When Zhu Yu posed that question, she was already mentally prepared for Lu Qing to possibly evade the issue.
During this period, she felt that, on the whole, Lu Qing still trusted her and displayed no evident defensive actions.
But to say that he was entirely candid would not be accurate either.
Whenever the conversation involved many of his past experiences or the key elements of his plans, he would suddenly become ambiguous in his responses, swiftly diverting Zhu Yu's attention elsewhere, thus smoothly ending the topic.
So this time, if Lu Qing suddenly started joking with her contrary to his usual manner, Zhu Yu would not be surprised.
However, she was indeed wrong this time, as Lu Qing appeared not the least bit playful but rather extremely serious.
