After Qiu Yu was killed, Gu Yunxuan was overwhelmed by conflicting emotions.
Shock, fear, and guilt all tangled together.
Having grown up under her parents' protection, Gu Yunxuan had never witnessed someone being killed right in front of her before.
In the past, she would surely have fled in panic at the sight of a murderer.
But today, the two people involved were her own older brother and her fiancé.
That meant the killing was justified, necessary, and reasonable.
Yet she still couldn't process it. She kept her head lowered without a word, her body trembling slightly.
Noticing that something was wrong with his fiancée, Zhao Sifang signaled to Qin Siyang that he wanted to take her out of the hall first.
But Wen Shu helped Gu Yunxuan to her feet before he could. "Since there's nothing else to do at the Guesthouse, I'll head back to Nine Dragons College with Xuanxuan. We still have classes this afternoon."
Wen Shu smiled at Zhao Sifang. "We're both girls, and we're classmates too, so it'll be easier for me to look after her. Don't worry. I'll take good care of Xuanxuan."
Zhao Sifang nodded repeatedly. "Thanks, sister-in-law! You're so kind!"
For a moment, everyone in the hall was stunned.
Wen Shu froze too, then smoothed things over with a polite smile. "Zhao Sifang, don't call me that. I'll be going now."
With that, she led Gu Yunxuan out of the hall.
Still doing things his own way, Zhao Sifang saw them off in the corridor. "Take care, sister-in-law! Xuanxuan, don't forget to call me if you need anything."
Only after the two had gone did Zhao Sifang return to the hall and bow to Qin Siyang.
"Brother Qin, don't blame me. Xuanxuan asked me to help keep an eye on your personal