In this radiance, Xi Jiu felt that all his selfishness, weakness, and baseness were laid completely bare.
Why didn't he want Ruan Qi to take part in the operation?
Because he was afraid she'd be in danger.
Why was he afraid Ruan Qi would be in danger?
Because he was terrified of losing her.
He couldn't bear the pain of losing Ruan Qi, so in his selfishness he ignored her identity and mission as one of the Ancient Healers, and kept her in the Imperial Capital like a canary trapped in a cage.
But he forgot—Ruan Qi was not a canary.
She bore the most sacred mission in this world, and the toughest heart.
She had struggled to study medicine for nearly twenty years; she deserved to realize her own value, not be kept in the Imperial Capital by him as some pampered rich girl who could never spread her wings.
Xi Jiu suddenly felt ashamed of his selfishness and pettiness.
