Chapter 300 – Why Does He Care?

An eerie silence surrounded the man and the woman, arresting them in a battle of glares. The doe-eyes were seething with anger and resentment, while the hawk-eyes anxiety and envy.

Why does he care whether there’s someone on my mind? That’s none of his business!

Her grievances of the past, his coercion of the present assaulted her rationality, and the desire to rain curses and hurl abuses at this so-called righteousness started to overtake her. She almost yelled at the man but never did the storm in her heart reflect on her countenance. She simply looked at him calmly and said, “Yes.”

There was once a person who she thought she would love for her entire life. One who was the most precious to her, who she knew would treasure her heart just like she would his.

The indifference and gloom in those dark irises couldn’t be more pronounced as they bore right into the misty eyes without breaching the silence.

Ye Zhen’s heart was pounding fast, not knowing what he would do to her.

Would he give her death or treat her crueler?

“Send her back!” Mo Rongzhan’s deep and cold voice roared in the depths of the silent alley.

Before Ye Zhen could react, a shadow appeared behind her. “Miss Lu, please.”

She stared at the stranger, deathly frightened. She hadn’t known there was someone else other than them here.

Did he see what Mo Rongzhan did to her just now?

Mo Rongzhan didn’t leave a word to her, just his cold back.

Ye Zhen nodded slightly to the man in black and followed him out of the dark alley.

♚

On the other side, the chaos at the lantern tower had subsided. Xie Longyuan and his entourage had disappeared, and Lu Xiangzhi and Mo Rongyi were anxiously looking for Ye Zhen.

“Little Prince, Brother.” Ye Zhen tidied up her clothes and ran to them.

“Yaoyao, where have you been? We’ve been looking for you.” Lu Xiangzhi was nervous because he couldn’t find her.

Ye Zhen smiled and said, “I was just pushed away by the crowd and got lost. But I found you now.”

Mo Rongyi took a look at her and was reliev