"For the past month, I've thought about this over and over. In the end, I had to admit that I really have fallen for you. I don't want you to leave me."
Following his blunt confession, a trace of sweetness welled up in Mei Yuxin's heart, and she hugged him back before she knew it.
"What about Su Qiao?"
"Don't you love her very much?"
Cheng Haoming paused, then explained in a low voice:
"I did like her once, but that kind of affection might have been an illusion brought about by how peaceful and comfortable I felt whenever I was with her."
"On top of that, my mother strongly opposed us. The more rebellious I became, the more she forbade us from being together, and the more determined I was to be with Xiao Qiao. That was why, on impulse, I dragged her off to get a Marriage Certificate."
"I just never expected that we'd get into a car accident afterward, and that she would be so badly injured protecting me, becoming the way she is now."
"I have an undeniable responsibility toward her, but what I feel for you is different. You're like a blazing fire. You make me burn, make it impossible for me to let go, and make it impossible for me to forget you."
Cheng Haoming knew what he was doing was wrong, but he had no choice.
No one knew how much he had suffered over the past month.
On so many nights, he had lain awake until midnight.
During the day, he still had to force himself to go to the company. After returning at night, he would spend some time accompanying Su Qiao, talking with her.
But after returning to his room, he would feel extraordinarily empty, as though the silence in