With a Sincere Heart, One Finds Peace

The day she broke up with Cheng Chen, the sun shone bright and the sky was clear, a rare spell of good weather in December. Song Zhining gave her a large sum of money. She accepted it without a second thought, smiled, and said, "Thank you. To spare us both the pain, it's best if we don't keep in touch." He thought he'd finally dumped a huge burden, both mentally and physically. At last, he could breathe a sigh of relief. The problem was, later on, when his good friend asked him when he'd first realized something was wrong, his tears were worth their weight in gold. Weeping, he said it had been the first day she left. People are just awful like that. They always want what they can't have. He was, at least, completely hopeless when it came to her. * Stuttering girl x playboy [Those who toy with love will eventually be toyed with by love.] Content warning: Neither lead is a virgin. * "A person can give up everything, but not the desire to be understood." Shi Tiesheng, I and the Temple of Earth Theme: "I waited for you"