While fleeing from pursuers, he had no choice but to abandon the one he loved.
Shen Chisheng and Jin Tingwen ended up together because she happened to be falling in love for the first time that year, while Shen Chisheng’s love was both quiet and fervent.
Even though Shen Chisheng never told her, not even on his deathbed, that he had abandoned her because he was being hunted that year.
Years later, even after they reconciled, Jin Tingwen still had no idea what had happened to Shen Chisheng back then.
When they met again, Shen Chisheng suddenly pulled Jin Tingwen into his arms and breathed in her scent, from her hair to her neck. He held her tighter and slowly took in the fragrance of her perfume behind her ear.
Jin Tingwen could feel his breath and the warmth of his hand against her back. The clothes on his shoulder were soaked through. Shen Chisheng was crying.
