Su Jing stepped outside the medical centre, the air heavy with tension. She leaned against a cool wall, shifting her weight impatiently. Inside, Lu Lu was still beside his sister, lost in turmoil. Everyone in the city believed she had fallen into this state because of the attack during the wedding. Yet few knew the truth. She had stupidly faced a beast outside the city the day before. Determined to prove her worth to Lu Lu, she fought to show she was not just a child in need of protection.
For months, Lu Lu had kept her safe, treating her as fragile and vulnerable. She felt the weight of his love but yearned to be seen as capable. Instead, she returned injured and desperate, only to collapse during the chaos of the wedding ceremony. The attack had been terrible, but it was her own ambition and misguided bravery that led to her current state.
