He threw open the door and strode out!
In an instant, her face darkened.
'That damn brat!'
'Does he really not have an ounce of pity for a fair maiden?'
'Hey! Even the law makes allowances for human sentiment.'
'Besides, after I paid such a steep price, you're really just going to treat it as a pure transaction? You didn't feel even a flicker of compassion for a peerless beauty like me, with skin like ice and bones of jade?'
For a moment, Bai Shuo even began to seriously doubt her own charms.
But she had misunderstood Ji Xiu.
When Ji Xiu first saw Bai Shuo, he was, of course, utterly captivated by her beauty.
But Ji Xiu, blessed with the Innate Wisdom of two lifetimes, was no hot-blooded youth who would rush in headfirst.
He knew full well that the more powerful a woman's background, like Bai Shuo's, the more complicated she was bound to be.
Sticking to business instead of feelings was best for everyone involved.
If he let himself get entangled...
