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It was not surprising that Wang Julong was avoiding him, considering how awkward she must have felt after the embrace and tears. Yan Xiaobao hoped that she just needed some time to move past the embarrassment and pretend it had never happened. However, what worried him profoundly was that Sha Yun had also vanished. She was a magical beast, and though she had a beast contract, she was still a beast. Yan Xiaobao couldn't help but be concerned about what she was doing, where she had gone, and why she seemed to distance herself from him. In the end, he understood—she had been hurt when he chose Wang Julong over her. Yet all he wanted was to maintain the friendship with Snake Woman, even if romance was not in the cards for them.
