"And then?" Lin Wei asked.
"And then?" He Tang fell into recollection, pondered for a moment, and then said: "After that, Zhang Qian took on the case, won a great victory, and Auntie Lan's husband was not implicated in any way. They remained a happy family of three, while I..."
He Tang finally lowered her eyelashes and said, "And I truly began my irrevocable life."
Lin Wei reached out to comfort He Tang, but she gently refused.
He Tang continued with her head down, "Zhang Qian kept threatening me, using me. Initially, I thought our relationship was just something that couldn't see the light of day, but unexpectedly, he had already targeted me. He hated me, tried every way to force me, to torture me. Later on, I got tired, and I accepted my fate..."
