A complete mess.
I couldn't figure out why Xu Qiuyan had done this.
"Because you've completely lost control, and Bingbing and Little Nian Bai are the variable."
As she said this, she looked at me. "Many times, the love you think is love isn't real love, and the people you think treat you well aren't necessarily doing so sincerely for your sake. There's one thing you need to understand clearly: people are selfish. Most of what they do is for themselves. No matter what they do or how they do it, the first thing they weigh is the pros and cons, then they seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Everyone acts in the direction most beneficial to themselves. Of course, you may be an exception, but just because you're an exception doesn't mean others are. You understand what I mean, right?"
"If—if they succeed, everything will change, right?"
She nodded seriously. "That's right. At that point, there will be no you. Every trajectory will change, and things will probably become very bad."
I sighed. She was right. People's hearts were mostly like that.
I asked her, "You said you brought me here because you wanted me to take you away. But how am I supposed to leave this place?"
She looked at me. "His domain is also your domain. Why can't you become the Ruler of this domain?"
"What about you? You can bring me in and bring Bingbing and her son in. You should be able to get out. Why do you have to make me take you away?"
I had questioned this earlier, but I hadn't had the chance to say it.
"I can indeed leave for a while, but only for a while. Once the time is up, I'll return here again. Just like when I brought you