The weather was gradually turning cold. Li Beinian lay on the bed listening to the sounds of cicadas outside, feeling a sense of immense tranquility.
Ding.
[Ah Chen]: Goodnight.
She stared at the message for the longest time without responding.
She muted her cell phone, staring at the ceiling in an almost hypnotic state.
Perhaps she was exhausted from the non-stop action the last few days, and she was now dreamless.
Only, the dreamscapes from her past seemed to expand in her mind now, becoming clearer with each passing moment.
Lin Ya, Mu Donglin…
"I'll give you two options," Li Beinian repeatedly murmured those words that reprised in her dream. "One, surrender him to me. I'll bear the responsibility for you…"
Was it surrendering him, or it, or her?
And two, Li Beinian didn't have a clue.
She shut her eyes and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.
