Stars In His Eyes

"I’ve seen your wedding photos—they’re beautiful!" Xiaojia nodded. "In my village, we have our own traditional wedding attire, mostly colorful. I think, since Niu Rang loves seeing me in white dresses, if I wore the kind of wedding gown you mentioned for the ceremony, he would absolutely adore it, wouldn’t he?"

He Zhilan was stunned upon hearing this.

"Xiaojia, Niu Rang is no longer here. You need to move on from Niu Rang’s world. You can’t keep living your life for Niu Rang, always doing the things he liked. You’re marrying Niu Li—and that’s not fair to him. He loves you, and even though he knows Niu Rang is still in your heart, he’s still willing to marry you. That is the biggest act of tolerance he can show you."

Love offered unconditionally cannot last forever—it has its limits, and one day, even endless giving will come to an end. He Zhilan was truly worried about Xiaojia marrying Niu Li like this. Their marriage might eventually hit a wall.

The saddest kind of marriage is when you’re together but dreaming separate dreams.

"Xiaojia, Niu Li treats you well, and you know it. After you marry him, you can think about Niu Rang, but only secretly and occasionally. If you marry him but let your heart always linger on Niu Rang, that would be too cruel for him." He Zhilan didn’t know how to persuade Xiaojia. She couldn’t say anything too harsh, nor did she have the right to; after all, this was Xiaojia’s personal matter. She couldn’t confront her like someone directly involved.

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But her concern for Xiaojia was genuine.

Having experienced marriage herself—from wedding to divorce, then reconciliation—He Zhilan understood better than Xiaojia that marriages require effort to sustain, and feelings can be exhausted if squandered recklessly.