Serenade

Even two years after Yu Shimiao left Jiang City, she was still a favorite topic of gossip in their circle. The daughter of a servant, she had brazenly gotten close to the young master of the Rong family and even used a child to force Rong Ji to marry her. So of course she was cast aside, and of course she ended up disgraced. Yet no one could have imagined that two years later, someone would see Rong Ji clutching a woman’s hand with bloodshot eyes, his voice trembling as he said, “You can’t leave me.” The woman smiled brightly. “Young Master, you said it yourself: if you want to beg, you have to get on your knees.”