Fate, That Sort of Thing

In Qiqi’s dreams, a man from the Qing dynasty always appears, walking toward her through the light. When she was young, her grandmother told her that he was someone destined to be with her in a past life, a remnant in her consciousness appearing in her dreams to remind her not to forget him. Qiqi believed it, and spent her whole life searching for this fated man. Because of him, she let the years slip by and was left covered in scars. Because of him, she was misled by fate and lost her whole life. I remember how you were back then, and regret that I never left. You wound me now, yet I can no longer keep you here.

The story continues in “2: Fate Begins” and “3: Fate Ends.”