Chapter 1238: Pillow Talk; Insights

Wei Wuyin and Cao Cuifen sat side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, no longer separated by any distance. For the last three hours, the duo exchanged words endlessly. Wei Wuyin was taken aback by how talkative Cao Cuifen became. 

Unbeknownst to Wei Wuyin, Cao Cuifen had spent the greater part of her twenty-thousand years of life essentially alone, unable to speak her mind and thoughts, even to her nephew. In his mind, she was calm, reserved, mysterious, capable, and strong. This was her grand image, not just in the eyes of her nephew but the entire world.

But while in Wei Wuyin's presence, she no longer needed to form an unassailable wall around her soul and self. She had told her story, revealed her emotions, and accepted her choices. From henceforth, she no longer had to hide herself entirely. Her feminine traits leaked out; the honest, truest traits that weren't a product of her acting or being driven by an alternative purpose or goal in mind.