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“I’ve lived this long, and it seems like no one has ever cried for me before. But now that I see you crying, I regret it. Brother, don’t cry.”

Even though Wen Xun told me not to cry, my tears flowed even more uncontrollably.

When I was eighteen, the dog I had raised for seven years died.

I cried my heart out and personally buried it.

After that, I swore I would never keep another pet. I was truly afraid of loss.

That feeling of desperately wanting to hold on but being unable to—it was suffocating and filled with despair.

But now, seeing Wen Xun like this, it seemed like I was experiencing that feeling all over again.

So I said, “Wen Xun, if you get better, let’s go abroad to get married and be together forever.”

To hell with all the crazy liars.

It doesn’t matter anymore.

As long as we love each other, that’s enough.

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22

Wen Xun lost a lot of blood.

The wound was close to his heart, and it took over ten hours of surgery before he was out of danger.

The day Wen Xun woke up, the sunlight was beautiful.

A gentle breeze blew through, and he tilted his head, rubbing against my hand with a soft smile. “Brother, I’m awake. Does what you said still count?”

“It counts. It always counts.”

The next second, the system beeped.

[Task completed. Salvation target: Wen Xun.]

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23

The task was completed, and there were no more worries.

The company was on the right track.

Wen Xun had also become the next heir to the Wen family, taking over the family business.

For convenience at work, the two of us moved to a place closer to the company.

Everything started to settle smoothly.

The only difference was that Wen Xun no longer pretended.

A harmless little rabbit by day.

A big bad wolf by night.

Having starved for so long while recovering from his injuries, Wen Xun finally couldn’t hold back anymore.

That night, he pinned me in front of the window, bullying me over and over again.

Tears wouldn’t stop flowing down my face.

I begged him to spare me.

But he just yanked off my hearing aid, grinning seductively.

“What? Not enough? Brother, you’re so greedy.

“Baby, be good, open your mouth.

“Wifey, let me teach you how to kiss.”

I bit him hard, but instead of getting angry, he only got more excited.

Before I lost consciousness from all the torment, I heard him whisper in my ear, “Brother, I love you.”

Then, something cool slid onto my finger—a ring.

I looked at the ring on my finger and smiled slightly.

I leaned in and kissed him.

“Wen Xun, let’s skip work tomorrow, okay? Let’s go abroad and get married.”

“Okay. Brother, I’m so happy.”

(The End)