🌸 Chapter 4: The secret hidden in the shadow
Days passed, and the bond between Fu Sheng and Bai Jiu grew stronger, but his silences hid something she sensed but couldn't understand.
One evening, while sitting beside the dying fire in the hut, Fu Sheng looked deeply into his eyes.
— Bai Jiu, you haven't told me everything about yourself. Something doesn't fit.
He sighed, putting on an invisible mask that hid his true nature.
— I am just a wounded man, he said calmly but firmly. "That is all you need to know."
She felt a pressure in her chest but did not push him to reveal more.
— When you are ready, you will learn the truth, he whispered.
Deep inside, Bai Jiu struggled with the desire to tell her everything, but he knew the time had not yet come.
— And what if I am never ready? Fu Sheng asked quietly.
He smiled softly, but his eyes betrayed deep sadness.
— Then I will wait. Because no matter how long it takes, I will be here.
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In the silence of the night, with stars as witnesses, a silent promise was made between them — a promise that would shake heavens and earth.