That night, the clouds were thin and the moon was pale, and the lanterns in the deep palace seemed to flicker on and off.
Before my eyes, I could still see the heavy shadows left on the ground by the palace guards after they left. The moonlight spread across the vast sky and enveloped everything in an instant, making the palace walls and the shadows of the trees reflected on them as bright as water.
The moonlight shines obliquely through the veil of clouds, and a gentle breeze carries the fragrance of the warm pavilion.
Inside the palace, a red silk curtain and a pearl-embroidered drape revealed a pair of figures tightly embracing, their bodies trembling slightly in the dim light.
At that moment, someone in the room sighed softly, "Look how weak I am. I'm afraid even survival is a problem. I don't know how much longer I can hold on."
The soft, slightly hoarse voice resonated throughout the silent room.
Yu Qianqian leaned softly against Mu Beichen's chest, her eyes slightly reddened in the dim light.
This was the first time she had ever been held like this by him, like a delicate woman. Every glance and every slight movement of her body revealed her helplessness and fear.
At that moment, Mu Beichen also felt the person in his arms trembling slightly. He suddenly raised his hand and hugged her even tighter. The warmth of her broad chest was intense, and he felt as if he were about to become one with her.
"Qianqian, you've just recovered from a serious illness, so it's inevitable that your body will be a little weaker than usual. Just focus on recuperating, and leave everything else to me." Mu Beichen tried his best to hide his chaotic emotions, his right hand holding her slender waist loosening and tightening again as he quickly advised her in a deep voice, "Just promise me that you won't overthink things anymore."
"But Ah Chen... my heart aches so much!" Yu Qianqian looked up at Mu Beichen's downcast and melancholy eyes, her voice trembling as she spoke each word: "From the moment I had this child until he died inside my body, I never even saw him once!"
"The one who should die isn't him, it's me!"
Finally, at this moment, she could no longer suppress the pain in her heart. After saying that, she threw herself into that warm and broad chest and burst into tears. Her unstoppable sobs were particularly jarring in the silent night.
Seeing Yu Qianqian's sudden loss of composure, Mu Beichen felt as if he was about to collapse and his heart was breaking. He reached out and grabbed her shoulder. In that instant when their eyes met, a bright, crystalline light shot out from his eyes, only to freeze into ice in a flash.
A long, long time passed, and Mu Beichen's dark eyes turned bloodshot. No matter how hard he tried to control himself, he couldn't stop the tears from streaming down his face. His vision blurred in no time. "Qianqian... our child is gone. It was my flesh and blood. I am just as sad and resentful as you are, but seeing you so heartbroken makes my heart ache even more."
Yu Qianqian stared intently at the man in front of her, whose eyes were red from crying. She was suddenly struck by a realization that this was the first time she had ever seen such a desperate expression on Mu Beichen's face.
Now that she has miscarried, it has become the deepest scar between them. Even in death, she cannot convince herself to let go, and she has no strength left to comfort him.
Qianqian gently stroked his tear stains with her ten fingers, wiping them away inch by inch. Yu Qianqian held that handsome face and gradually became lost in thought. Unconsciously, only a layer of fatigue remained on her face, and even her delicate body was pressed against Mu Beichen's chest without moving. Before long, she closed her eyes sadly.
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