"Something he never anticipated?" Atlas laughed dryly, backing away from her touch. "Sarah, my father spent decades manipulating events to create the perfect evolved pairing. What makes you think we could surprise a man who orchestrated our quantum bond from the beginning?"
The moonlight filtered through the ornate latticed windows of the Li family guest quarters, casting geometric shadows across the polished wooden floors. Despite the room's traditional elegance, modern technology hummed discreetly in the background—air purifiers combating Beijing's notorious pollution, and subtle security measures monitoring their every move.
"Because he couldn't have predicted one thing," Sarah replied, her voice quiet but determined. "He couldn't have predicted how I'd feel about you."
Atlas froze,
