The teacup on the table had long since cooled down, yet the silence between Ziyi and Camelia still felt incredibly thick. Ziyi squeezed her own fingers, staring at her reflection on the surface of the calm tea water. A massive doubt now, like a thick fog, rolled through the entire contents of her head, making her not know which direction to step. "Ziyi," Camelia called softly, breaking the silence that had been suffocating the room since earlier. She moved her body forward, staring intently at Ziyi's jaw, which appeared to tense up. "I once heard a proverb from the old folks about the bond of marriage." Ziyi did not reply, but her gaze slowly moved, indicating she was listening closely. "A household trial, if it doesn't come at the beginning, might strike at the back," Camelia said in a lowering voice, filled with ripples of deep emotion. "They say... before the age of marriage reaches five years, or even ten years, there will surely be a great many storms that come to test. It co
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