Her uneasiness seemed to be heightened by his fragility.
"Why are you saying that all of a sudden?"
"Say you'll never betray me, okay?" His voice was already hoarse, and it sounded a lot like a plea.
For a moment, other than anxiety, she felt a pang in her heart.
'He's Yi Jinli! Why would he use such a tone to beg me to never betray him?'
She looked past him to see the memorial tablet behind him.
She knew it was his father's memorial tablet. The man with gentle eyes chose death because the one he loved abandoned him.
That... Was a betrayal.
His father was betrayed by his mother.
Then, he was betrayed by his father who left him alone in the world.
His eyes were still fixed on her, waiting for her to give him an answer.
Her nose felt sore. He seemed to get whatever he wanted, but who knew he had such a deep trauma.
Now, she just wanted to calm his vulnerability and trauma.
"I’ll never betray you," her eyes returned to his face to meet his eyes as she said in a tone of great certainty.
"Really?" he murmured, his voice sounding so soft.
"Really," she answered.
The next moment, his cheek brushed against her palm as if the warmth of her hand could warm the cold.
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