I asked myself the same question over and over.
I, Ye Xiaoyao, had always considered myself no fool.
Even if she was the Female Protagonist at the center of the world's destiny, I was confident I could exchange a few blows with her.
The only person who could deceive me was myself.
A great many things were truly just me deceiving myself—simply because I didn't want to think about them or dig too deeply.
Because I had my own convictions, and even convictions that belonged to me could collapse one day.
After countless experiences in the past, I looked as strong as ever, but in truth, I had long since reached the limit of collapse.
I actually wasn't that strong.
On that rainy night when I obtained the system, I had been a boy in the past. I had sworn that even if I had to give birth to countless babies, I would rise and stand atop the clouds. I had also planned out the rest of my life, making sure to stay far away from the Female Protagonist's path. In reality, that had long been the last remnant of conviction I had condensed from my final shred of self-confidence.
I couldn't just sit by and watch my convictions collapse, so I pretended not to see many things.
Because I couldn't gamble on my future, staking my life on the kindness of others.
So I could only keep being "right."
The foundation of most of my behavioral logic was built on the premise that the Female Protagonist would definitely hurt me.
Then.
Would I ever consider that the Female Protagonist might not hurt me?
Admittedly, from my perspective, the Female Protagonist had indeed done certain things.
But she had also done many things that continued to leave me baffled.
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