e lingering chill of sleep. He reached for a thin jacket and put it on, then walked out onto the balcony, his stomach prominent beneath the fabric. The sky remained overcast, devoid of any glimmer of...Hou Shao wasn't surprised, and he was also very clear about who these people were. 。He knew Gu Liechen had never given up on pursuing her. They had been in love and at war for years. 。Hou Shao wasn't naive enough to think that if their identities could have been openly shared, they wouldn't have missed these years, and her child wouldn't exist. 。But ultimately this is fantasy. He and she can only be solace in the night, a bittersweet longing, a dream that must be left behind when morning comes. 。He can't give up his career, and she can't abandon her mission. 。

Hou Shao no longer looked, she turned and walked to the bedside, sat down, and picked up her phone. 。

Her phone was off. She didn't touch it, she just stared blankly, lost in thought for a moment. 。This cellphone was a gift from Gu Liechen several years ago. She had been carrying it with her all these years, but she had never turned it on. 。ist, his fingers teasingly tracing along Lin Jinran's fair and slender legs.Suddenly, Lin Jinran's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the man before her. Her pale fingers pounded forcefully agains...