She loved him recklessly, willing to bear the scorn of the whole world and the heavy chains of morality, just to stand by his side. In that moment, he was the only one in her eyes; a single affirming glance from him, and she would walk through fire and water, without hesitation.
Her heart felt as though it were roasting over a fire; she had never felt life to be such an ordeal, both wishing time would pass faster and slower.
However, the verdict finally arrived.
"Ji Lanyi, I have never loved you, not once. Let this thought die."
In that moment, her world was apocalyptic, completely shattered and destroyed.
She suddenly started laughing madly, tears streaming down her face, her laughter unsettling and ghostly against the backdrop of lightning.
"Why, why do you treat me this way?"
Her voice was so shrill and desperate, like a drowning person who could no longer grasp the last straw, helplessly watching their body being engulfed by the torrent, powerless to stop it.
