章 131: Chapter 132 Are you up to it?

Shao He frowned slightly, silent, her heart whispering: So that's how it is.

Looking at the man before her with the icy countenance, a wave of inexplicable tenderness welled up in her heart.

He should have had the best environment to live in, yet he grew up amidst suffering. He was meant to shine brightly, an extraordinary man, but he ended up the most inconspicuous within the Imperial Clan, always vigilant against schemes and traps.

"I don't know what to say to comfort you, but only by growing through despair can one become strong; without falling into the abyss, you would never know how dark this world can be."

Shao He had also been deeply mired in pain, and had it not been for betrayal, she would not have ended up here.

Pei Huaian put away the expression in his eyes and looked towards Shao He, "In fact, you are not so different from me."