Zhang Yuelu finally understood what Qi Xuansu had meant when he asked her what she would do if someone extremely important to her turned out to be fake.0

The person he referred to was not Madam Qi, but his master, Qi Haoran.0

Zhang Yuelu understood Qi Xuansu well. As an orphan, he lacked familial love during childhood, so he remained wary of others and was stingy with any emotional investment. But once he truly gave his heart, it meant he deeply valued the person.0

By now, the people Qi Xuansu regarded as his nuclear family were only Madam Qi, Qi Haoran, Zhang Yuelu, and Little Yin—bonds forged through life and death.0

Sage Donghua, Sage Cihang, Zhang Yuelu’s parents, and the Three Yin Beings were, at most, his extended family.0

Pei Xiaolou, Lei Xiaohuan, Xu Jiaorong, Lin Yuanmiao, and others belonged in the category of friends.0

Now, Qi Haoran—whom Qi Xuansu had regarded as a father—had turned out to be fake. This directly negated a piece of Qi Xuansu’s past and a deep emotional bond. It was like a trope from a novel in which the main character suddenly discovered that his father was not truly his biological parent but only raised...0