You really believe that?" Tang Zichen asked gently, his question carrying genuine curiosity rather than challenge. "That he'll approve of everything? The killing, the threats, the aggressive takeovers, the intimidation? That he'll see all of it and understand rather than be horrified?"
Zhou Yuxi's answer was immediate and absolutely certain, delivered with the kind of conviction that allowed no doubt. "Yes. Because I won't give him a chance not to approve or like me ..."
She turned back to her laptop, fingers already moving across the keyboard.
"He won't judge me for protecting what's ours. He'll thank me for it. He'll see what I've built and he'll be proud. That's who we are. That's what we are to each other. And nothing, not judgment from others, not moral concerns, not fear of who I've become, nothing will change that."
