He is thirty years old. She is sixteen years old.
Over the years, she has become accustomed to asking for his warmth, his love, his patience, and everything about him.
He is also used to giving. Even his biological father cannot do better than him. However, he couldn't give her what she wanted most.
He said: "Ruobai, your father is my life-long friend. You are the child I raised with my own hands. These are unchangeable facts."
"We have spent twelve years together. You are the most important person to me. I regard you as the most precious treasure. But you will not be my wife."
"A person's life is very long. When you grow older, you will understand that all pain and obsession will fade away in time."
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She traveled all the way, experienced all the hardships, and traveled across thousands of rivers and mountains, but she was getting farther and farther away from him.