Exercising patience, he began to speak: "As you just heard your second sister say, her skin is soft and easily bruised. I was a bit anxious earlier and may have not been as gentle as I should have been. On normal days, I never hit her. If you don't believe me, you can ask her!"
Zhu Yue only offered a bitter smile.
Indeed, he had never hit her before.
But some harms, are even more crushing than physical blows.
Zhu Yue's silence could be taken as consent, leaving Li Yuan somewhat relieved. This woman had deep feelings for him, otherwise, she would not have married him, disregarding her identity, in the first place. He believed that if he coaxed her sincerely, she would change her mind eventually.
