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    Despite his onslaught of nausea, Xiaoshuai pushed forward and began his day. As he stretched his limbs, he fought hard against the flashbacks of his past relationship. He wanted to erase the reminders of the broken person he abandoned inside— the one he left ignored and wounded. Alone. Neglected. Because, although Xiaoshuai finally cut down that old tree, its rotten roots remained buried deep. The idea of confronting them frightened him… to accept just how deeply they had ingrained into the ground. He supposed he wasn’t ready to put all of the work required for healing yet.

    Xiaoshuai felt ashamed. After three years of Chengyu’s patient pursuit and persistent affection, the ghost of his past life lingered. Somehow, Chengyu’s attention hadn’t fended it away, and Xiaoshuai couldn’t figure out why. All he could do was remind himself that Chengyu wasn’t Meng Tao. He had done more than enough to prove that. To Chengyu, unlike Meng Tao, Jiang Xiaoshuai actually meant something.

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    Edited: 11/13/25, edited and rewritten! From 5.7k words to 6.9k!

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