"You're going to drag out that anime principle about power and life being equivalent exchanges, aren't you?" Fenger mercilessly roasted. "How cliché!"
Lu Mingfei sighed and looked away. Everything he said was the truth, but he knew that no one would believe him even if he told the truth. That's just how the world was: everyone harbored secrets, and when you accidentally blurted them out, you were either laughed at or taken for a madman.
Yet, for once, Nono broke with tradition and didn't roast Lu Mingfei. She had remained silent the whole time, simply giving Lu Mingfei—and the helpless expression on his face—a few deep, searching looks.
Chapter 990