Seeing Yu Mingyue's face full of anger, Shang Ruyi continued before she could speak: "As the saying goes, it might indeed sound unpleasant, but there's another way to put it –"
Saying this, she turned to look at Lu Xiao beside her, whose face was pale, and softly said, "Heaven and earth are unkind, the choices available to her are too few."
"...!"
Lu Xiao trembled, raising her head to look at Shang Ruyi.
She hadn't quite understood why Shang Ruyi was stepping up to help her at this moment, even at the risk of offending the Han King and Yu Mingyue, who was almost inseparable from the king. But this sentence, like a warm current, instantly warmed her heart that had long been numbed by the cold.
Meeting her gaze, Shang Ruyi said nothing, only pressing her lips together and showing a reassuring smile.
But Yu Mingyue's face darkened.
