"Arise from emotion, stop at propriety."
Nie Yao chewed on these words for a long while. When he looked up at Yue Zhongqi, he saw sympathy and pity in his eyes.
He suddenly realized that the other man had long since seen through his true feelings, yet he had the decency not to speak of them. Nie Yao felt like a thief caught red-handed—embarrassed, distressed, and even ashamed to the point of wanting to crawl into a hole. He was also furious with Yue Zhongqi for exposing the hidden secrets of his heart.
Chapter 300