Helan Zong stared at Lu Shuo, enunciating each word: "Which of these two choices do you choose?"
Lu Shuo's clenched fists trembled uncontrollably. He hadn't expected things to be exposed so quickly, nor that Duke Xuan would, without a word, come straight to separate them without giving him a chance to explain.
"I... I'd like to ask the master, if I choose the second option and leave the Duke Mansion, will I still be able to see the young lady?" Lu Shuo mustered the courage to ask.
Helan Zong sneered: "What do you think?"
Lu Shuo: "...I won't disturb the young lady on ordinary days. I'll only exchange a few words with her when she leaves the mansion. Is that not acceptable either?"
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