Chu Qianli's heart tightened, and she asked urgently, "Where is Fu Ning now?"
Feng Yexuan turned his face away and snorted, "I don't know."
Chu Qianli turned to leave.
This time, she had truly miscalculated.
She had warned Fu Ning not to get too close, because she knew that Hua Rong was surrounded by experts.
But Fu Ning must have thought she could discover something and had become impatient.
"Where are you going to find her?" Feng Yexuan suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist. "With Ding Chen by her side, she's safe for now."
Chu Qianli breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at him, wanting to say something, but in the end, not a single word could be uttered.
It was always like this; after a brief moment of peace, she suddenly realized that there was still a very long distance between them.
Approaching but unable to get close, was this their destiny?
"I thought that after experiencing so many storms, we could both open our hearts to each other."
Seeing Feng Yexuan's eyes dim, Chu Qianli smiled faintly, her voice soft, yet carrying a heartbreaking distance.
"I know you still can't tell me about your affairs, just as I can't tell you everything."
"You have an agreement with Father Emperor?" Feng Yexuan guessed.
With Father Emperor's shrewdness, he knew Chu Qianli had value and would surely exploit it.
And Chu Qianli, perhaps for certain reasons, was willing to cooperate with the Emperor.
"What did you promise him? You'd best not interfere with the affairs of the Beiming royal family; things are not as simple as you think."
"The most complicated thing is that you yourself don't know if you will act against your Father Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yexuan's grip on her fingers tightened instantly.
"Girl, it's best you don't make wild guesses about many things!"
Chu Qianli opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopping.
The two simply looked at each other, with many words in their hearts, but no idea where to begin.
A feeling of powerlessness.
Just a day before, they had been so intimate on the flowers behind the imperial palace rockery.
At that time, they had been completely, thoroughly open with each other.
Their restless hearts felt like they had found a harbor to anchor in, willing to stay for each other, to quietly be together.
But now, after only a day, had the trust between them completely collapsed?
Where had that feeling of being intertwined gone?
"Feng Yexuan, I'm so tired," Chu Qianli suddenly shook her hand, pulling his palm away.
Feng Yexuan looked at his empty palm, and his heart felt as if it had been emptied along with his hand!
It was as if nothing was left, and he could no longer grasp anything.
"Are you tired?" she asked in a low voice.
Her voice was still gentle, and she was right in front of him, but when she looked at him with that slightly smiling gaze, Feng Yexuan's heart ached.
His heart felt like it couldn't breathe for an instant.
"Li'er, don't be like this!" Although many things couldn't be resolved now, they could always be resolved!
"I still don't even know who my enemy is."
Chu Qianli's smile was somewhat bleak. "I... don't know who you are either."
"Li'er!"
"I really don't know!"
Chu Qianli took two steps back, distancing herself from him.
"Being with you is too tiring. Everyone around you wants to get rid of me, every single one of them! If I want to be in a relationship with you, I have to risk my life at any moment! Feng Yexuan, are you tired? But I am truly tired, do you know that?"