[Substitute Bride Series, Book Two: The Substitute Bride Dancer]
“Ye Liang!” she cried out as she watched him cut his own finger to help her slip past the palace’s strict inspection.
“You said you were the star dancer at Hua Man Lou? Then let’s see what you can do!”
In flowing blue robes, he used his hands to shatter her pride.
“Yingyan, remember this: you will never be worthy of loving me.”
He looked coldly into her hopeful eyes and left her with those merciless words.
“Ye Liang, in this life, I’ll never leave you.”
Amid the blood, she clasped his hand tightly.