The actions of someone you deeply love are the most lethal poison.
For a moment, Gu Ningyi's rationality was on the verge of collapse. He wanted to hold her, kiss her, pin her beneath him, and take freely, release freely.
Longing, struggle, oppression, restraint—half a year of endless darkness surged and crashed within him. He wanted to suppress it, to forget.
Forget that she had never hurt him, forget that she had never abandoned him, forget that she had never chosen someone else. But... the memories remained vivid, the cruelty like a bucket of cold water, drenching him, and the flames within him were quickly extinguished by reason.
Gu Ningyi used nearly all his strength to restrain himself. He raised his hand to grab Dong Xin Yan's arm, his grip astonishingly strong, forcefully tearing her arms away and pushing her aside. He stumbled towards the door.
Dong Xin Yan was pushed back onto the bed, biting her teeth in anger, clenching her fists, and her little universe burst forth.
