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Chapter 55

Chapter 55

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The soft lights inside the schoolroom illuminated Jingyi's silently falling tears, as well as the fear and heartache that were all but overflowing in Limeng's eyes. That sentence—"Don't be afraid, Jingyi. I'm here. It's okay, I've got you"—carried the weight of solid rock as it fell heavily into the turbulent lake of Jingyi's heart. Ganyu gently withdrew her probing Cryo energy: "Miss Jingyi is quite alright. It seems to be caused by exhaustion and mental fatigue, but her foundation is undamaged. It's just that her constitution is naturally frail, so she needs to rest quietly for a few days. She must not drain her mind like this again." Half of the weight lifted from Limeng's suspended heart, but as he looked at her paper-white cheeks and the fingertips that were still trembling slightly, the other half of his heart still ached painfully. Remaining in a kneeling position on one knee, he softened his voice even further, imbued with unquestionable concern: "Did you hear that? Lady Ganyu said you need to rest."

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