Xiu Ying had long traveled off the main road and entered into the hidden path behind the forest to get rid of that tail-named fourth prince. She loved him to death, no doubt, but he should understand when to give her some space when she needed it.
They couldn't stay together, never in this lifetime. So why even have benefits like this and suffer for their entire life? She didn't want to suffer and she didn't want him to face the same fate. Thus, she hardened her heart and somehow made the terrible decision of getting away from him.
But who knew that he wasn't going to give up on her even after hearing refusal from her heart over and over again?
She knew she shouldn't be rude to him even when they were parting ways, but she had to harden her heart, right? She was the intelligent one, and so she had to make tough decisions and push herself away from that warmth and loving embrace that she could never have.
