"I don't need you telling me to protect her." Jensen forcefully pried Qiong'an's hand off him.
'But his mind was a tangled mess.'
'How was he supposed to tell Shi Li he was leaving?'
But Shi Li had only just managed to settle in here. And while the status of females on Tino Star wasn't very high, at least she had them to protect her. It was a relatively peaceful planet.
Letting Shi Li rest and recover here for a while was also a good option.
There were many things Jensen didn't want Shi Li to have to face.
Because it wasn't her burden to bear.
"When can your people from Hailan Star get here?" Jensen asked after a moment of thought, having made up his mind.
"If you're in a hurry, they can be here as soon as tonight." Qiong'an's tone held a newfound confidence, as if, being the former Crown Prince, he was expected to be a master strategist.
He just happened to hate that role.
