Unable to Move

“I can’t move, absolutely can’t move!” Li Wei admonished himself inwardly.

He had finally found this opportunity. If Zhou Yang believed he was in a vegetative state, then this assassination attempt would succeed. But he had underestimated Zhou Yang and misjudged the situation. Now, it wasn’t that he couldn’t move; it was that he couldn’t move freely. He was trapped by his past self, ensnared in a labyrinth of memories.

Were he and Zhou Yang enemies or lovers?

If they were enemies, how could they explain the passionate intimacy in those videos? And if they were truly lovers, why would he give up such a perfect partner, willingly undergo brainwashing surgery to erase all memories of himself and Zhou Yang?

“Why? Why can’t we go back to how things were?” Zhou Yang’s choked voice echoed in his ears.

But they couldn’t go back. They couldn’t return to the past where Li Wei was still alive, to the past where they were unaware of their fates, to the past before Zhou Yang destroyed the only happiness he had.

Yes, because he wasn’t the Li Wei that Zhou Yang loved. He was just a brainwashed stand-in, mistakenly believing himself to be Li Wei. And in the past, this stand-in hadn’t loved Zhou Yang so deeply.

Love always vowed to be steadfast, but what could he offer to exchange for Zhou Yang’s happiness, when he was an interloper in their relationship? Even if he gave Zhou Yang everything, even if he loved him with all his heart, inevitably, he would always have to compete with the past Li Wei. Their love would forever be overshadowed by Li Wei’s shadow, and he would rather not have such bitter love.