Chapter 85

Watching Sijian's conflicted gaze, he seemed to be hesitating about something. After observing him over this period, I knew that whenever he made this expression, something was bound to happen—and whatever was about to happen would surely deeply disturb me. My heart tightened at that moment, my palms slowly growing sweaty. The series of intense stimuli had already left me drenched in sweat, my thin clothes clinging to my skin, bringing a faint chill—I couldn’t tell whether it was my body or my heart that felt cold……