The Wedding Date

Previously: 

She couldn't help but empathize with him, who had unwittingly become entangled in a web of expectations and societal norms. With his chiselled features and piercing gaze, Bai seemed like a prisoner of his own circumstances.

Lai wondered if his stoic exterior concealed a torrent of emotions, held back by the dam of duty that threatened to break.

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As she lay there, the room filled with the muted sounds of the city outside, Lai couldn't shake off the feeling of helplessness that enveloped her. Bai's revelation had become a lingering ghost, haunting the sanctity of their shared evening.

The irony of the situation echoed in her mind - a man caught between the threads of love and duty, a woman left to navigate the maze of his emotions.