Could he really be, just as Ji Shiyou described, a bastard and a disaster for her?
If she chose to disregard her father, she wouldn't have entered his world, and they would have never crossed paths, right?
She is a kind-hearted girl. Even though her father became like that, she couldn't bring herself to hate him or blame him! How many others could be as generous as her?
It was because she was repaying her father's debt that she ended up like this!
"I'll do everything within my power to protect you and assure you don't get hurt by the slightest bit," Beitang Yao said deeply, reaching out to hold her hand, placing it by his lips, and gently kissing it.
Xia Qingqian took a deep breath and, after a long pause, said, "Young Master Yao, I trust you!"
Beitang Yao raised his hand to tease the strands of hair draping over her cheek, his gentle gaze lingering upon Xia Qingqian.
