Over the next few days, Coen felt as though he kept running into Qingqing. Finding this suspicious, he took even greater care to avoid her.
One day, Wendy, Danl, and Ale were in the garden, playing by chasing butterflies and picking flowers. Danl had brought back two silver hairpins from outside for his younger sister, promising to give them to her if she managed to catch twenty butterflies. Consequently, Wendy began her butterfly-chasing mission with great enthusiasm. While running, she accidentally tripped over a stone and began to tumble toward the ground. Ale was quick to react, catching her before she could fall. Danl looked on, beaming with a smile.
Qingqing, hiding behind a tree, froze the moment she laid eyes on Ale’s handsome face. She had never seen such a beautiful male; the Wandering Beasts were all so ugly that she couldn’t even bring herself to look at them twice. She had only stayed with the Wandering Beast pack and allowed herself to be kept in captivity because she had no one else to rely on. Although they called it "captivity," the Wandering Beasts had treated her fairly well, but if she had a choice, she would never have stayed among them. When a heaven-sent opportunity allowed her to meet Coen, she had played the victim and been brought back to the Holy City. After seeing the luxury of the Holy City and the mansion, she had grown increasingly reluctant to leave. However, with Coen becoming increasingly distant lately, she decided it was time to find a ne…
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