Feng Qing ordered people to bring Feng Yang back to the family to rest and recover. She excused herself, saying that she had other matters to attend to. Then she brought Zhou Li and Qin Yu with her before leaving in another direction.

In a carriage, Qin Yu realized Zhou Li’s awkwardness. He coughed, “Are you fine?”

With heaven and earth as his conscience, there was no other meaning behind his words. He only used it to break the silence, but in Zhou Li’s ears it sounded especially grating.

Her face flushed red a little and her expression turned cold and desolate. “You don’t need to worry. No matter what happens to me, it has nothing to do with you!”

Qin Yu furrowed his eyebrows before revealing a helpless look. Although he knew she was overthinking things, the more he attempted to explain himself the worse it would become. He nodded and said, “That’s good then.”

Looking at Qin Yu’s expression, Zhou Li moved her lips, thinking that her tone might have been too heavy just now. But after experiencing all of that chaos, her emotions were too sensitive and she didn’t want to delve into the meaning of Qin Yu’s silence.

Qin Yu stood up. “You...