It had to be this way. I won't settle for less.
"You might think I'm overthinking this, or that I'm looking too far ahead," Jiangg Ning said stubbornly, her lips pursed. "But this is just who I am. I can't help it... Since you can't change the past, you have to plan for the future."
...
Chen Yuan had never imagined it would be so difficult for two people who loved each other to be together.
Whenever he tried to get closer to Ningning, she would resist with all her might and push him away. But just when he was about to fall into despair, a spark of hope would suddenly rekindle in his heart.
It was a vicious cycle, repeating over and over.
It felt like a long, endless tug-of-war.
It was mentally and emotionally exhausting.
Chen Yuan didn't know how he managed to leave Jiangg Ning's hospital room. He listlessly pushed open the door to Yaoyao's room, flopped onto the bed without a word, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
