"If I had never loved you, that might have been fine, but having fallen for you, I know clearer than anyone how much regret I would have, how bland life could be, if I hadn't met you in this lifetime."
He couldn't articulate how much he loved her; all he knew was that if it weren't for her, he probably wouldn't have been so desperate as to harm himself multiple times to have her.
In a certain way, it was she who taught him all this.
The passion of Muse was just a surface temperament, while Wen Yi, with a layer of reserved coolness, held a persistent and patient love that was stronger than anybody else's.
"The fate and relationship between us were all fought for by you alone, I know I have hurt you, I know you've suffered a lot during the five years I was absent, and I'm sorry, but no amount of apologies actually does any good."