Lu Shuo took a soft breath.
"No, Miss can do whatever she wants. Everyone will understand," he said gently.
[But if I give hope and then don't fulfill it, isn't it better not to give that hope at all?]
Helan Pei looked at him, her brows slightly furrowed, waiting for his answer.
Lu Shuo's eyelashes trembled. "No one is asking anything of you, Miss. You don't have to overthink it. Everyone's only hope for you is that you live happily."
Helan Pei bit her lip.
She was silent for a while, then began to write again: [When you first arrived in the capital, were you also ridiculed by others when you went out?]
She had actually never asked him this question, because she felt it was invasive and would reopen old wounds. But today, she suddenly wanted to know the answer.
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