"You took that away from me as well," Gu Chaoyan stated bluntly. "Have you ever fulfilled what I asked for? Have you given me the Fire Lotus flower? Why are you doubting me?"
"…"
"Zhou Huaijin is the only one who has the right to question whether I have treated the civilians poorly." Gu Chaoyan locked eyes with him, her resolve unwavering.
Ouyang Mingjing furrowed his brow.
Only Zhou Huaijin?
Then what did that make him?
The marriage between the City Lord and the Pheonix Girl had been a longstanding tradition. What mistake had he made?
He had invested so much of his energy into her and had shown her the respect befitting the City Lord's wife.
What more could he have done?
Why?
Why did she always act as if she had no involvement?
Why could she be so heartless and indifferent?
