To Forgive or Not?, Part II

Wu Jian had noticed on their way back to the inn that Mei Xilan was depressed. Her expression hadn’t changed, but that was the general sense he got. Call it intuition built from having spent quite a while with her. He had thought about asking her to tell him what was bothering her, but not only could he somewhat figure it out, he wasn’t sure he wanted to get involved.

I can’t show kindness to everyone. If I did, there’d be no end to the burdens I would have to bear.

He already had his hands full. There was his confused feelings for Wu Meiying, the knowledge she had given him, the people who had killed his family, Hou Jingshu and her problems, and Zhou Lihua who was currently studying to become an alchemist. He didn’t have time to add more burdens to himself right now. He also didn’t want to give Mei Xilan the wrong impression. There was a reason he’d kept her at a distance.