Heart's Door
"Have you fallen in love with someone?" Hexi asked.
Some things truly felt much better once spoken aloud.
It seemed Tao Huairui had kept it buried in her heart for a long time. Now that some of it had suddenly spilled out, her reaction was naturally so intense.
At the same time, Hexi was absolutely certain.
If she had not fallen in love with someone, how could she possibly be like this?
To be honest, seeing Tao Huairui like this made Hexi's heart ache faintly as well.
For no reason, someone surfaced in her mind—Shen Wuxiao!
But she was not yet like Tao Huairui.
There were eighty thousand words in this world, like countless stars blazing across the Milky Way.
Yet only the word love wounded deepest, like a blade piercing the heart and stirring pain.
Tao Huairui nodded lightly.
"Can you tell me about it? Let it all out. Keeping it bottled up makes you suffer too," Hexi said.
"Having someone to share it with, pouring out your bitterness, will make you feel much better."
Tao Huairui looked at Hexi and felt an inexplicable sense of trust.
She nodded, took a tissue, and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I... I met him in Westport. More precisely, he kidnapped me."
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Hexi had not expected such a shocking opening.
She had been kidnapped.
A hostage falling in love with her kidnapper? Stockholm Syndrome?
"Then... then someone like that shouldn't be worth your affection!" Hexi said bluntly.
Tao Huairui shook her head. "No. It was because I was too foolish back then."
"I had a bodyguard then, and we had a pretty good relationship. Something happened to his family, so he went to Westport. I brought people over to help."
"At the time, I didn't know he had