Watching Xiuling vent years of accumulated anger beside her, Jing Yuan's mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Gu Tao. She wondered, if that guy were here, this situation would surely play out differently.
No matter how righteously indignant or furiously expressive Xiuling got, her arguments never seemed to come together properly. In the end, Jing Xin across from her still wore that incurable, stubborn expression, completely uninterested in whatever Xiuling was saying.
It really isn't the same without him...
Just then, the holographic lamp suddenly lit up. Xiuling didn't notice, but Jing Yuan caught it immediately. The lamp lighting up meant a projection was about to begin—and since she hadn't initiated it, the only likely explanation was that another key controller had set up the projection.
Sure enough, Gu Tao's holographic projection appeared moments later. His sudden appearance startled Xiuling and even briefly stunned Jing Xin.
