The realization made Xu Su's breath catch in her throat. She finally snapped back to reality.
Xi Zirong's body was trembling. He buried his head in the crook of her neck, looking utterly fragile.
Xu Su was at a loss. 'How did things end up like this...'
Her hands, which had been hanging at her sides, slowly lifted. She reached out and stroked the soft hair of the head nestled in the crook of her neck.
"Xi Zirong, I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I never meant to hurt you like this." Only when she spoke did she realize her own voice was choked with emotion.
Xu Su truly hadn't wanted this. When she had agreed to be with Xi Zirong, she never imagined it would one day cause him so much pain.
She suddenly understood just how terrible her actions had been.
'Yes, what I said was too cruel. Even if I was determined to break up, I shouldn't have done it in a way that was so humiliating for him. It's so unfair to him.'
Her voice, full of apology, made the young man's body go rigid.
