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Huo Ting Cheng's eyes were hard again, that storm back in full force. "Fei'er, you're too trusting and that's the reason I would prefer you locked back at home. Good people don't stay good for long. Even godparents with kind smiles could be hiding a knife behind their backs."

"Do you understand?" He held her chin tightly up close.

Her brows knit, her heart twisting at the sharpness of his words, "They have been there for me, they treated me as their own. Ting Cheng, I know their hearts..." Even though she didn't have many of their memories, she could tell they were good people.

He leaned forward suddenly, his hand catching her chin, forcing her to meet his piercing gaze. His voice dropped low, dangerous. "And what if you are wrong? What if their kindness is nothing but a mask? If tonight was proof that someone close wants me dead, would you still defend them?"

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