With My Eyes, I See the Sea You Never Saw
Terminally ill young Ruan Qingqing has only one last ray of light left in her life: Su Muzhe, whom she loves deeply and who, like her, has fallen into despair because of an eye condition. Her greatest regret is that she never got to see the sea with him. At the end of her life, she makes a shocking, determined decision: she uses her life as leverage to have her corneas transplanted to him, giving him sight in exchange for her own life.
After regaining his sight, Su Muzhe discovers the cruel truth, his joy giving way to horror. He cannot bear this "gift," bought with the life of the woman he loves, and falls into terrible pain and guilt. Every inch of light he sees reflects the image of her departure.
Unable to escape his longing, Su Muzhe decides to fulfill his promise to Ruan Qingqing. Using her eyes, he sets out on a journey to see the world for her. He visits deserts, snowy mountains, and grasslands, finally reaching the sea she had dreamed of. He holds her wedding photo up against the blue sky, as if she were right there beside him, witnessing the vastness of the world.
But longing becomes an illness. In the fifth year after Ruan Qingqing's death, Su Muzhe's body and mind can no longer bear the strain. He lives in solitude, his body silently protesting until it finally gives out. His only wish before he dies is to be buried beside her.
The two souls are finally reunited in another world. Together, they embody love in its most profound form: she gave her heart and eyes for him, and died without regret; he saw every mountain and sea for her, then gave his life for love. The album documenting every landscape becomes the epitaph of their love, and at last fulfills the promise, "Go see the sea for me."
