( A husband who does not expect his wife. A lover untrue. He flinches, eyes sharp and disdain of him, this anonymous fool, breeding in Lan Wangji's heart like spring weeds taking root, nurturing bloom. Lacing his tongue bitter.
What man swears himself to a spouse, then does not expect their return? Perhaps she speaks of widowhood, and the wait is a long metaphor, the endless sleep that the departed half of a pair does not anticipate to break until their spouse joins them in stillness. Or perhaps, much likelier, there was a — dissolution of the union, as if a wife as strong, cunning or deserving as Allison Hargreeves can be simply set aside. What would compel such a wasteful creature to discard her? Greed, ambition, pride.
Men never know the measure of that which slips between their fingers. No matter. Wangji chooses his words carefully, at a slow pace: )
Apologies. I presumed. ( That her marriage was felicitous, and Lan Wangji's to speak of. This, then, is what the principles detest: gossip, whatever the intentions. Do not speak out of turn. He fractures the principles once more, deeper: ) You are worthy of regard.
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What man swears himself to a spouse, then does not expect their return? Perhaps she speaks of widowhood, and the wait is a long metaphor, the endless sleep that the departed half of a pair does not anticipate to break until their spouse joins them in stillness. Or perhaps, much likelier, there was a — dissolution of the union, as if a wife as strong, cunning or deserving as Allison Hargreeves can be simply set aside. What would compel such a wasteful creature to discard her? Greed, ambition, pride.
Men never know the measure of that which slips between their fingers. No matter. Wangji chooses his words carefully, at a slow pace: )
Apologies. I presumed. ( That her marriage was felicitous, and Lan Wangji's to speak of. This, then, is what the principles detest: gossip, whatever the intentions. Do not speak out of turn. He fractures the principles once more, deeper: ) You are worthy of regard.
( A candid translation: Your husband is blind. )