"I also regret not getting to know the Grand Princess sooner."
Xu Qi smiled politely as the two of them arrived outside the palace gates.
"All right, this is far enough. Grand Princess, please stay here."
He turned to Yao Ye, his gaze withdrawing from her snow-white, slender legs without the slightest reluctance.
With that, Xu Qi gave a slight cupped-hand bow and turned to leave without looking back.
Yao Ye remained where she was, momentarily stunned.
He just left??
She had thought that, no matter what, Xu Qi would at least be moved by her.
Yet she had never expected him to leave so decisively.
Were those looks earlier all fake?
Was he only pretending?
For a moment, an inexplicable melancholy welled up in Yao Ye's heart.
At first, she had been somewhat reluctant to use her beauty to please Xu Qi. She felt that such behavior did not suit her status as the Grand Princess.
But now that Xu Qi had truly left just like that, she instead felt a little disappointed.
Could it be that my looks aren't enough to catch his eye?
Of course, what she did not know was that Xu Qi did indeed admire her, but only as admiration.
Although Yao Ye was beautiful, hers was merely a rare beauty in this world.
Compared to Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, she was still slightly inferior.
So while Yao Ye was beautiful, she was not enough to make Xu Qi fall for her.
After leaving the Jia Ma Imperial Family, Xu Qi went to the Mu Family and the Alchemist Guild to deliver invitations.
He had never had much interaction with either faction, so both sides merely exchanged polite pleasantries. Xu Qi left the invitations behind and departed.
Only then did Xu Qi