Chapter 132

Both of them fell silent. After a moment, Ning Yi gently reached for Feng Zhiwei, holding her warm, clammy hands. When his icy fingers touched her, Feng Zhiwei instinctively grasped them in her own, her heart longing to give them warmth, but she immediately conquered herself and pulled back her hand.

Ning Yi was deep in thought and did not notice Feng Zhiwei's reaction. Finally, he spoke: "Zhi Wei."

Feng Zhiwei murmured in reply.

"Are you truly going to walk this road?" Ning Yi asked in a heavy voice, his eye's unreadable in the dim moonlight.

Feng Zhiwei slowly shifted her head, her heart a tangled mess.

"You must understand." Ning Yi continued, his words slow. "There are things I must achieve, and now that I have walked down this path, I cannot retreat. Sometimes, those in power cannot do what they wish, even if they want to step back, their subordinates and followers will not allow it. You… do you understand?"