Lin Youning left with her servants, while Xu Yuxian stood in the courtyard, a look of embarrassment on his face.
He couldn't understand how things had ended up like this.
Looking at the servants kneeling on the ground, he waved his hand helplessly, "You may go."
The young maid, frightened, scrambled up and ran away.
Xu Yuxian sat down on a nearby stone step, not caring whether his bright red robe would get dirty, and stared blankly into the distance.
His mind was filled with the image of Sister Lin's tear-streaked face as she had walked away.
He realized then that seeing a girl cry could indeed make one's heart ache.
Previously, when he saw Sister An cry, he only felt annoyed, thinking that girls were too delicate. But today, seeing Sister Lin cry, his heart twisted with pain.
Thinking about Sister Lin's devastated look, he couldn't help but worry, fearing she might do something foolish, while berating himself for being stupid enough to say such things.
