When Qiao Lian was young, she used to practice taekwondo. As the delicate pretty eldest daughter of an affluent family, she had been terrified of pain.
After she got a few bruises on her body, she started to throw a tantrum and her dad felt sorry for her, so he did not let her continue with it.
When she had grumbled to Zi Chuan about this while playing, Zi Chuan replied, "I will learn."
The next sentence obviously was, "I will protect you."
Therefore, she never learned it again.
She had thought that when she was young, her dad would be there to protect her and when she grew up, Zi Chuan would be there to protect her.
At this very moment, she then suddenly understood.
Dad could not stay with her forever… and as for Zi Chuan, that was already history.
At that instant, as she saw the dagger moving towards her face, she wanted to move, wanted to hide, but the man was holding down her shoulders, immobilizing her.