The investigation was thorough and complete, and the dust had settled.
The Emperor asked, "Now that the child has been found, what do you plan to do next?"
After all, they couldn't just let Xu Jingxi continue to drift about on his own.
Fang Qingdai and Second Master Xie turned to Xu Jingxi at the same time and asked, "Are you willing to come home with me?"
The two had spoken in near unison, something neither of them had expected. They exchanged a glance, and both saw the awkwardness in the other's eyes.
Fang Qingdai had hated Xie Dizhi for eight or nine years. She hated him for what she believed was his lack of self-control, a moment of carelessness that allowed a villain's plot to succeed and resulted in him fathering another woman's child.
They had originally agreed to never see each other again for the rest of their lives. But now that she understood it was all a huge misunderstanding, she had no idea how she should act around Xie Dizhi anymore.
