'Why are Xie Jinbai's men watching you…'
Cui Lingyao couldn't see her own expression, but she imagined it wasn't a pleasant one.
Because the smile on the man opposite her vanished in an instant, and his gaze was filled with reassurance.
"Don't be afraid."
He said those three words again.
This time, his tone was very soft, as if he were afraid of startling her.
"I didn't mean anything else by it. I just think you need help, Yao—"
He trailed off, swallowing the rather intimate "Yaoyao" before pressing his lips together and saying, "I just want to help you."
In the open-air pavilion, airy and silent, the servants all waited at a distance. Only the sound of their voices remained.
Cui Lingyao was speechless for a long time.
She was too stunned.
'He said he wants to help me.'
'After revealing that Xie Jinbai's men are watching me, he says he wants to help.'
'Does he… already know that I'm not Pei Shuyao?'
'And I've only been in Great Yue for two days?'
