The Decade of Deep Love (The 10 Years I Loved You the Most)

Summary of the The Decade of Deep Love (The 10 Years I Loved You the Most)

Ever wonder what happens when love becomes routine? Like an old sweatshirt worn too often until you forget how soft it felt?

That was me thinking about Zhao Shu and Wen Xu. They were joined at the hip from high school – weathering storms together, building their own little kingdom from scratch.

You know those rollercoasters of starting a business? Made it, only to hit another curveball right when things seemed solid for them. And during that climb up the success ladder, Wen Xu... well, he started acting like someone else entirely, rolling with the punches and letting his guard down in ways Zhao Shu never did.

But Zhao Shu is made of sterner stuff than just reacting to situations. He chose forgiveness because it was *him*. He saw past the changed man back to the core of Wen Xu's being – that guy who needed him desperately, even when things got tough.

Fast forward through the years... their love story hit another snag. A really hard one this time: an incurable illness landed on Zhao Shu’s doorstep. And yet again, here we go with Wen Xu finding himself in a familiar place – indifference. Maybe he didn’t know how to fix it this time either, given everything else that had happened.

But maybe, just maybe, the deepest parts of him still cared enough to let the silence speak for itself. One peaceful afternoon, under a sky so clear you could pretend it was always going to stay this way, Zhao Shu vanished from their shared life without a trace or warning.

He didn't leave a grand farewell; he quietly packed his bags and walked away. And Wen Xu? He just noticed him gone, realizing maybe too late that the love they built over ten years wasn't replaceable – it was something unique, already slipping through his fingers because someone can only learn to truly cherish when that possibility is gone.

"The Decade of Deep Love (The 10 Years I Loved You the Most)" explores what happens when a foundation erodes and a quiet acceptance turns into regret.