For her entire youth, Qixia loved Wu Ziao with all her heart.
They were childhood friends everyone envied. She thought all those years spent side by side meant they shared a deep love, never knowing that from beginning to end, she was only a stepping stone on his way to someone else.
Wu Ziao loved another woman. He took shameless advantage of Qixia's passionate, pure affection, using her patience and companionship to pursue a lifetime with someone else.
An unexpected confession shattered all of Qixia's attachments and fantasies.
Their argument erupted, resentment grew between them, and they broke apart in anger. Neither would back down or explain. The misunderstanding sank deep into their hearts, becoming a divide they could never cross.
People only learn to cherish what they have after they lose it.
During their complete estrangement, Wu Ziao finally came to his senses and broke free from the foolish obsession of his youth.
At last, he saw the truth of his heart. Filled with guilt and regret, he set aside all his pride, determined to apologize properly and make up for everything he had done.
Carrying Qixia's favorite fruit, he went to meet her for a long-overdue reconciliation.
But fate had other plans. In a moment between life and death, all his love and remorse were sealed away forever.
He never made it back to her, the woman he had finally come to love.
The truth was buried with him, and Qixia never learned a thing.
She endured the rest of her long life weighed down by an unanswerable misunderstanding and deep guilt.
Year after year, she tortured herself.
To the very end, she believed he had been born to betray her and had never loved her.
She never knew that in the final stretch of his life, all he could think about and see was her.
The land remained, but the one she loved was gone.
In the end, their youth had no answer, leaving only lifelong regret.
