Chapter 6
Elder Sister came as well.
She forced herself to be supported by others, her face pale to the point of translucence, yet still breathtakingly beautiful.
“Father.”
She called affectionately, smiling as she offered birthday wishes, “May Father enjoy boundless fortune and longevity.”
“Good, good, good,” Father nearly ran over to support her, “Why aren’t you resting in your room?”
“I’ve been lying inside for so long, I wanted to come out for some fresh air.”
Xie Heng hurried over too.
He took over from Father, supporting her and bringing her to his side, “Are you tired?”
Elder Sister gently shook her head.
Whenever Xie Heng saw Elder Sister, his gaze never wavered from her, and he had never shown her a cold face.
I heard the murmurs of those around us.
“General Xie truly treats Miss Zhou well. There may never be another man so devoted in this world.”
“Exactly. If I could be Miss Zhou for just one day, I’d die without regret.”
…
Yet, the man whom everyone called a peerless, devoted lover pressed me down before the bed in the deep of night after the banquet had ended.
“General Xie!”
“Call me Xie Heng.”
His kiss fell, urgent and forceful, as if trying to prove something through me.
I trembled, resisting.
When I closed my eyes, all I could see was Jiang Songjing’s indifferent gaze from earlier today.
“Why aren’t you making a sound?”
The man’s large hand pressed against the back of my neck, burning hot.
He wanted me to look at him.
He wanted me to know clearly who was beside me at this moment.
Unlike the previous two nights, when everything was businesslike, tonight he seemed to have lost control.
He gripped my shoulders tightly, kissing me with a kind of desperate ferocity.
The thin gauze curtains veiled the entwined shadows of our bodies.
When I couldn’t bear it any longer, I couldn’t help but cry and beg for mercy.
Helplessness, grief, despair, and endless shame fused together, surging like a tide.
Drowning me completely.