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I was constantly torn between working as a car model and as a paid companion. My fiancé set me up, exposing me in public and making me a laughingstock.
When I was at my lowest, he was the one who rescued me time and again.
For the money, I willingly became his secret lover. When it was all over, he coldly told me, “It was just a game. Why take it seriously?”
The hurt he caused made me run away. When we met again, I discovered that he and I were connected in a way that could never be erased...
I said, “Love takes acting skills, but I don’t want to go through that kind of soul-deep pain again.”
He said, “Su Xiaobei, it’s not that you’re afraid. You’ve just lost your heart.”
The truth is, I haven’t lost my heart. I just dare to love, but not to ask for anything in return. I’m afraid of falling into this whirlpool and being ruined beyond redemption.
Author’s Sina Weibo: Putao from the Stars V
