Have you ever loved someone with all your heart for your entire life?
That bright summer, the boy smiled at her and said, “Xia Nanxi, how about we stay together for the rest of our lives?”
But just as Xia Nanxi gathered the courage to answer, Ji Mingchen vanished without a trace.
That year, Xia Nanxi’s father died, her mother went to prison, and Ji Mingchen disappeared without a word. Xia Chenyi was plunged into despair again and again. The one thing that kept her going was the need to understand why. It all felt too much like a drama.
Eight years later, at twenty-five, Xia Nanxi sees Ji Mingchen again at the hospital. She gives a light laugh. “Ji Mingchen, I’m not so easy to fool anymore.”
But Ji Mingchen is like a vine infused with life: the more she struggles, the tighter he clings. He can explain all the misunderstandings, but he cannot let her go! He has loved her since they were young. He loves her pride, her stubbornness, her vulnerability, and her kindness. He once prayed to heaven that his girl would live a carefree, joyful life, asking for nothing else.
She tried to hate him for leaving without a word, but still couldn’t help loving him with all her life. Perhaps the seed in her heart had already begun to sprout when she was a girl.
I hope the monsoon winds carry my longing far to the south.
At the end of the story, she says, “A Chen, a lifetime is too short. I’m not ready to settle for that. Will you wait for me in the next life?”
