This pitiful tone couldn't help but soften Qi Yue's heart.
After all, it was because of her that Qing Nanzun had laid hands on Qu Wei.
If Qu Wei hadn't been her elder brother and they hadn't been so close, he wouldn't have faced this calamity.
Look at him now, in tattered clothes, his hair a knotted mess; he was far from the suave and dashing figure he used to be.
It seemed Qing Nanzun hadn't gone easy on him this past month.
"Hungry?" she couldn't help but ask softly, "Big brother, take a seat, I'll go out and get you something to eat."
Qi Yue's concern came from the heart, but to her surprise, Qu Wei shrank back, looking at her with wide eyes of astonishment.
"Yueyue, it's only been a month and you've become gentle? Are you planning to abandon me?"
"I..." Qi Yue twitched the corners of her lips, reaching out to slap her elder brother.
She was indeed gentle, but apart from Zhao Xiyan, she had never shown this side to anyone else....