A long while later, Luo Xinyun spoke softly. "The reason I could be so calm in the past was that I understood we were both adults. Everything that happened between us was merely a matter of mutual need and mutual consent."
Outside the window, the leaves of the phoenix tree rustled in the moonlight. A few drifted against the glass before falling away, much like her own wavering thoughts.
"But now, it's different."
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