You Shuang rested her pointed chin on Li Dongyang's shoulder. She used to do this too, and Li Dongyang would always laugh and tell her to hold on tighter.
Having been manipulated by capital, she felt incredibly safe leaning on Li Dongyang's shoulder.
That resentment was replaced by peace of mind at that moment.
"Dongyang, if—and I mean if—none of these things had happened, would we have gotten married?"
Li Dongyang had even bought his wedding ring; he was determined to marry Youshuang.
After a long silence, Li Dongyang said decisively, "We will never get married in this lifetime."
The smile on her face vanished abruptly, and her heart felt as if it were being pierced by a thousand needles.
"Why?"
"If a glass bottle breaks, can you put it back together?"
"Life goes on day by day, but can you guarantee that the people of today will be the same as those of tomorrow?"
Li Dongyang carried two on his back.
To him, Shuang is just an actress in the film crew right now. If it were a matter of personal feelings, he would never have taken her to the hospital, let alone carried her on his back.
It's not that he's petty; he believes that in this situation, no man could remain calm and act as if nothing had happened.
The calmer Li Dongyang's tone was, the more uneasy You Shuang felt.
His tone was exactly as if he were talking to a stranger.
She had her arms around Li Dongyang's shoulders, as if the man in front of her would disappear if she let go.
She pursed her lips, then leaned on Li Dongyang's shoulder and silently shed tears.
She regretted it.
She knew she had hurt the man who had once loved her deeply.
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes, you wouldn't be able to accept that kind of thing, would you?
She considered giving up, but what remained most deeply in her heart was that she couldn't forget Li Dongyang.
After all, this boyfriend is really great.
There were two sobs.
Li Dongyang could clearly feel that a large area of his shoulder was wet.
He would never have let the woman he loved cry before, but now she was a stranger.
"Dongyang, I know I've hurt you a lot, I..."
"That's enough. I took you to the hospital because the others were busy, not because I wanted to."
"You don't need to explain to me. What's the use of regretting it now that you've already made your choice?"
There is no medicine for regret in this world.
"I feel pretty good right now."
"To be honest, I have to thank you, because your departure has allowed me to focus more on writing."
"I don't need to rush to your company every day after get off work, nor do I need to run to the boss's wife early every night to ask her to save some chicken soup for me."
"After having fewer worries, I found myself feeling much more relaxed. You made me see through the essence of love."
Li Dongyang smiled, with a relieved expression.
He no longer felt hatred, because it wasn't worth it at all.
Overthinking only adds to your troubles.
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more. It's all in the past. You live your life well, and I'll live my life well."
"The past cannot be undone, the future lies ahead, and some things, once broken, can never be brought back to the past."
"Just like my true heart."
"Winter sun..."
You Shuang leaned on Li Dongyang's shoulder and sobbed uncontrollably. At that moment, the pain in her ankle was nothing compared to the wound in her heart.
Yes, some things are simply wrong.
What right does she have to shamelessly ask Li Dongyang for forgiveness?
The presence of two fingers on his back needs no further explanation; his hand movements simply tightened slightly.
She knew that if it weren't for her injured foot and the accidental encounter that brought them together again, he might never have carried her on his back in his entire life.
The person with the double eyelids on their back unconsciously tightened their grip.
Li Dongyang could clearly feel a pair of hands pressing their entire bodies against his back.
Perhaps this is the last time she will lie quietly on him like this.
She didn't dare to ask for anything, she just hoped the taxi would arrive a little later so she could hold him a little longer.
Shuang kept recalling all the good things Li Dongyang had done for her.
Memories flashed before his eyes:
"I told you not to eat cold things when you're on your period, why don't you listen? Come on, drink this red date soup."
"It's getting cold, so I bought you two coats. Girls should dress nicely."
"I left the chicken soup with the security guard downstairs. Remember to come down and get it."
"Your previous cosmetics were almost finished, so I bought you a new set and put it on your dressing table."
"Do you have any money left? I'll transfer you two thousand. It's getting cold, don't starve yourself."
"I queued for more than 10 minutes to buy you the milk tea you like." Even in the scorching June sun, large beads of sweat slid down Li Dongyang's face, while You Shuang only needed to sit at home or in the office and wait.
It was cold in winter, and there was no washing machine in the newly rented apartment. Li Dongyang said, "My hands are cold," and ran over to help wash the clothes after get off work.
She took all of this for granted.
Looking at Li Dongyang's back, her eyes reddened, but the kindness she had shown him was only a drop in the ocean.
Because there are just too many.
She couldn't count them all in one go.
You Shuang stared intently at Li Dongyang's profile, buried her head in his shoulder, and choked back sobs.
"Dongyang, I was really wrong, I was really wrong."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"After entering this circle, I realized how deep the water is."
"I want to terminate my contract, but the company is demanding 5 million yuan in compensation before they'll let me go. Where am I supposed to get that much money?"
There was a belly full of bitterness in my heart with nowhere to vent it.
When I told my mother this before, all she said was, "You deserve it."
Yes, she really deserves to be punished now.
She lost the boy who loved her most.
"Dongyang, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"I was bewitched, I imagined this world to be too beautiful."
"I'm so sorry..."
You Shuang put her arm around Li Dongyang's shoulder and couldn't help but want to kiss him, but Li Dongyang dodged her.
"You don't need to apologize to me. I loved you willingly before. If we can't be together, it just means our time wasn't meant to be."
Li Dongyang's words were like a sharp dagger piercing Shuang's heart.
At that moment, she felt a morbid, unbearable shortness of breath.
"The road ahead is long, and people can't live in the past forever. Look forward, so you don't need to be like that."
Li Dongyang spoke in a flat tone, as if the person involved had nothing to do with him.
Then he fell silent.
With red eyes, she looked up at Li Dongyang's profile and choked out, "Dongyang, I don't beg for your forgiveness, I just beg you not to be so cold to me."
"How about we go back to how we were in college and I pursue you all over again?"
During his university years, Li Dongyang became the school's undisputed heartthrob because of his good looks, and it took You Shuang, the school's most beautiful girl, a year to win him over.
"Dongyang, can you please not reject me?"
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