Before becoming Gu Ningyue, she never believed that there would be anyone in the world who would treat her well without expecting anything in return, besides her mother.
Even her master initially wanted to make her the sharpest blade in her arsenal, which is why she trained her like that.
Subsequent relationships developed from this foundation.
This, Gu Ningyue had always been very clear about.
But after becoming Gu Ningyue and receiving all the memories from this body's life, she discovered that friendship can sometimes surpass all emotions and sit upon a throne.
Shen Hanyin was such an existence; she befriended Gu Ningyue without any requests.
Or rather, from the very beginning, Shen Hanyin came to know Gu Ningyue because she protected her.
Having someone like this in her world, Gu Ningyue felt deeply honored.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Ningyue gave Aunt Zhang a quick reminder and then went upstairs.
