"I knew I couldn't survive in this cruel world on my own. Fortunately, they didn't kill my substitute. After they took my substitute away, I slowly followed them and then joined their team. Over the years, in front of everyone, I've always appeared as my substitute."
You suddenly feel a jolt in your heart and say to Hua Jieyu in your arms, "Could it be..."
"Yes, even now, the one you're holding is also a substitute," Hua Jieyu looks up at you with a somewhat tragic expression.
"Why?"
"Can I finish everything I have to say first? I don't want to live with burdens anymore, I need to be free, I want to tell you everything about the past. Only by doing this will I feel that I truly belong to you."
You nod your head, staying silent.
