Yin Mei listened quietly and attentively. The deep furrow of her brow gradually smoothed out, and the heaviness that had weighed on her heart seemed to truly lighten with those words.
The confusion in her eyes dissipated like mist in the wind, and things began to come into focus.
After a long moment, she let out a deep, thorough sigh of relief. She squeezed Bai Wanwan's hand, a smile of relief—tinged with shyness yet full of resolve—spreading across her face. "Wanwan, thank you. I feel so much better after hearing you say that. I think… I know what I have to do now."
The struggle in her eyes was gone, replaced by the courage and calm that came with a new decision.
She stood up abruptly, ready to go back and talk with Yin Yuan.
She patted Wanwan's hand. "Wanwan, I've taken up enough of your time. You should get back. Your Beast Husbands must be getting anxious."
In the short time they'd been talking, one of her Beast Husbands had already peeked out the door two or three times.
