Zhu Bangbai happily won the heart of her beloved and went to gloat in front of Zhu Qilan, only for the latter to remain utterly indifferent and even wish them a happy life with many children. Right then and there, Zhu Bangbai felt her soul leave her body, and the groom she had just won suddenly lost all appeal.
Once the brief honeymoon ended, Zhu Bangbai discovered something far more terrifying: Xiahou Changqing did not love her at all. His promise to grow old together was made solely because his family required it.
That was not the end of it. The most terrifying realization of all was that she did not love Xiahou Changqing either. Her obstinacy had stemmed merely from habit and an addiction to stealing whatever belonged to Zhu Qilan.
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