The night sky over Grey Stone City was always as dark as ink, devoid of even a glimmer of starlight.
Yet, beneath that vast night sky, the back courtyard chambers of the An family estate were warm as spring.
The fair, delicate skin of the young lady glowed with a moist luster. In the soft light of the crystal lamp, her slightly heaving bosom shimmered with a faint halo, and amidst her hushed, mosquito-like whimpers were sounds of indescribable weeping.
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