"You really want me to leave?" Li Gang finally asked, his gaze falling on his two benefactors.
"It is the best thing to do," Meng Song said softly as she caressed his face.
Han Bai didn't say anything, but Li Gang had been around him long enough to read his thoughts from his eyes alone.
Sighing, Li Gang shifted his attention to Yang Qing. "You really think it will happen?" he asked, part resignation and acceptance, part hope that things were not as feared.
"Very few things are ever set in stone," said Yang Qing. "Fan Jie may decide against moving on you. But while that may be in debate, what is not is that he would never allow you to take that seat. One way or another, he would do everything in his power to prevent that from happening.
And it is left to the imagination what means he uses," Yang Qing continued, his gaze turning sharper.
