Chapter 162: 162. Chapter 162: The Painful Truth 10

162. Chapter 162: The Painful Truth 10

Hehe… maybe heaven itself doesn't want to linger over our relationship. If it had been a few days earlier, maybe I would have chosen to be with you, but we missed our chance, and once missed it can't be relived. You probably don't know that just a few days ago I agreed to be his girlfriend, and just a few days ago I officially got together with him. Maybe I'm fated to be with him, or maybe we've truly missed each other again. Although people who have loved each other can't be friends, since they once loved each other, and although we may have hurt each other too, I don't think we should become the most familiar of strangers. If you're willing, let's stay friends, put those feelings aside, and be friends—okay?" I said this while smiling all along; saying it out loud made my feelings feel much lighter, really much lighter, and the wound in my heart that had ached for over a year seemed to no longer hurt.

Haohua stared at me in astonishment; perhaps he still didn't understand.

"Haohua, we're already in the past, so we can't be together anymore. Forget me—I believe you can do that. It's late; I should head back, otherwise he'll worry." After I finished speaking, I didn't wait for Haohua to reply; I stood up ready to turn and leave, but as I took a step to go, he seized my hand, gripping it tightly and refusing to let go, then swiftly stood and pulled me into his broad embrace. I didn't struggle, quietly leaning against his chest, also thinking this might be the last time—well, let's part on good terms.

"These days I've been thinking, I've always wanted to see you, to hold you tight in my arms and not let go, to kiss you passionately, but now I know it's impossible—I can't have you anymore, I can't keep you forever in my embrace, because there's already another broad embrace waiting for you, prepared for you. Since this is your choice, I will respect you; as long as I see you happy, that's enough. Could you promise to let me give you one last kiss?" Hearing Haohua's voice already a little choked, I suddenly felt a warm liquid trickling into my throat—probably his tears.

My heart, once wounded, is now shattered beyond repair, so I choose to give up on entering another relationship, allowing my broken heart to experience warmth once again.