To Hell with Society's Rules! I Just Want Us All to Live, Together!

Bibi Dong's voice trembled with disbelief, as if she couldn't believe this slim hope.

"External forces cannot awaken a closed-off soul; only... untying the knot in his heart..."

Her gaze unconsciously refocused on Lin Xia's pale face, as if trying to Infiltrator the silence and discover the knot that Wrap his soul.

That unresolved issue... what was it that made Lin Xia willing to exile herself and let her soul sink into silence?

The answer was obvious, so heavy it made the air freeze again—it was the almost irreconcilable, sharp conflict and hopeless future between the mother and daughter caused by him!

He could not bear the thought of becoming the source of their lifelong suffering, nor could he bear the guilt of causing the mother and daughter to completely break up and even turn against each other because of him!

He chose the most extreme method, attempting to sever this painful knot through his own complete annihilation!

The knot in my heart lies here, and the one who can untie it... also lies here.

However, how can it be solved?

Bibi Dong's lips moved silently, her heart pounding wildly in her chest, almost shattering her ribs.

Those crucial words, those compromises that meant the complete shattering of her Pope dignity, ethical constraints, and the last line of defense in her heart... were stuck in her throat, like a red-hot iron, scalding her very soul.

She was the one who came later, the one who voluntarily stepped into the forbidden Abyss, and the source of her daughter's ruin.

Forcing her to personally confirm and demand that acceptance she shouldn't have even dared to hope for... this was more shameful and difficult for her than slapping herself in the face.

Her eyes flickered intensely, filled with Covet, fear, and an indescribable sense of inferiority, ultimately turning into a quagmire of struggle that rendered her speechless. She could only clench her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.

Qian Renxue's gaze never left her mother's face.

She clearly captured the complex emotions churning in Bibi Dong's eyes—the struggle, the unspeakable humility, the shame of a mother who had developed feelings for her daughter's lover...

Everything confirmed her earlier suspicions, and the last wall she had built in her heart due to worldly views and possessiveness collapsed.

Courage, after witnessing Lin Xia's near death, witnessing her mother's remorseful self-harm, and witnessing her silent, desperate struggle, broke through Qian Renxue's final hesitation like a bamboo shoot breaking through the soil, carrying a resolute force.

"Mother!"

Qian Renxue's voice suddenly rose, carrying a resolute determination to cut off all escape routes, like the clash of metal and stone, clearly echoing in the deathly silent room.

She straightened her back, and although the tears on her face were still wet, her golden eyes shone with an unprecedented firmness, as if all the halo of the heir of the angels had been stripped away, leaving only a woman who would do anything for love.

"I've made up my mind!"

Her gaze was intense, fixed on Bibi Dong's astonished purple eyes, and her words were firm and resolute.

"I think I can accept it! I can accept the three of us being together!"

These words were like a thunderclap, Slash all the chaos in Bibi Dong's heart!

"Rather than being condemned by worldly views, suffocated by hypocritical dogmas, and living day and night in pain and fear of loss..."

Qian Renxue's voice trembled slightly, but it was resolute and unwavering.

"I don't want to lose you, Mother! I don't want to lose Xiao Xia! I can't imagine... a life without either of you! Such a world would be an eternal night for me, utterly meaningless!"

Her words were like the hottest lava, instantly melting away the last bit of icy struggle in Bibi Dong's eyes.

Bibi Dong trembled violently, her pupils dilating suddenly, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

She looked at her daughter's face, filled with resolute determination and... a strange sense of relief, at the golden eyes that no longer held anger or blame, but only pure fear of "loss" and a strong Covet to "possess"... The immense shock left her momentarily unable to react; her soul seemed to have been ripped from her body, leaving only a blank and an incredulous roar.

Time seemed to stand still.

The only sounds in the room were the cold ticking of the instruments and the heavy, rapid breathing of the two people.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps a few breaths, perhaps a century— Bibi Dong seemed to regain control of her body.

Her gaze flickered violently, moving slowly from Qian Renxue's face to Lin Xia's silent countenance, and finally back to her daughter's face.

Those once domineering purple eyes now churned with a tidal wave of emotions—shock, confusion, ecstasy, disbelief, a profound sense of relief, and an even deeper, almost overwhelming, guilt...

"Xue'er..."

Bibi Dong's voice was extremely hoarse, carrying a fragile tremor like that of a soul torn apart and Sheer Force glued back together; every syllable was soaked with tears.

"Are you... serious?"

She asked cautiously, as if afraid that raising her voice would shatter this overly beautiful and unbelievable illusion.

"Yes, Mother!"

Qian Renxue answered without hesitation, her eyes resolute and unwavering.

"I'm serious! More serious than ever right now! For him, for you, and for myself! I'm willing to give up everything! To hell with worldly rules and conventions! I just want us both to live, to be together!"

"Boom--!"

The last dam, called "ethics" and "shame," completely collapsed in the face of the daughter's powerful and unreserved declaration!

Bibi Dong's body swayed violently, as if all her supporting strength had been drained away, but she was then supported by an unprecedented, immense torrent that had been lost and regained.

The tears that had been building up for so long, like Pearl from a broken string, could no longer be held back and streamed down her swollen eyes.

That wasn't a painful cry, but a violent release of emotions after extreme suppression, a huge tremor after suddenly grabbing a lifeline in the Abyss of despair!

Tears washed away the handprints and bloodstains on her face, and also washed away the cold mask that had been frozen for more than twenty years.

She closed her eyes, letting the tears flow freely, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably as she let out suppressed sobs, like a wounded animal.

At this moment, she was no longer the high and mighty Pope Bibi Dong, but a vulnerable and real woman who was tormented by fate and torn apart by emotions, and who ultimately found redemption in her daughter's understanding and acceptance.

Lying among them, Lin Xia, who had been relying on her strong willpower to feign silence and shut down her senses—

The instant Qian Renxue uttered the earth-shattering words, "I can accept the three of us being together," Lin Xia's fingertips almost reflexively wanted to curl up!

My heart was pounding wildly in my chest, and the sound of my blood rushing through my ears was deafening!

He endured it, using all his strength to maintain his weak and steady breathing.

When Bibi Dong's voice, filled with endless shock, vulnerability, and disbelief, rang out, "Xue'er... are you serious?", Lin Xia's heart leaped into her throat.

Qian Renxue's resolute answer and subsequent declaration of breaking free from worldly shackles were like the most powerful stimulant, making Lin Xia almost unable to control the urge to smile!

A surge of immense joy and a feeling of relief washed over me like a warm current!