The Years Then and Now

June 2028, Jiangcheng, in a torrential downpour.

A woman in a bright yellow dress crouched beneath the eaves by the roadside. A few raindrops blew onto her, dampening her hair.

She held out her hand, and raindrops gathered in her palm. The blue-green veins in her wrist stood out more clearly.

In the blink of an eye, a beam of light shot toward her. When she opened her eyes again, a pair of thin-soled leather shoes had stopped in front of her.

Instinctively, she looked up and met that familiar yet unfamiliar gaze. A tear slid silently down her cheek.

She suddenly remembered that six years ago, on a rainy day just like this one, those bright eyes had grown dim, then turned bloodred, as her cutting words carved into his heart, one after another.

Get away. She only wanted to escape.

The familiar dizziness made her sway to one side, where she fell into those warm arms.

In the shadowy corner of the deserted sports field, a boy and girl in their military training uniforms embraced in an instant. No one saw the affection in Chen Jinsui's eyes.

Later, they would confess their love loudly in the snow, grinning like fools.

If we share the snow today, then in this life, we can say we grew old together.