When someone is at their most desperate, and they see you as the only light in their life, equating you with "redemption," then they will spend their entire life striving to get closer to you.

That wasn't out of gratitude.

That's because you've become part of his survival instinct.

An unshakeable instinct.

From then on, without needing any external force, one could obtain his absolute loyalty.

Unwavering loyalty.

Like moths drawn to a flame, they are willing to do anything.

Shen Zhiyi sat in the coffee shop for a long time. Before leaving, she received the fifth photo he sent her.

She didn't make any requests; he sent the fifth photo on his own initiative, like a gift.

It was a photo of Li Heng doing pull-ups in front of a mirror at the gym.

The shot was taken from the side and rear, clearly showing his newly developed back muscles and lean waist.

And in the mirror, his remarkably clear frontal view is revealed.

Sweat trickled down his deeply muscular chest and abdomen, veins bulged on his arms, and he wore the watch she had given him.

His gaze was fixed on the camera with a deep and unwavering intensity.

Like a sharp, predatory gaze before hunting its prey.

Shen Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat.

I had a strange feeling of looking into his eyes, as if I had traveled through the lens and through time and space.

She received his fitness data and his current heart rate.

"I took this with you in mind."

That's what he said.

Shen Zhiyi's eyes widened, and a blush quickly rose to her cheeks.

Is he flirting with her?

Right?!

What audacity!

She slammed her phone back onto the table, pressed the back of her hand against her burning cheeks, and froze for a moment.

He took his phone back and replied, "Okay."

"You pass."

"Five more photos to go, let's keep going!"

She vowed that she would make him do that pull-up in front of her herself after school started.

That's so unfair.

She can't just be fantasizing.

She wanted to touch it herself.

Shen Zhiyi thought for a moment and then dialed the number.

"Hey? Book me a flight for the afternoon of the day after tomorrow."

After this holiday, she wanted him to completely submit to her, body and soul.

No disobedience, no refusal.