Chapter 399: Neo

"You speak as if you've uncovered some great tragedy as if you hold power over me with this knowledge.

But tell me, Luo Meng—what do you hope to achieve? Pity? Justification for your failures? A final grasp at significance before you fade into irrelevance?"

Luo Meng's jaw tightened, his hands trembling at his sides. "You—"

"You should have left when you had the chance," she continued, her voice sharper now, a cold finality settling in.

"But instead, you chose to stand here, spewing words like a desperate man grasping at the last remnants of control. You want me to hurt? To question myself? I don't. And I won't."

Luo Meng's breath hitched.

For the first time, he saw it clearly—he had lost. Not just Gu Jin, but any power he thought he had over her.

She wasn't shaken. She wasn't vulnerable.

She was untouchable, standing in front of him with an unwavering presence that made his very existence feel small.