Xie Jue and Fang Chuning rarely brought up that episode from the past. They both guarded that memory in the deepest recesses of their hearts, secretive yet precious.
After returning from Beiman, they tacitly restrained all emotions and resumed their roles as close confidants. No one knew that, during their half-year in Beiman, they had lived as a genuine married couple.
Everyone spoke in lies, deceiving the person beside them in bed and tricking the spies within their mansions.
If not for Dugu Jing's keen perception uncovering the truth, they might have continued their act for another half a year in Beiman, until the Beiman Royal Court completely collapsed.
Although Fang Chuning and Xie Jue never discussed those memories, each moment from that time remained vivid and alive, often reappearing in their dreams.
