Men. They're just not trustworthy.
Ji Jie walked into the sea until the water reached her waist. She extended her pale arms as if trying to grasp the bright moon reflected on the water's surface.
But how could one ever grasp the moon in the sea?
After several attempts, Ji Jie failed each time.
She covered her face and began to laugh abruptly, a deeply seductive sound.
The maid, Ren Shi, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly lifted it. Her eyes filled with admiration and longing before she silently lowered it again.
As a maid, Ren Shi was very clear about her own status and position. The Crown Princess was a being she could never touch in her lifetime.
"I am to Xu Lai as this moon is to the sea—visible but untouchable."
Ji Jie cupped seawater in her hands, the white crescent moon clearly reflected within. She gazed at it, entranced, then turned with a smile that bloomed like a flower.
