Chapter 978: Hating Him, Yet Loving Him

She felt both shy and full of expectation for giving away a cheap braided cord.

The other party came from an eminent scholarly family, one of the top families in Wanhai City, how could he possibly care for her things.

In the long wait, her heart was extremely disturbed.

But he accepted it, and even wore it on his wrist right in front of her.

In that instant, her heartbeat quickened, and a sweet joy bubbled up in her heart.

But later, every time they met, she never saw that bracelet on his wrist again.

Although disappointed, her secret feelings for him did not diminish.

The chaotic memories crazily surged in her mind.

Amin endured the dense pain like a thousand needles piercing her, constantly absorbing these memories.

However, no matter how physical the pain was, it couldn’t compare to the dull ache in her heart after her memories returned.

She loved Haige madly, like an obsessed person, constantly paying attention to him.

She had seen him standing with women more than once, and each time it was a different woman.

Every time she saw it, her heart ached.

Over and over, through the pain, she became accustomed.

She was unworthy of him, without the qualification to stand with him.

Until later, when she had an accident related to his kidnapping and almost died.

After waking up, their relationship was as fragile as walking on thin ice.

Though no one told her, she understood that there was no hope between them anymore.

She was going to Beijing with her brother, from then on separated, unsure when they would meet again.

She knew everything Haige did for her, knew he had punished the people who kidnapped her.

Later on, the memories in Beijing became clearer.

There were other women around him again, and that woman was carrying his child.

Her heart ached terribly, leading to a bout of crying.

After the heartbreak, her love didn’t diminish, and the pain tormented her.

Holding onto the unrequited love in her heart, she left Beijing, away from the man whose sight always brought her pain.

She obeyed her superiors’ orders, went to Nanmian, and participated in a long-term undercover mission.

Codenamed Red Eagle, and under the alias Sang Dan, she infiltrated the enemy’s ranks.

And then, faced with either the whole army’s destruction or her individual sacrifice, she chose sacrifice.

An explosion, and to her death, she thought of the man with a gentle smile and gentlemanly demeanor in her mind.

She both hated and loved him.

If it hadn’t been for their initial encounter in Wanhai City, would she not be in such pain?

Yet she couldn’t bear to let go.

She couldn’t bear not knowing him, nor the myriad of feelings she had for him.

Before dying, she thought of the scene where he asked her to call him uncle, but she never compromised.

The age gap between them was the biggest obstacle.

As the explosion erupted and the flames surged towards her, her lips curled slightly.

At that moment, she clearly realized that she never regretted knowing him.

Even if Haige didn’t love her.

Even though they were fifteen years apart, he just treated her as a child.

She still carried him in her heart.

The flashback abruptly ended.

Afterwards, the scene of her being rescued instead became blurry, Amin held her sore head, gently gazing at the sleeping man.

After not seeing each other for so long, he was so disheveled, visibly thinner, and the dark circles under his eyes made Minmin feel a pang of heartache.

Thinking of the scene between them in the living room, Minmin furrowed her delicate eyebrows.

"Knock knock..."

The knocking on the door sounded again.

Minmin clearly saw a slight frown between Qiu Qianghai’s brows.

Afraid the person outside would continue knocking and wake the man sleeping restlessly in bed, she quickly got up, put on her shoes, and lightly and swiftly walked to the door.

Seeing the woman she had always admired standing outside the door, Minmin’s eyes turned red.