Lu Sangjiu stared at Xie Ningyuan in surprise. This seemed to be... the first time she had ever seen him lose control of his emotions.
He was angry, furious that she had acted on her own.
If this were any other time, she thought, she would definitely be angry too.
She would have retorted loudly, 'This is my business! Why can't I make my own decisions?'
But... he was Xie Ningyuan. She knew he was only like this because he was worried sick about her.
She had never had a Daoist partner before, nor did she know what it was supposed to be like to be with one.
Since getting together with Xie Ningyuan, she had been so busy with countless tasks that their dynamic seemed unchanged from before.
She had a faint feeling that this wasn't how other Daoist partners were, but she didn't know what was wrong or how to change it.
But... in this moment, she suddenly understood.
