Falling for Your Temptation

Their awkward embrace at their first meeting felt as if their hearts understood each other.

She was moved by compassion, and he willingly let himself fall.

Qi Zishun knew that loving her would plunge him into the abyss, but he still loved her without hesitation.

His love was never destined to be passionate and vivid. He pleaded greedily yet cautiously, letting himself burn away without the slightest fear of losing everything.

When Wei Zhining learned that her life was nothing more than that of a puppet kept in the dark, she chose to conceal the truth and stand on his side.

"Use me. I'll be your most prized pawn."

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A dangerous thought grew unchecked in her mind, gradually spiraling out of control.

She refused to break the promise she had made to him.

As she lay dying, she whispered in his ear, "I am a woman of my word."

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Years later, someone brought her up. "Her leaving back then seemed more like a cowardly escape."

Qi Zishun's smile was bitter. "Neither."

"She knew that as long as she stayed by my side, she would never stop wanting to hurt me. In me, she saw another version of herself, one who could have been different."

"She didn't want to destroy that other self. The only way to resolve it was to destroy herself."

As he spoke, a tear traced the corner of his eye. He smiled. "She was a woman of her word."