I Went Where You Once Stood

One sudden upheaval shattered her life.

At thirty-six, Lin Yue lost everything.

Her fiancé, Zhang Jianjun, a border-defense company commander, was caught in an avalanche while patrolling the snowy mountains. He gave his life to save a fellow soldier, forever remaining on the frontier.

On the night she received the terrible news, she stood on the twelfth-floor balcony, not because she wanted to die, but because she had nothing left to live for.

Her older brother, Lin Yue, broke down the door and saved her. Her sister-in-law stayed quietly by her side, and her little niece gave her the stuffed rabbit she loved most to comfort her.

Her family's clumsy tenderness pieced her back together.

But beyond the desperate situation lay an even deeper abyss.

Her best friend stole her work and accused her of plagiarism. Her boss kicked her while she was down, forcing her out of her job.

At thirty-seven, her love was gone, her closest friend had betrayed her, and she had nothing left.

Against everyone's objections, Lin Yue applied for a civilian post in the military and headed for Xinjiang.

To the place where he had once been stationed.

At the border, she met a distant, high-ranking officer. He had known Zhang Jianjun and carried the same guilt and memories in his heart.

She said, “I want to reach the place where the man I loved once stood.”

He said, “Then first you have to learn to stand on your own two feet.”

From waiting for him to return to setting out for the distant place where he had been, she endured loss and finally became a monument in her own right.