CHAPTER 1374: CHAPTER 1373: IS THIS CONSIDERED BULLYING SOMEONE?

Feng Yexuan took the bowl of soup.

Ding Chen couldn’t help but press further, "Miss Feng, that... when Yuxing came to find you, what did you say to her? And then? Where did Yuxing go?"

A girl is a girl, after all!

Even if she is a girl, Ding Chen could accept it.

The most crucial issue now was, where exactly she was.

Even if she came back as a young lady, as long as she returned, Ding Chen would be satisfied.

Having lived together for more than ten years, he simply couldn’t accept that Yuxing was already... already... gone.

"About that, I’m not entirely sure."

Fen Ling was rather exasperated internally.

Originally, Feng Yexuan had taken the bowl of soup, intending to drink it. But at Ding Chen’s infuriating question, Feng Yexuan’s attention shifted completely to her.

The bowl of ginseng soup was once again forgotten!

Getting him to drink it was truly an uphill battle!

Fen Ling knew that if she didn’t "explain the situation" a bit, Feng Yexuan likely wouldn’t be at ease enough to drink the soup.

She could only speak gently, "Actually, I’ve promised her that unless someone else discovers it on their own, this secret would never come from my lips..."

She looked at Feng Yexuan, utterly helpless, "Now that I’ve spoken, it’s also for Yuxing’s sake. If it weren’t a matter of grave importance, I wouldn’t have revealed it. I only ask... only ask that you two understand."

"Miss Feng, don’t worry, I’ll never go around spilling this!"

Ding Chen, afraid she wouldn’t continue, quickly promised her. However, he was still anxious, "Then, about her—what exactly... exactly did Yuxing tell you afterward? Or, what exactly did she do?"

"She was still very uneasy, afraid that someone would uncover her secret... Oh, and it seems that Chu Qianli also knows her secret."

Fen Ling, half-intentionally, brought Chu Qianli into the conversation.

She continued, "Later, when Yuxing left, she was deeply troubled, muttering something like, ’She’s certain to tell the truth.’ I don’t know who she meant by ’she,’ but judging by her state, it wasn’t good."

"After that, Yuxing just left. She didn’t say where she was going, only that... her emotions seemed quite unstable."

"I wanted to comfort her, but I..."

Fen Ling looked at Feng Yexuan again, puffing up her cheeks slightly with a trace of bitterness.

"I was confined to my room for three days by Yexuan. I didn’t dare go out and could only watch helplessly as she left."

"So, Miss Feng, you don’t know where she went, either?" Ding Chen’s mood turned heavy.

"Is it possible that Yuxing was simply afraid of her secret being discovered, so she decided to leave for a while?"

Fen Ling still kept her eyes on Feng Yexuan. "It’s because Yexuan despises being deceived and especially dislikes young women trying to get close to him. I could see it—she was truly scared that Yexuan would drive her away."

"Probably because of that, she chose to leave before her secret was exposed."

This explanation seemed very plausible.

Even Ding Chen now felt that there was a high likelihood this was indeed the case.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yexuan said in a low voice, "Impossible!"

"Your Highness, why..."

"Keep searching," Feng Yexuan ordered without elaborating, but the tone of his voice made it clear to Ding Chen—His Highness believed Yuxing hadn’t left of her own will. If she hadn’t left on her own, then Yuxing must be in trouble!

"Understood!" Ding Chen’s emotions were a jumble as he took his leave to continue the search.

Still, Yuxing was a girl... and in the past, he’d often casually throw an arm around Yuxing’s shoulders and engage in such camaraderie...

As the thought struck him, Ding Chen’s face flushed with heat, and unease crept in.

Did that... did that count as... as taking advantage of a young lady?