Su Wanwan didn't know how to answer.
He slowly reached out and removed his breastplate, finally saying only:
"I don't want to give you another weakness."
Lu Xingjian's body trembled slightly.
My heart aches unbearably.
He didn't say anything more, but simply stood up straight and looked at her with red eyes.
That look in his eyes was so complicated.
There was resentment and anger, heartache and pity, as well as helplessness and sorrow.
Such a frail woman, if she wanted to give birth to an illegitimate child in her husband's family, she had to raise it secretly.
The difficulties involved are unimaginable.
However, even so, she never considered looking for him.
She knew that she was his weakness.
He also knew that their children would be his weakness.
Therefore, she knew his feelings for her from the very beginning.
Yet I still want to escape, to get away.
This felt like a needle pricking Lu Xingjian's heart.
How terrible must he be to make her feel so insecure?
In the end, he simply ruffled her hair and tucked a stray strand of hair that had fallen across her cheek behind her ear.
Then they slowly put on the breastplate and shoulder armor again.
His gaze inadvertently fell on the wooden doll that Su Wanwan was still clutching in her hand. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he picked it up to examine it.
"Is this his toy?"
"Um."
The adorable little doll feels light in your hand, yet it's surprisingly heavy.
This unfamiliar feeling left him somewhat at a loss.
Lu Xingjian lowered his eyes to look at the wooden doll in his hand, his fingers gently tracing the scratches on the doll, his voice low and filled with deep emotion.
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