Do You Despise Me?

If it weren't for Ding Yao being prepared, Song Xiuyan felt that he might have implicated her. The moment she rushed out to throw the powder, he was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating.

Ding Yao shook her head and gestured, "I don't want to go to the capital." She did not feel any kinship with Lin Hu, only a strong sense of wariness. She would not learn who wanted her head if she went to her uncle. It would be better if she stayed.

Song Xiuyan did not want to send Ding Yao away, but if it meant her safety... Well, it was better the known devil than the unknown. "It's fine if you don't want to go to the capital. You can head to Spirit Stone Village and stay there for a few days. I'll give you all the money we earned from selling the lingzhi; that way, your father and stepmother might not force you to sell the Snake Swallowing Stone."

Ding Yao looked at Song Xiuyan, her eyes wide open. "Do you think I'd drag you down?"