"Stop smiling. It looks even worse than crying." Wen Xi’s mind raced, searching for a way to make her stay. He could propose a sham marriage, but... but her childhood sweetheart had returned. There was no solution.
He did not understand why he didn’t want her to leave the Capital. It must be for Jiu'er’s sake, right? Yet, his heart felt so panicked.
If she left like this, while it might not lead to an imperial decree of punishment, it would certainly offend the royal family. He feared they would never meet again.
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