Old Love, New Joy: A Thousand Heartbreaks

Was this the first time he had held her? Xu Jingru wondered dreamily, yearning for the embrace as sorrow stirred in her heart. Was this their last embrace? “Grow your hair out,” he ordered. “Do you hear me? Grow it out!” Xu Jingru came to her senses a little more and shook her head bitterly. “What do you mean, shaking your head?” He pushed her away slightly, then suddenly saw the tears on her cheeks. “Why are you shaking your head?” Her heart ached sharply, but she gave him a faint, bitter smile. “I hate long hair... I hate you... I used to love you so much... but... maybe I was wrong...” Fear rose in his heart, and his pulse quickened. “Used to?” he asked cautiously. “You don’t love me anymore?”