"No..."
A faint cry escaped her, like a dying beast's whimper.
The hand he had pried away dropped limply to the ground. Her whole body went slack, as though her bones had been taken from her, and she sank down onto the cold floor.
She tilted her head back, her violet eyes staring blankly at the door he had shut with such finality.
Tears streamed down her cheeks like beads from a broken string, but she could no longer make a sound.
Why... why...
He had just held her so tenderly and told her, "Let's go home."
Why had he pushed her away so coldly in the blink of an eye, even planning to send her away again?
As expected... even he... didn't want her anymore?
Outside the door, Su Ling leaned against the cold wall, breathing hard.
The pain in his chest surged in waves, nearly making him faint.
He forced down the metallic taste rising in his throat, his gaze cold and resolute.
[Host, if you ask me, we might as well kneel and surrender to Gu Yue. As long as the green hills remain, we needn't worry about firewood.]
[Maybe Gu Yue will be in a good mood and spare little nobodies like us?]
The system's voice rang in his mind, tinged with helplessness.
"Shut up," Su Ling replied coldly in his mind.
"No one understands that cold-blooded woman, Gu Yue, better than I do."
"Once she's made up her mind, no amount of pleading or tears will change it."
Gu Yue's venomous, icy curse flashed through his mind—
"I'll make everyone connected to you fall into the Infernal Abyss for all eternity!"
A ruthless resolve flickered in Su Ling's eyes.
He had to strike first and kill Gu Yue.
Otherwise, once she recovered from her