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The more complex the phenomenon, the simpler its essence actually is.
Yet, simplicity is not believed, while complexity is taken for granted.
He had told Su Mu, "Your affection is an insult to me," so Su Mu stopped speaking; she didn't want to insult him, nor taint her own feelings.
Maybe one day he would understand, Su Mu could only hope for that.
Time silently passed by for a long while, so long it became annoying and exhausting. Su Mu didn't want to keep wasting it; taking a step, she tried to leave this suffocating place, but Fu Shinian blocked her, gripping her chin with his hand—so tightly, it was as if her jaw might shatter at any moment.
"I am naturally rebellious and have always liked to challenge the impossible," Fu Shinian said, looking at Su Mu and lightly curving his lips: "I want to see just how long the haughty and proud Mrs. Fu can continue to pretend."
