The night was deep. Outside the city, the Public Mortuary was shrouded in a grim, eerie mist beneath the moonlight.
Xie Qiqi followed closely behind Wang Zhi as they entered the morgue. Moyuan, his expression somber, followed behind with a heavy cloak draped over his shoulders. Xie Qiqi had been brought out directly from the backyard of the Xie Family by him. This had all been Wang Zhi’s wild idea; he claimed that by doing this, Xie Qiqi could slip out in the middle of the night without being discovered and scolded by her family.
Moyuan felt as though he had lost his mind. Instead of resting at home to recover from his injuries, he had allowed himself to be swayed by a few words from Wang Zhi. However, upon seeing the expectant look in Xie Qiqi’s eyes, the refusal he had prepared could not be spoken.
Chapter 53