In a cold rain in late autumn, Shen Zhiyi, a restorer of ancient books, unwittingly saved Gu Yan, a business tycoon standing on the brink of despair, with a lilting nursery rhyme. To repay her, he gave her a "wish bell" and promised to grant any wish she made.
She asked for neither wealth nor status. Beneath a brilliant, starry sky, she rang the bell and made her purest wish:
