"I'm much better. What's wrong?"
"It's nothing?" Niu Mingjie wiped away his tears. "I'm sorry you had to see this."
"It's okay. We're friends now, right?"
“Yes.” Niu Mingjie looked at the moon with a sorrowful expression. “I helped you, and you saved me. We’re practically brothers in arms.”
"Then can you tell me why you're drinking alone here all by yourself?"
Two more tears welled up in Niu Mingjie's eyes. "I miss Xiao Liu. Xiao Liu and I grew up together, and we both thought we'd be together forever, but I never expected..."
At this point, Niu Mingjie took another sip of wine. "I really, really want to rush into the palace and snatch Xiao Liu back."
Xu Muwan wanted to comfort Niu Mingjie, but couldn't think of anything suitable to say. "I'll have a drink with you, then go back and rest. You have to go to the yamen to work tomorrow."
"Your injury hasn't healed yet."
"fine."
"Never mind. Oh, right, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you that day. I just... I was pushed to the limit by my mother. Plus, you saved me that day. I just... I'm sorry."
“It’s okay. My mother often urges me to get married. Sometimes I think about just marrying anyone, but I’m not willing to do that.”
Niu Mingjie looked up at the moon again. "I'm not reconciled either."
"...Let's talk about something else."
Niu Mingjie looked away. "Okay. Do you know what it was like when Xiao Liu and I first met?"
Xu Muwan was afraid of stirring up Niu Mingjie's painful memories, but she also wanted to know more about Sisi.
Before Xu Muwan could answer, Niu Mingjie began to speak on his own.
(End of this chapter)
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