The silence of the deep night was broken by Xu Momo's trembling voice, carrying an endless blend of entreaty and anticipation, like a pond of spring water rippling in the wind. She bit her lower lip, desperately trying to hold back the surging grief, but her tears slipped down uncontrollably like beads from a broken string.
"B-but," Xu Momo choked out, every word seemingly squeezed with difficulty from the depths of her throat, "what I want most is for you to stay by my side." Her voice was filled with helplessness and yearning, like a seed cast into the wilderness, desperate for the nourishment of rain and the warmth of the sun.
Her gaze was locked onto Qi Sili's face, those eyes that had once been as bright as stars now brimming with tears. Her hands were clenched into tight fists, as if she were gathering all her strength to express the emotions deeply buried in her heart.
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