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Because It Was You

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Parts 16
Time 2h 20m

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When past hurts refuse to stay buried, love becomes a battlefield.

Chen Yu and Li Wei were once inseparable-until everything tore them apart. Eight years later, a chance encounter drags them back into each other's lives, reigniting old wounds and buried feelings neither of them dared to face.

This isn't a story about easy love or happy endings. It's about the raw, messy, and heart-wrenching journey of two broken boys fighting their own demons and each other, desperate to find a way back from silence, pain, and betrayal.

With every stolen glance, unspoken word, and surge of emotions beneath the surface, "Because It Was You" dives deep into the fragile edges of friendship, love, and forgiveness.

Will they let their past define them-or find redemption in the only place they never thought possible: in each other?

Prepare for a story that lingers long after the last page. A story about scars, secrets, and the fierce hope that true love can heal the deepest wounds.All Rights Reserved

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