Shen Yanzhi was arranged by her mother to have a blind date with the daughter of the Cheng family. When he agreed, all he thought in his mind was "it doesn't hurt to meet."
But when that person pushed the door in and saw the face that had been stored in his memory for ten years——
He was stunned for a second. Just one second.
It's her.
That girl holding a drawing at the door of the library on a rainy day.
The person he watched for a whole year and then silently followed for nine years.
He picked up the teacup and covered up his momentary gaffe. In the thick fragrance of tea, he heard himself saying in his always steady voice: "Miss Cheng, please sit down."
Many years later, someone asked Shen Yanzhi: "Mr. Shen, how did you and your wife meet?"
He smiled and looked at her beside him: "I have been waiting for her for ten years, and she is finally here."
She glared at him: "What are you talking about?"
He held her hand and didn't explain.
He remembered that rainy day and the girl holding the sketch for his whole life.
Fortunately, this life is still long, so I can tell her slowly.
Reader comments
I rarely write book reviews. I like this author's description of emotions. It's slow and appropriate, and the emotions are very delicate.
I rarely write book reviews. I like this author's description of emotions. It's slow and appropriate, and the emotions are very delicate.