Night fell, and all was quiet.
Lin Xihe lay on the cold floor, her thoughts drifting involuntarily into the distance.
The image of her daughter, Tangbao, floated into her mind—her sweet smile, her soft voice—and a wave of longing washed over her. She thought Tangbao should be with Ji Zhuo now, and that he would surely love her as much as she loved herself.
As she thought this, her eyes gradually welled up with tears, which involuntarily streamed down her face.
She quickly raised her hand and gently wiped away her tears with her sleeve, trying not to make a sound.
Despite her best efforts to restrain herself, Mu Ruoyan, who should have been unable to see her clearly in the darkness, still keenly sensed something amiss.
"Are you crying?" Mu Ruoyan's voice rang out in the darkness, breaking the silence of the room.
Lin Xihe was startled and quickly composed herself, trying to make her voice sound calm: "I'm sorry, I'll go to sleep now."
"Why are you crying?" Mu Ruoyan's tone seemed to carry a hint of doubt, as well as a touch of curiosity.
"I didn't cry, I'm asleep." Lin Xihe didn't want Mu Ruoyan to know what was on her mind, so she turned her back to Mu Ruoyan, trying to hide her vulnerability in this way.
In the darkness, Mu Ruoyan quietly looked in Lin Xihe's direction.
At that moment, a complex emotion welled up in his heart, and he suddenly felt somewhat despicable.
He clearly hated Gu Qinghuai, but because he wanted Gu Qinghuai to experience the pain of his beloved dying in front of him, he dragged this innocent woman into it. Recalling how he had deliberately made things difficult for her along the way, while she always endured it silently and never resisted, he felt even more that his behavior was excessive.
However, he quickly forced these thoughts out of his mind.
In his heart, she was always Gu Qinghuai's woman, and whenever he thought of Gu Qinghuai, the hatred in his heart would burn up again.
Lin Xihe lay on her side on the ground, her eyes open, her mind racing, unable to fall asleep.
Meanwhile, Mu Ruoyan, behind him, was also tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.
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