She had thought that even if they broke up, Mo Shiqian would just be uncomfortable for a while, and maybe, he would feel a bit sad, or perhaps a bit sadder than just sad.
And she… given enough time, she would eventually come out of it.
There are so many women in this world who have painfully lost their loved ones, who, for all kinds of reasons and in many ways, must move on from a relationship, they just endure and it passes, nobody has to die over it.
But…
When she pushed him away by an inch, the reluctance surged by a foot.
The more she tried to dilute this love, the more she realized it had buried itself deeper than she had thought.
The tighter he held on, the deeper she sank.
Completely unable to extricate herself, unable to save herself.
..........
Chi Huan's mind was full of thoughts of Mo Shiqian, hugging the pillow as if it were him, rolling around on the bed for who knows how long before she finally drifted off into a daze.
When she woke up, it was already evening.