In truth, Cheng Lie was also afraid—afraid that he wouldn't be able to be with Yun Shifei.
He knew he was deeply flawed, that the many years of darkness had shaped his soul into something shadowed. The bright corner of his heart—it was her who had illuminated it.
Beyond her, there was nothing else.
Just now, hearing her speak with a trace of caution on the phone, he wondered: Was it because of him that Yun Tiancheng was making things difficult for her?
Suddenly, Cheng Lie felt an ache in his heart.
She was so beautiful, so clever, so gentle. So many boys liked her. Any man would surely be better than him.
But she liked him. In the past, when he wasn't seen favorably, she was the one who would fiercely defend him.
Now, even as he still couldn't escape those shadows of the past, she continued to speak up for him.
Cheng Lie suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.
So, he had to work harder, to one day provide her with a better life.
