She only knew that Mosen was good-looking, but he was a very strange and frightening person. He always seemed to carry a cheerful expression, but everyone was aware that he wasn't someone to cross. Even though he often smiled, many of his smiles gave people an inexplicable sense of discomfort.
Especially the way he treated her—it made her extremely afraid. Sometimes, the way he acted toward her was... different.
But at other times, he completely ignored her existence. That kind of feeling terrified her. She constantly wanted to escape, to leave this place.
To no longer be under his control.
And then there was the rule he laid down: when no one else was around, she was not allowed to call him "Island Master." She had to use his name instead.
"Do you know why I decided to bring you back all of a sudden?" Mosen reached out and lifted Shangguan Xi's chin. His gaze was gentle, but the unsettling smile on his lips made Shangguan Xi shiver with dread.
