He was so domineering he seemed indestructible.
And it was true. Cui Lingyao had never seen him bow his head to anyone. He always carried himself with an air of absolute authority, his word the unquestionable law.
Subconsciously, she had always believed Xie Jinbai to be indestructible, omnipotent.
That she couldn't possibly be hurt.
But this time, he had suddenly vanished for over a month without a single word, all while being gravely injured and surrounded by peril.
It finally taught Cui Lingyao what it meant to live with her heart in her throat.
It was only after enduring more than a month of this terror that she was struck by a sudden realization: her heart, too, was moved by Xie Jinbai.
She simply never had the chance to realize it before.
All those years, she had been sheltered in the lap of luxury in the Capital City, never truly experiencing the treacherous currents of the world outside.
