He has done everything in his power to find her and will not allow her to leave his sight again.
Jiang Xiaoling, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, looked completely exhausted. When Xu Yi held her in his arms, he felt like he was holding nothing but bones.
He gently released her and asked, "Didn't you eat? How come you're so thin?"
The sea breeze lifted her hair, revealing her radiant skin.
She squinted and said slowly, "You should go back now, or everyone will be looking for you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yi immediately hugged her even tighter. "I'm not going back. I finally found you, and now you want to send me away?"
Jiang Xiaoling gently patted his shoulder, signaling him to let go of her. Xu Yi understood her meaning and gently released her, but didn't loosen his grip, because he was afraid that if he let go, she would run away again and disappear from his sight once more.
"Since you've come, it means you still care about me. Why are you pushing me away?"
Jiang Xiaoling was momentarily speechless when asked the question. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Because we were colleagues after all, so I..."
"An excuse!" Xu Yi suddenly interrupted her.
What do you mean by being colleagues? She clearly still loves him. Otherwise, why would she come today? Besides, he clearly saw the sad look in her eyes in the corner just now. He can't fool that feeling.
"You clearly love me, so why won't you admit it? What has made you so cowardly?"
Jiang Xiaoling remained silent. Did she love him? She didn't know. She didn't even know how to love someone. Did she have to hurt each other like Xu Yi? She could say that this wasn't the kind of love she wanted.
"Say it!" Xu Yi shook her shoulder.
Jiang Xiaoling was in pain from his pinching, but she didn't utter a sound.
Not long ago, she saw the news online that Xu Yi was getting engaged to Liu Yunqi, and out of consideration for their past relationship, she came back.
Before she could react, Xu Yi pulled her into his arms. "Promise me you won't leave again, okay?"
“No, I still want to leave.” She refused cruelly, her voice as light as a sheet of paper.
Xu Yi yelled at her as if he had lost control, "Why are you leaving? I'll give you whatever you want. Let's get married right now, right now! Okay?"
Jiang Xiaoling was getting impatient, and her tone rose a little: "Can you stop like this? Don't you understand? We're not compatible at all. There's a huge gap between us. You're someone I could never catch up to in my entire life."
Some loves don't necessarily require being together; even just having that thought in your heart is enough to sustain you through life.
Jiang Xiaoling thought that even if she left him, at least she would know that they had loved each other, and that was enough. There was no need for further explanation.
"Do you even have a heart?" Xu Yi suddenly asked her, calming down.
His tone was terrifyingly clear compared to before; he was practically a completely different person.
She pushed him away: "I'm not a good woman, so please forget me. There's too much between us, and even if we were together, it wouldn't end well."
She ran forward desperately, rushing along the coastline into the sea, as if she wanted to end her life that way.
Xu Yi realized what she was about to do and ran towards her, shouting, "Don't do anything foolish!"
Huge waves crashed towards them, and Jiang Xiaoling was swept up by the spray. She was then tossed about on the waves, looking desperate and helpless.
Xu Yi felt something sinking in his heart, as if he was about to lose it, but he also wanted to hold on to it. However, that feeling ultimately vanished.
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