A young man’s love is always sincere and passionate. When love begins, the countdown to heartbreak begins too.
In their second year of high school, Jiang Yun met the boy who would make her entire youth unforgettable: Ye Heng. They drew closer, embraced in the rain, and confessed their feelings beneath the stars. But perhaps their heartbreak had been fated from the start.
After a school break, Ye Heng disappeared, leaving behind only the words, “Let’s break up.” He vanished without a trace.
Jiang Yun thought of countless reasons for what he had done and wondered why, but he ignored her. After a week without contact, Ye Heng deleted every way she had to reach him.
In all the years since he left, Jiang Yun had never managed to move on. When you love someone and it ends without closure, all that remains is searching for their shadow.
She had never let him go.
At a class reunion, she learned from her friend Song Zhang that Ye Heng had gotten married. Jiang Yun’s heart turned to ash.
Her days passed in a daze, until a phone call shattered the silence.
“He died six years ago.”
My beloved has a heart condition. His heartbeat sounds different from anyone else’s, ticking like a clock. Being with him feels like every moment is being recorded by a clock.
“Hold me tight.”
“Why?”
“The dream is about to end.”
To my boy, Ye Heng.
