“You go back! I have the happiness I want. Wei will come back. I know he will come back.” I said softly, speaking of answers I no longer knew myself. But I still have my persistence. I will wait until my dream completely shatters; otherwise, I won’t give up.
“I have a six-month agreement with Cang Lian. He said that as long as I accompany him for six months, he won’t come looking for me afterward. I will owe him nothing.” I said numbly.
Wuhen just looked at me silently, but I saw pity in his eyes. In the past, I would have been least able to tolerate others’ pity, but now I feel I truly am pitiful.
“Come back with me!” Wuhen repeated the same words, with no other persuasion, yet he clearly knew my stubborn nature, but he still persisted.
“Take me to see Wei! As long as I can see him, I’ll go anywhere with you!” I said with a smile, knowing full well he would never take me to see Wei. Perhaps he came here precisely because Wei was no longer around. But I won’t make things difficult for others.”
Before I could react, the back of my head was struck forcefully, and dizziness swept over me along with the intense pain. In the moment before losing consciousness, I saw Wuhen’s face filled with apology.
In my unconsciousness, I finally saw the real Ran Yan’er again. I had actually wondered before why she never found an opportunity to appear, seeming to have disappeared after that one appearance in the imperial palace.
When I woke up again, I had already been brought into the palace by Wuhen. It turned out that in this world, there was no man willing to lose his life for someone else. He ultimately sold me out for himself, and we truly had no relationship, except that he was used by Cang Lian as a fool and took me as his concubine. Otherwise, we had absolutely no connection.
I opened my eyes and found myself in Cang Lian’s bedchamber. Thinking about it, even Cang Lian seemed ridiculous. He had clearly promised me freedom, yet still had Wuhen bring me back.
He stood by the window, facing away from me, his lonely figure appearing somewhat desolate and melancholic.
