Her gaze was as gentle and humble as water as she looked at Evan Xiao. "I know Drake Abyss is going through troubled times, but please, Your Highness, you must put your mind at ease! You're the Crown Prince—if you're anxious, so is the whole realm!"
"I'm fine," Evan Xiao replied. "You may leave now."
"Yes, Your Highness." Rosalind turned and left.
Evan Xiao looked at the luminous pearl in the room, waved his hand, and the light went out.
The room was plunged into darkness, and nothing outside could be seen within.
......
He decided to go find Chloe Zhu again, unable to shake the restlessness gnawing at his heart.
Although he still hadn't figured out what he was going to say to her.
Following the pull of the reverse scale, Evan Xiao discovered that even though it was almost dawn, she wasn't at home.
She was at Apricot Hill again.
Evan Xiao slipped inside, hidden from sight, and saw Chloe Zhu and Jun Lionhead in the alchemy room.
The two of them were busy refining some kind of pill.
It was the middle of the night—just the two of them, a man and a woman alone together. How scandalous!
Evan Xiao watched them, his brow furrowing in displeasure.
After a while, Chloe Zhu rubbed her eyes, clearly exhausted.
Jun Lionhead told her to go rest on the bench nearby.
She went over and, the moment she lay down, she fell fast asleep.
Sleeping in front of a man like that—how improper!
Evan Xiao couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned to leave.
Just then, Jun Lionhead took off his own coat and gently draped it over Chloe Zhu.