"Little Moon, I will get you out of there. I promise."
Zhong Tingyue stopped crying. For the first time since she learned this news in high school, a smile of relief appeared on her face.
"Li Yuan, I believe you. I'll be waiting for that day to come."
Li Yuan didn't press for details. He could already guess what it would take to rescue Little Moon from the intricate web woven by the unique clan relationships of the Jiangnan region.
"Li Yuan, do you know how desperate I was when I overheard this during a fight between my parents in my first year of high school? I even thought about giving up on myself, about ending it all.
"But I couldn't bear to leave my mother. She's such a pitiable woman, and now she only has me. If she lost me, she wouldn't be able to go on living. So I threw myself into my studies, working to improve my grades, silently accepting his arrangements, and learning music, dance, and piano...
