The Double

"The things I do are never simple," Jiang Li smiled.

"Thinking you can save Xue Huaiyuan, that’s a fool’s dream," he said.

Jiang Li’s fingertips touched the rim of the teacup as if idly, "As long as Your Excellence does not intervene, it isn’t a fool’s dream."

"Oh?" Jih Heng laughed, "Is this a request from you?"

"If requests were useful," Jiang Li looked at him, "I would sincerely request Your Excellence to do so."

Jih Heng watched her for a while, "I had thought Miss Jiang the Second would never lower her head to anyone."

Jiang Li smiled: "Then Your Excellence has misjudged me, my spine is quite flexible."

Jih Heng choked.