Chapter 21

In the matter of secretly loving Ming Zhao, he was not as qualified as Jiang You.

But so what? It was just a secret crush.

Besides, there were so many people who liked Ming Zhao, what difference did one more make?

A secret crush was self-inflicted suffering.

Ming Zhao was like the bright moon in the sky, visible but unreachable.

There were too many people around her.

So many that adding even one more seemed burdensome.

Shi Chuan once thought that perhaps for this lifetime, he could only watch her from afar.

Until fate’s twist made him the protagonist in a hero-saving-beauty story.

His connection with Ming Zhao began from there.

From benefactor, to friend, to lover, and then to spouse.

Everything went smoothly beyond belief.

He had reached for the bright moon he had longed for in his youth.

Of course, it was love.

And he never got tired of it.

Yet somehow, he didn’t know when everything started to change in flavor.

Even after marriage, Ming Zhao was still as popular as ever.

Others lamented that she married too early, but Ming Zhao would smile and say, “My husband is wonderful.”

Yet he still couldn’t suppress the unease and growing fear inside him.

It’s okay.

It’s okay.

He comforted himself.

Only he knew about Ming Zhao’s dark past.

That was his leverage to get close to Ming Zhao, and also the shackle to keep her by his side.

She rose step by step, her fame growing, earning more and more money.

More and more people surrounded her, with either genuine or fake intentions.

But she still only loved him.

Ming Zhao still loved Shi Chuan.

He maintained this twisted affection, from fearing loss to being certain she wouldn’t leave.

Infidelity, he thought no one could surpass Ming Zhao.

Except…

Wen He did.

The young girl’s attempts to throw herself at him were not clever, but he chose to allow them.

After all.

After all, Ming Zhao would love him, and only him.

So one wrong step.

Led to another wrong step.

Until it was beyond repair.