High Surname Legacy
Bei Bao had made up her mind to die, but the pain she expected never came. She stared at the man across from her, unsettled. "What did you do? The Ticket didn't work, and neither did the poison... Could all of this have been fake?"
"What do you think?" Xu Huo gestured for her to sit. "You're all alone, yet you refuse to accept anyone's offer because you want to preserve a surname. You're even willing to give up your life for it. Do you think what you're holding on to is real or fake?"
Bei Bao didn't move or say anything. She had the courage to face death, so she wasn't about to be talked around so easily.
"People who aren't afraid of death need a reason to die. People who aren't afraid to live need a reason to live, too." Xu Huo continued, "The Gao surname must be your reason. But it seems you don't really want to live for it, or die for it."
"So what if I do? And what if I don't?" Bei Bao shot back.
"Why do you think Wan Yao is going to such lengths to threaten you into marrying him?" Xu Huo asked.
"He's got nothing better to do," Bei Bao said. "His family has power and money, and he eats and sleeps well. His life is too dull, so he wants to do something exciting."
"That's part of it," Xu Huo said with a smile. "But the pursuit of something lofty and great is also common to humanity. The mystery and pressure of shouldering a mission can give people an unimaginable sense of accomplishment."
Bei Bao scoffed. "Too bad preserving the Gao surname isn't anything lofty or great. It's just a glimmer of meaning invented by people with