Chapter 106 Prison_5

I was happy that at least one life remained; our father and daughter were not destined to be separated forever by death. I was sad because the mad Xue Huaiyuan might never recognize his own daughter again. Even if they were reunited, they might never acknowledge each other in this lifetime.

That's just how the heavens are; they seem to offer a glimmer of hope, but after that glimmer fades, what follows is only deeper despair.

Jiang Li sat blankly at the table.

Tonger and Bai Xue asked several times, but Jiang Li did not tell them what had happened. Eventually, whether out of annoyance or something else, she simply asked Tonger and Bai Xue to leave and stayed in the room alone. The two maids, fearing she might do something foolish, simply sat outside the door, pressing their ears against it, listening carefully for any noise inside. They planned to break in at the slightest sign of trouble; Jiang Li must not come to any harm.