"What..." I gave an awkward smile as Elder Sister Wife broke free from my arms. Her big eyes shimmered as she looked at me, and she said with a laugh, "Forget it. Even if I forcibly intervened, Great Destiny would still come along, impossible to stop. It was like that back then, and isn't it the same now?"
I stared at her blankly as Elder Sister Wife lightly hammered my chest. She said, "Back then, the leader of the Heavenly Realm married the Dao Alliance's eldest disciple, causing the two sides to establish a friendly alliance. Now, after the passage of time, we've returned to the same situation and gone through it all over again. Do you really think you can escape? Or are you going to send Xue Qingcheng back?"
Only then did I realize that this was what she had wanted to say. Yet it also indirectly proved that she wasn't free of jealousy—she cared very much, more than very much indeed. It was just that she couldn't change the grand situation, so in the end, she chose to compromise.
Refusal was not easy, but compromise was even harder.
"Alas..." I sighed. She had used fate to conceal her feelings, and how could I not want to do the same? Grandma seemed to understand this as well. That was why she had never treated me like an ordinary child. But could I truly escape fate's judgment?
"All right, why sigh? The person you love naturally has her own merits. That vast universe isn't something I alone can govern. Without her help, I would have been exhausted long ago. During this time, I also discussed various matters concerning you with her. It was simply that I valued you too much." Elder Sister Wife reached out and gently caressed my