Ying Gu waved her hand at Ying Qingning, then smiled and said, "Doctor Liu, we're all sensible people here. I don't like to beat around the bush. If my words sound harsh, I ask for your understanding!"
Liu Zixuan shrugged, "Nothing to forgive. You're right. Ying Qingning, as the young lady of the Willow Association, is indeed not someone a small figure like myself can covet. However, I have something to say to you as well!"
"I'm all ears!" Ying Gu said with a half-smile.
Liu Zixuan fixed his gaze on Ying Gu, his voice a bit cold as he spoke each word, "Ying Qingning is merely my patient, and I have no further interest in her. The one who said we are friends is her, not me! The Willow Association is formidable, but so what? If it's unrelated to me, we go our separate ways. If it's related, even if it's the Emperor himself, do you think I'd be scared?"
Previously, Old Wang had said that one must steer clear of the Willow Association; it was too dangerous to provoke.
