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That was the happiest time of her life.
She had loving family, the best sisters, and a lover.
But who could have guessed the immense sorrow hidden behind that happiness?
"I fell in love with a man. He was cold, domineering, and had no idea how to win a girl's heart. However, after being with me, he spoiled me. At that time, I decided I wanted to be with him for a lifetime! But then, the Emperor betrothed me to Crown Prince Yun Shuyan! So, helplessly, I chose to fake my own death!"
Ma Lele's voice seemed to drift from a faraway place.
The man before her looked at her, his eyes gradually becoming misty.
Why did it feel like she was about to leave?
"I thought everything would go perfectly. But my best friend betrayed me, simply because she also fell in love with that man. I asked her to inform him that I was not dead and arranged to meet in a small grove where we first met. That night, I waited there alone for an entire night but received nothing in return. Later, when I entered the city, I realized that this world had already changed completely!"
"Have you ever faced the pain of losing a loved one?" Ma Lele suddenly asked.
The man pondered for a moment and nodded.
"I was terrified at that time! Until Yun Shuyan found me and took me away. During that brief period, we were constantly on the run, hiding from Dayue's pursuit! In the end, my heart grew numb waiting for that man! I agreed to marry Yun Shuyan!"
Yet everything had long been predestined.
At this point, Ma Lele was already in tears.
That night, she told the man before her everything that happened later with Tian Feiyao.
When she spoke of how Tian Feiyao had caused her father's death, the deep hatred that flashed across her face startled The Man in Front of Her. And when she mentioned discovering that her best friend was pregnant with the child of the man she loved, the despair on her face made The Man in Front of Her feel a sense of fear.
After saying it out loud, she realized that the heart-wrenching past she had experienced could be recounted in just one night. The joys and sorrows of the protagonists, the deep-seated grudges—everything seemed trivial.
If Ma Lele could think more openly, she could still be with Tian Feiyao.
Because she was not Gu Yuniang.
Gu Yuniang's father was dead; what did that have to do with her?
Yet, she simply could not!
Thus, she was destined not to be with this man.
Although men in ancient times often had multiple wives and concubines, she was a modern woman who could not tolerate sharing a husband with her best friend. Just thinking about Yunxin's child being born soon made her heart ache.
It felt as if someone was stabbing her heart with a knife.
Even as it bled and became mangled, there was no sign of stopping.
Throughout it all, the man only gently wiped away her tears until he finally asked, "Do you regret loving him?"
This question was not the first time someone had asked her that.
Many times, even Ma Lele had asked herself the same thing.
But every time, the answer remains the same.
"I don't regret it. No matter how much he hurt me in the past, I will not regret it." Ma Lele shook her head firmly, her beautiful eyes filled with a sense of nostalgia. If she could choose, she thought, she would still come here.
And then meet a man named Tian Feiyao.
Fall in love with him.
And then leave him.
Perhaps, during this process, she even hated him deeply.
However, none of this could prevent a love from happening.
It is the most beautiful and sacred thing in the world; if you love, please love deeply, for a lifetime and for one person.
Have you ever loved someone recklessly? Ma Lele wondered as she transformed herself once again to find Tian Feiyao at the Imperial Palace. At that moment, it had already proven everything.
In response to this question, she could bravely say that she had.
With a clear conscience, that was enough.
The room suddenly fell silent, quiet enough that one could hear a pin drop.
The man's silver mask appeared even more gentle under the moonlight.
After a long while, the man finally spoke, "If... that man were to come back and find you, and repent for everything, would you forgive him?"
"No way!"
The two words were spoken with absolute certainty, without a hint of hesitation.
Ma Lele shook her head decisively. "Whether he loves me or not is his business. At least here, I've tried to let go! There's a saying that goes, 'It's better to forget each other than to suffer together.' Rather than painfully loving someone, it's better to recall that person from a distance of time and space. Perhaps that feeling would be a bit easier to bear!"
The man fell silent for a long time.
"Do you still mean what you said earlier?" Ma Lele suddenly asked with doubt, recalling that he had mentioned helping her kill him.
"What is that man's name?"
"Tian Feiyao!"
Ma Lele shook her head. From her earlier description, even an idiot would know she was talking about the Great Yue Emperor. Unless this person had never concerned himself with court matters.
"Do you really want me to kill him?" A complex expression crossed the man's face, and his voice became hesitant.
"I don't want that; I was just joking!" Ma Lele said honestly.
For some reason, she sensed that the man let out a sigh of relief.
She couldn't help but find it amusing; after all, the person she wanted him to kill was the emperor. Anyone would find it difficult!
"I've shared so many secrets with you, now you have to tell me one!" Ma Lele said seriously. After these months of interaction, she had come to realize that this man meant her no harm.
Yet because of that, she was even more curious about who he really was!
"I have no secrets!"
The man immediately shook his head.
"No, I want to see what you really look like!" Ma Lele also shook her head. In a swift motion, she reached out to uncover the mask on the man's face.
But just as her hand was halfway in the air, she suddenly frowned and clutched her lower abdomen in pain.
"What's wrong with you?" The man noticed something was off and quickly asked, his voice trembling slightly.
"I... I'm going into labor!" Ma Lele realized that her water had broken.
Having experienced childbirth once before, she immediately understood that she was going into premature labor.
"How is that possible? There's still a month left!"
The man was taken aback, staring at her in disbelief. Seeing her lips turning increasingly pale and beads of sweat rolling down her face, even he, who had seen countless situations, began to panic.
"Hurry... it hurts so much..." Ma Lele cried out in agony, gripping the bedsheet tightly as the intense pain contorted her face.
The man lost his composure and rushed to the bedside, shouting outside, "Someone, quickly, call for the midwife!"
The guard outside the Cold Palace heard the call and rushed over. Upon seeing the Sect Master in such a state, he was taken aback. In his memory, he had never seen the Sect Master like this. After taking another look at the situation inside the room, he quickly left.
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