[Political intrigue] [Well-rounded supporting cast] [Intense push and pull]
“Time flows like a river, frost gathers ever closer. Life is short, so cherish the moment.”
As Xu Yan'an looked out over the vast capital with no old friend by her side to share the view, she knew she was truly trapped.
Had she chosen wrong? Perhaps. But she refused to admit it. What did right or wrong matter? Given the choice again, she might still make the same one.
Yet right or wrong, she knew she had lost, and lost utterly.