From the moment Uncle Li told me that Li Qingran had already married, I began to control myself to not deliberately seek out news about her.
After all, hearing about it would only add to the suffering, so it's better not to listen.
I thought the affection of my youth was but a fleeting dream—a dream that would dissipate upon awakening. Yet, after a decade's dream, far from waking, I fell deeper into the trance.
Forced by Wen Ren's coercion, I ended up severing ties with the Li Family.
It's not that I had to sever ties with the Li Family, but I couldn't resist that voice inside my heart, commanding me how to act, and I had to follow.
Outrageous, that's what I thought at first.
I even tried to resist, but eventually, I was overpowered, and the backlash was too severe. Afterward, I stopped struggling.
