"The word was like a resounding slap hitting me on my face, waking me up instantly, causing me to escape in a hurry. There can never be a forever between me and her.
"There is only ending in this story of ours…"
Su Zhinian's fingers that were holding the pen started to shake, even his handwriting started to become more of a scrawl.
"…I can be nothing more than a guest in her story; I cannot stay for life."
After Su Zhinian finished the entry with a full stop, he slammed the diary shut immediately.
The study was quiet. He leaned against his chair staring at the chandelier hanging on the ceiling, listening to the sound of his heart breaking.
What she wished for was not to be with him forever nor for him to love her forever, but a mere request of him treating her nicely forever. However, it was a wish that he simply couldn't permit.
If he could, why would he have used a stranger's number to accompany her all these years?