"No, that's not what you're thinking," Ye Qingci said softly. "In truth, what you're really thinking is that if you also put Mu Jiaojiao on the rooftop, those two men will definitely break down the door and rush in. With the rooftop leaving no retreat, at that point both you and Mu Jiaojiao would be caught by them. However, if you hide alone on the rooftop and leave Mu Jiaojiao outside, if those two men catch one person, maybe they'll take Mu Jiaojiao away, and you'll be safe..."
"No, no..." Mu Qiaoyin shook her head violently and screamed, "That's not what I was thinking! I wasn't thinking that!"
She refused to admit it aloud, but deep down in her heart, she had to acknowledge it—this was indeed what she had been thinking.
The claim of "I'll be safe first, then I can save Mu Jiaojiao" was nothing but a dignified and ostentatious lie to cover up her shame.
