Chapter 452: Su Mo Recounts the Past with Shen Qingci

Chapter 452: Su Mo Recounts the Past with Shen Qingci

The moment Wu Yue winced in pain, Shen Que immediately eased up and began gently massaging her.

Wu Yue cupped Shen Que's face. "Don't be angry. If you're really worried, I'll just stay outside and open the door for you guys when you go rescue my parents."

Shen Que pulled Wu Yue into his arms. "Mm," he murmured.

Wu Yue blinked. "Well, if you have such a big rival in love, you can’t afford to slack off anymore."

Shen Que gritted his teeth. "Starting tomorrow, I’ll take people to crush those dungeons."

Before Wu Yue’s dungeon cooldown ends, no major dungeons will be allowed to remain!

Wu Yue said eagerly, "I want to go too. I’ve never experienced being carried through a dungeon before."

Every time she entered a dungeon, she worked herself to exhaustion. She also wanted to experience the legendary feeling of being carried by experts.

Shen Que said, "Then I’ll gather everyone from Blaze, along with your sister and the others. We’ll all go together; otherwise, I won’t feel at ease."

Wu Yue hooked her arms around Shen Que’s neck to comfort him. "No need to be so nervous. The Order Realm probably has its hands full right now."

Shen Que affectionately nuzzled Wu Yue’s face repeatedly. "Mm."

Seeing Shen Que become so clingy, Wu Yue knew he was getting anxious again.

Wu Yue held his head and coaxed him, "Baby, don’t be so nervous."

Shen Que tightened his embrace. "Honey, I need you."

Only when he was with Wu Yue could he feel a sense of security.

Wu Yue pushed him. "Didn’t I already promise you tonight? Su Mo is about to arrive soon. Go find something to do for a bit."

Shen Que refused. "Have her come tomorrow."

Wu Yue kissed him. "You're such a good boy, so obedient. Give me a kiss, mwah."

Shen Que couldn’t help but curl his lips into a smile. "Don’t talk for too long. I’ll be in the backyard."

Wu Yue agreed. "Mm, could you prepare some snacks for us?"

Shen Que nodded. "Okay."

When Su Mo entered the courtyard, she saw Wu Yue playing on the swing while Shen Que waited on her, serving tea and constantly placing delicious snacks nearby.

Finally, he laid a small blanket over Wu Yue’s legs, leaned down to kiss the corner of her mouth, and said, "Call me anytime if you need anything. I’ll be able to hear you."

Wu Yue pushed him away sheepishly. "Momo is watching. Don’t be like this."

Shen Que refused to listen. Deliberately, he pulled Wu Yue in for another kiss, shooting Su Mo an icy, sinister glare that practically screamed, "Don’t even think about hitting on my wife."

Su Mo, "..." This guy seems to have a few screws loose.

Once Shen Que left, Wu Yue apologized to Su Mo, "Sorry, he’s just like that."

Su Mo said, "Shen Que has been like this for a long time. Are you sure he doesn’t need to see a doctor?"

Even with her limited contact, she had seen his terrifying side when he slaughtered someone in the royal court.

Wu Yue smiled and shook her head, "No need, I like him this way."

Su Mo blinked in disbelief, then showed an envious expression, "You guys are so good together."

Wu Yue, "Are you thinking that any normal person would have run far away from someone unhinged?"

Su Mo blinked rapidly, "How did you know? Sorry, I didn’t mean to. I wasn’t trying to say anything bad about Shen Que."

Wu Yue nodded, "I know, because I’m not exactly normal either. I have a severe avoidant attachment disorder, so the more passionately Shen Que behaves, the more I like him.

Insanity is relative, after all. At its core, isn’t forced love just a manifestation of people ignoring boundaries and disrespecting women?

And so-called grand gestures and begging for forgiveness—aren’t those just conditioning women's autonomy?

'I hurt you, but it was all because I loved you. I loved you so much, why can’t you forgive me?'

'I’ve changed now, I’ve become better, why can’t you forgive me?'

But in reality,

does hurt disguised as love cease to be harm?

Does dressing up abuse as love somehow beautify the violence?

Even those called 'crazy' would rather hurt themselves than harm the one they love. They always turn the blade inward, never toward their beloved.

If someone can’t even do that, they don’t deserve to talk about love.

So-called insanity is just an excuse for failing to control one’s raw, violent impulses."

Shen Que, who hadn’t gone far, overheard Wu Yue’s words and couldn’t help but stop in his tracks, a smile curling on his lips. His wife was sticking up for him.

His head was spinning—he really, really adored his wife.

Su Mo stared at Wu Yue in shock, her eyes wide as if she were hearing something utterly mind-blowing.

Wu Yue wasn’t at all surprised by Su Mo’s reaction. Raised under Chu Cixie’s oppressive teachings about women's roles, she had been taught that she must put her family first and that women should depend on men.

But Su Mo wasn’t as submissive or fragile as she seemed. At the critical moment in S4, if she hadn’t firmly stopped Shen Qingci, the entire situation would have spiraled out of control.

Her own identity had also awakened through Shen Qingci’s steadfast and continually devoted love for her.

Countless women with awakened self-awareness were the key players that led this battle to ultimate victory.

Wu Yue blinked, "You came to me because you wanted someone to clear up your confusion, didn’t you?"

Su Mo looked at Wu Yue with admiration, "You really seem like a goddess now—you look so sacred."

Afraid of gaining another follower, Wu Yue immediately picked up a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them. She asked Su Mo, "Want some?"

Su Mo lowered her head, "My parents never let me eat these."

But she still took some from Wu Yue’s hand. She really wanted to be friends with Wu Yue.

After cracking a couple of seeds, Su Mo suddenly found them rather weirdly addictive. So good.

Wu Yue, with a gossipy grin, gestured to Su Mo, "Go on, start."

Su Mo blinked blankly, "Huh?"

Wu Yue eagerly rubbed her hands together in anticipation, "Start with how you and Shen Qingci met, how you developed feelings for each other, how you got together, and what's troubling you now. Go ahead.

Don’t worry, I won’t go around blabbing about it. Hehe."

Even Shen Que couldn’t help but lean in closer, planning to mock Shen Qingci, that jerk, after hearing the whole story.

Su Mo lowered her head dejectedly, "We never made things official."

Wu Yue looked puzzled, "My sister said you two seemed really close back then."

Su Mo nodded, "At the time, we clearly agreed to stay together, but after S4 ended, Qingci became super busy. He told me to go back to the Su family first.

When I came to see him, he acted really formal with me. At most, we held hands. When I tried to kiss him, he turned his head away and bolted. It felt like our relationship just couldn’t move forward.

It’s nothing like you and Captain Shen..."

Wu Yue rested her chin on her hand, "Maybe he’s just shy?"

Su Mo shook her head bitterly, "He might still be bothered by the fact that I used to entertain a lot of men.

Even though I had no choice back then, what happened still happened."

Wu Yue immediately said, "Tell me more about the details of your interactions back then."

Su Mo began, "When I was first assigned to join the Shadows, I was very dissatisfied with Qingci and the environment there. I felt it was not up to my standards.

Having grown up in luxury, I already resented being under someone’s thumb. Having to pretend to be in a relationship with a man with a shady background day in and day out made me even angrier.

I deliberately attacked him and gave him a hard time. Nothing he did satisfied me. The first time he asked me to seduce Chen Yuanlang, I was so mad I walked right out.

Someone like Chen Yuanlang—I didn’t even want to look at him. His creepy stare made me sick.

For a while after that, Qingci never mentioned it again. Until one day, I discovered he was really badly hurt..."