Her tone was no longer accusatory, but rather tinged with suppressed heartache.

"Did you think this island was a paradise?"

"If you keep me trapped here, and I have a child, won't I think about leaving?"

"And nothing outside will be affected? It will be as if nothing happened?"

She took a soft breath, her voice slightly hoarse.

"But the truth is, even Old Master Jin's spies have infiltrated."

She paused, then spoke clearly, each word distinct:

"It's not just here...it's unsafe, it's unsafe anywhere you go,"

"Old Master Jin said that those power contenders in the Jin family will always be wary of you,"

"Because Jin Zhuoer was the most promising candidate for the throne, yet you easily eliminated him. How could they possibly feel at ease with such overwhelming power?"

Even if you give up everything you have on the surface, they still won't let you go...

"You guessed it... the trouble with the Chu family was just the beginning!"

She looked at him, her eyes filled with deep sorrow.

"Jingmin, why do you abandon your own foundation instead of strengthening yourself and facing the enemy head-on?"

Jing Min remained silent, his brows furrowing deeper, and his breathing becoming slightly heavier.

She's right.

He was running away; he just wanted to be with her without being disturbed by anyone...

But she... will never be a treasure he can hold tightly in his hands.

A part of her heart always belonged to the outside world, and he could not take it away.

She wasn't very devoted to him to begin with.

He can easily give up on someone if he encounters a so-called "unavoidable" situation.

Jing Min watched Chu Wuyang's angry departure, his fingers unconsciously tightening.

But all I felt was something in my hand, like grains of sand, being clenched tighter and tighter, yet it still kept slipping through my fingers...

The two parted on bad terms.

Until bedtime,

Jing Min lifted the covers and saw Chu Wuyang on the bed. His gaze fell on her slightly reddened eyes.

My heart clenched painfully.

He pursed his lips, finally giving in, and conceded in a low voice.

"It was my fault... Let's go back to Haicheng."

Chu Wuyang looked up at him.

I knew he wasn't saying this willingly, but rather reluctantly giving in.

She paused for a few seconds, then said softly.

"Jingmin, let me go with you to see a doctor."

Jing Min's face instantly darkened, his brows furrowed, and his tone hardened.

"unnecessary"

His tone was full of resistance.

Chu Wuyang's eyes, however, revealed worry.

He insisted on giving up his career, wanting only to keep her trapped on the island.

Isn't this a sign of insecurity?

He was afraid of everything that might happen from the outside world, afraid that she would leave... These were all his delusions.

He focused all his attention on her, and she worried that something unexpected might happen that would upset him.

Jingmin stubbornly denied it.

"I'm fine, I don't need to see a doctor."