Xue Qinghe sat in the carriage, studying Huo Yuhao. Looking at how uneasy Huo Yuhao seemed, he could not tell what Huo Yuhao was planning.
Xue Qinghe took out a handkerchief and handed it to Huo Yuhao for her to wipe her tears.
Although there was only a faint shimmer of tears in Huo Yuhao's eyes, with none actually falling, Huo Yuhao still accepted Xue Qinghe's handkerchief. He put on a shy expression, his cheeks flushing slightly, his eyes not daring to meet Xue Qinghe's. Even the hand reaching for the handkerchief trembled a little, just like a bashful little girl.
Xue Qinghe observed Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao observed Xue Qinghe. Both were furtively watching each other's every move.
Huo Yuhao had known those spies were watching him from the shadows, but he had never imagined that the Crown Prince would come looking for him first. Huo Yuhao did not know the true purpose behind Xue Qinghe's actions.
Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe was considering what to do next. After a moment's thought, he ordered them to return to the Crown Prince's Residence.
This left Huo Yuhao at a loss. He had not expected the Crown Prince to simply take him away.
However, Huo Yuhao immediately put on a panicked expression, drawing back slightly before looking at Xue Qinghe in fear.
Xue Qinghe was gambling on the people behind Huo Yuhao, testing whether anyone from the faction backing her would emerge after he took her back with him. At the same time, he was testing just how important Huo Yuhao was within that faction.
Yet looking at Huo Yuhao's frightened appearance, Xue Qinghe even began to wonder whether he had found the wrong person.
Huo Yuhao now looked like a startled fawn, shrinking backward before asking in a quiet stammer, "Your