Back in the bedroom, Yu Jiuyuan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her reddened knees, and suddenly felt very tired.
She seems to be increasingly confused about this game.
She thought she was in control, yet she repeatedly bowed down to him for the sake of others.
She thought she favored him, but at the crucial moment, she chose to protect someone else.
Perhaps she wasn't a well-rounded individual at all, but just a madwoman driven by desire and responsibility.
Footsteps came from outside the door. Yu Jiuyuan looked up and saw Rong Shenghan walk in.
The coldness in his eyes was gone, replaced by a deep weariness and... hurt.
He walked up to her, knelt down, and gently stroked her reddened knees, his movements as tender as if he were protecting a fragile treasure.
"Does it hurt?" His voice was so low it sounded like a sigh.
Yu Jiuyuan nodded, then suddenly threw herself into his arms, tears welling up without warning.
She was never one to cry, but at this moment, in his arms, all she wanted was to shed all pretense and be an ordinary person who could feel pain and cry.
"Baby, I'm sorry..." Her voice choked with sobs, like a child who had done something wrong.
Rong Shenghan didn't say anything, but just held her tightly, his chin resting on the top of her head, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Moonlight streamed through the curtains, casting dappled shadows on the intertwined figures of the two, like a shattered dream.
In the end, there were no winners in this war called "taming".
He won her submission, but lost her peace of mind.
She protected the person she wanted to protect, but hurt the pet that loved her the most.
The blue light of the pinky ring shone faintly in the darkness, as if silently telling the story of the night's misery and wretchedness.
Yu Jiuyuan knew that some things had changed from the moment she knelt down.
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