"Brother Pei, do you need Jin'Er's help to completely sever ties with Ye Liyuan?"
Nangong Jin's voice was as cold as frost, and like a great boulder, it plunged into Pei Yuhang's Heart Lake, stirring up one monstrous wave after another.
Pei Yuhang's heart jolted. He subconsciously blurted out a refusal, "There's no need, Junior Sister Nangong. I'll handle things with Liyuan myself."
...
After Pei Yuhang's blunt refusal of Nangong Jin, the room fell silent. Only the swaying bamboo shadows outside danced across the orange-red wooden floor, casting mottled patterns of light and dark.
Nangong Jin's long eyelashes trembled slightly, casting a faint shadow beneath her eyes. She pressed her lips together gently, and only after a long moment did she speak softly:
"Back on Guanxian Island, I saw how you were in so much pain you wished for death when you learned of Ye Liyuan's true colors..."
She paused, her voice growing even softer. "I thought you had grown to detest Ye Liyuan."
