But clearly, he wanted to drive her away. In the end... he let her live in his heart, taking root and sprouting, never to be removed again.
However, at the very beginning, their relationship was very strained, almost to the point where they were like water and fire, utterly incompatible.
Until... the time he fell ill.
He had an exceptionally strong constitution and a robust physique, but during that period, he drank heavily every day, suffered from insomnia, and barely ate, such that even the healthiest body couldn't withstand such self-destruction and eventually fell sick.
He hated Dong Xin Yan, and Dong Xin Yan hated him just as much. Originally, he thought that when he fell ill, she would be overjoyed and would mock and ridicule him without holding back.
But during his hazy bouts of illness, he felt someone taking meticulous care of him, feeding him medicine, covering him with blankets, changing his towels repeatedly, and taking his temperature over and over.
