From age twenty to twenty-five, in just five short years, An Qin went through everything one should and should not experience in a lifetime. Now she stands on the top floor of a shopping mall, her left arm wrapped around her right, watching young couples come and go. She closes her eyes, then opens them and sighs. Turning to Nan Wei, who stands behind her with her head bowed and silent, she asks, "Tell me, if he were here, what would things be like for us now?"
Nan Wei stays silent for a long time before finally managing to say, "If President Cheng were here, you and he would probably be very happy, President An." At her words, An Qin seems to be stirred by old memories. The person buried deep in her past begins to come into focus...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
