Chapter 484 - 151 Accident_7
People revered him, looked up to him, feared him, depended on him. Over time, even he had forgotten that he was merely human.
Aside from the Hidden Guard, over the decades, it seems no one had ever spoken to him about protection, including his own family. What he needed was to grow and become stronger, not to show any weakness.
But... Jiang Li spoke of all this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Jih Heng closed his fan and ceased to ponder further.
There seemed to be still the warmth of her cloak on him.
...
That night, in the end, it was Zhao Ke who escorted Jiang Li back to the Jiang Residence. Just like when they left, they took the "back door" unnoticed.
The next day, Jiang Li, having been up late at the Duke Residence the night before, got up a bit later than usual. Tonger even joked, "Miss, you slept so long last night, it’s rare for you to sleep so well. There’s been the sound of firecrackers everywhere outside, I woke up at the crow of the rooster and just couldn’t fall back asleep, tossing and turning in bed."