He could never abandon the Ling Family of Changqing Continent to join some other power. No faction was worth such a price.
…
Qin Mengxuan was taken aback. Her beautiful brows knitted together as she fell into a thoughtful silence.
'I knew it wouldn't be easy to get Ling Changqing into my bed and on my side. I was prepared for a long campaign of wheedling and coercion, but I never thought this would be the reason for his refusal.'
As if sensing what she was about to say, Ling Changqing preempted her.
"Don't press me. I'm not going to say anything. And don't even think about using my family to threaten me. If it comes to that, then whatever is between us is over."
"Alright. We'll drop the subject for now."
Qin Mengxuan's mind raced for a moment before she decided to set aside the nearly impossible issue for the time being.
