The conversation drifted aimlessly, eventually turning to her mother, family matters, and memories from her childhood.
These old stories brought a pang of bitterness to Fei Jin's heart, and his chest tightened.
He felt both pained for her and unwilling to see her suffer, so he subconsciously tightened his arms, holding her securely in his embrace.
He whispered, "Qingya, you don't have to force yourself to deal with things you don't want to face."
"I know."
After she spoke, she looked up at him seriously and nodded.
"I came home this time to make a clean break."
She couldn't let her parents and her brother, Yaozu, take advantage of her for nothing.
A smile still played on her lips.
"Ajin, don't worry. From now on, neither of us will let ourselves be taken advantage of in the slightest. We really won't."
Fei Jin's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
「A good while later.」
In the darkness, the light suddenly flickered on for a moment.
