That year, Zhao Juntong was twenty-three, and Lin Mokai was twenty.
On her birthday, Lin Mokai asked Zhao Juntong, “Have you ever loved anyone?”
Zhao Juntong said nothing.
Lin Mokai looked at him, her eyes full of despair. “If you don’t love me, then die with me. When the time comes, our ashes will mingle, and we’ll never be apart again…”
With tears in her eyes, she smiled, tender and forlorn…
