"An act of inevitability?" Pei Zhen curved his lips, pressing close to her cheek. "Dressing up abandonment in such lofty, righteous terms... should I say that's just like you, Xu Si?"
"You've really grown up. Now you're even starting to play these coercive games with me."
Xu Si sighed. Everything had changed in these four years.
In her current situation, embraced as she was, her thoughts felt congested. She longed for a little freedom to breathe. Her fingers twitched, and she scratched his waist with her nails.
He let out a muffled groan of pain but still wouldn't let go.
Xu Si turned to him again and said, word by word, "But this isn't right. I have something to tell you. Let go of me first."
"I won't let go. If abandonment is inevitable, then so is my pain, Xu Si. If the price of listening to you is that you'll leave, then I refuse."
He seemed completely indifferent to her struggles, whether she caressed or scratched him.
