Gu Shenshen never imagined that one day she would have so little control over her own life. Not even when she was shunned by the entire village and forced to steal to survive, or when she had to scrape by in enemy territory, had she ever felt this helpless.
She had always been so afraid of being imprisoned, so desperate for freedom, yet in the end she was trapped in that unfathomably deep whirlpool, unable to leave, unable to pull her heart back.
She had done so much and shed so much blood, all without regret. She only wanted him to achieve his ambitions, to see her and give her a smile. She used to think he had a heart, that it was merely buried beneath his misery. She had given everything to try to give him what he wanted. But in the end, she realized that I was nothing but a joke.
His smile, his warmth, were given only to someone else. He had gone to great lengths to give her, the one dearest to his heart, all the beauty and splendor in the world. And I was nothing but a joke, a laughable presence…
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