...
At the foot of the mountain.
After Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing each took a sedan chair down the mountain,
they shared a carriage back to Prince Chen's Mansion.
On the return journey,
neither of them spoke a word.
It was as if there was nothing to say.
Ye Qichi thought that since Bai Mowan had returned, Xiao Jinxing surely had his heart set on her, with no spare time to attend to Ye Qichi. If Ye Qichi tried to talk to him now, she would surely be met with his cold gaze; she was not so uninterested in herself to do that.
Xiao Jinxing's silence, however, was him waiting for Ye Qichi to initiate conversation.
He assumed that after Ye Qichi's success this time, she would naturally come to claim credit for her achievements.
But after a long wait,
Ye Qichi didn't utter a single word.
She appeared completely at ease, not even giving him a proper look.
In the carriage, where the atmosphere was a bit stiff,
