124 Chapter 124

Feng Zhiwei paused before finally responding: "I could not let that face die before my eyes."

They both understood her words, and it was now Ning Yi's turn for silence. After a moment, Feng Zhiwei looked up at Ning Yi and said: "I've always wanted to ask you about this; do you have an answer?"

Ning Yi paused, a surprising lost look flashing through his eyes before he shook his head and replied: "When I saw you, I was also very surprised."

He was saying he did not know the reason. Feng Zhiwei peered into his eyes, and although she felt that he was keeping something back, his words were not a lie.

"I am sorry that Shao Ning did not die and cause you so much trouble." She said quietly after a moment, "But this was the only thing I could do."

"And so what is this between us?" Ning Yi asked, his smile growing bitter. "We do not want to oppose each other, but somehow we are both pushed to become each other's enemy."