She had packed just two sets of clothes to change into, and Gong Juese was ready quickly. As soon as she was ready, she tied the bundle to her back and shouldered it.
Then, Gong Juese planned to step out.
"Gong Juese, you can't go! Nanshen is too dangerous!" Meng Lanqing grabbed her as she walked toward the door, "You promised me, you would do whatever I say, aren't you disobeying me now?"
Gong Juese finally cried, cried bitterly, and sobbed at Meng Lanqing, "My brother won't catch the plague! You said he caught the plague! It was you who said it!"
"I lied, your brother hasn't caught the plague——"
"You liar!" Gong Juese once again shrugged off Meng Lanqing's hand. "Would anyone talk nonsense about something like this, my brother is indeed infected with the plague!"
After shouting at Meng Lanqing, Gong Juese began to reproach herself deeply, "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let him go; if he hadn't gone, he wouldn't have caught the plague. It's all my fault…"
