Mi Qiao had never imagined she would meet Qin Manjiang on an occasion like this.
Hadn't she already told him never to come to Moon City?
Panic, confusion, anxiety, fear... all sorts of emotions she had never experienced welled up inside her.
Seeing her reaction, Qin Manjiang merely fell silent for a moment. He picked up a glass of wine from the dining table, took a sip, and stepped half a pace forward, leaning closer to Mi Qiao. "Can I take this to mean that you went to Fu City specifically to see me?"
Mi Qiao's pupils constricted. For a moment, she had no idea how to answer.
She and Qin Manjiang belonged to two different worlds... no, she and the vast majority of people belonged to two different worlds.
If Qin Manjiang hadn't been so unusual, she wouldn't have been sent to "observe" him.
"If you don't answer, I'll take that as a yes."
Qin Manjiang had his head lowered, so Mi Qiao couldn't see his eyes.
"I hate deception. And please stay away from me from now on, Miss Mi Qiao. When it comes to people I know, I find certain impulses hard to resist."
Qin Manjiang turned and left. Mi Qiao vaguely sensed the cold, icy gaze he cast over her.
A chill gripped Mi Qiao's heart. She understood that Qin Manjiang was warning her, but she could no longer afford to weigh everything up. Suppressing her discomfort, she hurried after him, then quickened her pace to move ahead of him. As she passed him, she whispered, "Follow me."
Qin Manjiang's eyes turned slightly cold, but he followed her nonetheless.
One behind the other, they left the hall and headed toward the restrooms.
By the restroom window, Mi Qiao stood with her back to Qin Manjiang.
"You