confront either of them and expose the truth.
Because she could see that Bian Weiying herself was happy, that this was what she wanted.
Things had come to this. Since it had already happened, right or wrong, she respected Bian Weiying's own choice.
After all, Bian Weiying was no longer a child, nor was she a sheltered young lady ignorant of the world. She had even governed Linkang City and had her own judgment of right and wrong. As her mother, Yin Huixin could only pretend she knew nothing.
There was no helping it. Though she held the exalted position of elder on Mount Wukang, she could change nothing. Once she exposed it, the matter would no longer be hers or her daughter's to control.
Still, she kept wondering where things had gone wrong. How could her daughter possibly have fallen for someone like Shi Chun?
After turning it over and over, her thoughts landed on the Skyfall Meteor Assembly. Only during that period had the two of them had the chance to get to know each other and spend time together.
Bian Jixiong led the honored guests onto the city wall and pointed to a patch of land several miles beyond it, explaining that this was the chosen site for the Xun Gate.
Why choose somewhere outside the city? Bian Jixiong spoke at ease, explaining that Linkang City would be expanded, and that location would become its future center. He would organize workers as soon as possible to level the hills and clear the ground.
Watching from the side, Shi Chun