The Long, Long Night

When we were little, he said, “When we grow up, I’ll marry you. Then no one will dare bully you anymore.” Later, he married her, but not because of that promise. It was an accident. Everyone knew that the heir of the Jiang family had a beloved white moonlight he could never have. Years later, when his white moonlight returned, all her years of devotion became a joke. She said, “Jiang Yu, your grandfather will never agree to our divorce.” When the kidnappers made him choose between her and his beloved, he chose the latter without hesitation. In that moment, her heart turned to ashes. What she didn’t know was that he had actually resolved to die alongside her.