[Powerful man bows his head + passionate love and bitter hatred + angsty romance + wealthy family feuds + both leads have only ever been with each other]
Cool, stubborn, delicate flower X devoted heir who hides his feelings
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A sudden car accident took Zhou Huaijin’s parents.
The culprit was the older brother of Lin Zhiyu, the woman he loved most.
Overnight, love turned to hate.
So, in the name of hatred, he made her stay by his side to atone.
“I just wanted to use this method to keep her by my side.”
Zhou Huaijin’s feelings for Lin Zhiyu were complicated. He hated her, but he loved her even more.
Step by step, he sank into the tangle of love and hate between them.
He didn’t fight it. He just let himself drown.
The truth was, Zhou Huaijin was afraid. He feared that Lin Zhiyu, the last person he loved, would leave him too.
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Zhou Huaijin: “Lin Zhiyu, stay by my side and atone.”
Lin Zhiyu: “I’m willing.”
Lin Zhiyu knew she could never repay the Zhou family for what she owed them, not in a lifetime.
She was only a student sponsored by the Zhou family, while Zhou Huaijin had always been beyond her reach. He was someone she could never aspire to.
The years they spent in love were already a gift.
Now, without this hatred, she would have no reason to stay by Zhou Huaijin’s side.
She couldn’t bear to lose him. She loved him deeply, so she was willing to stay by his side and atone.
Being miserable together was better than becoming strangers.
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The phrase “love as deep as the sea, hatred as high as the heavens” means:
If hatred runs deeper than the sea, then love reaches higher than the sky.
The ending is a bit sloppy. . .