Current Abuse Article｜Two-way Redemption
Depressed and autistic illustrator Ruan Yue × gentle neighbor designer Jiang Qingyu
A gentle redemption hidden in a small rental house.
Ruan Yue, who has closed the curtains tightly all year round and is trapped in the pain of the past, thought that the rest of her life would be filled with endless silence, until Jiang Qingyu moved next door.
He always brought hot meals on time, brought her a sketchbook to share the beautiful world outside with her, quietly drew with her at the desk, and softly called her Little Moon.
Under his gentle company day after day, Ruan Yue was slowly willing to open the curtains, take the initiative to talk to him, and trace his eyebrows and hands with her pen, thinking that she had finally caught the light that dispelled the gloom.
But as her mood gradually stabilized, Jiang Qingyu became increasingly weak, the time for delivering meals became increasingly delayed, and the soft light in his eyes faded little by little.
She clutched the half-painted portrait and anxiously asked him if he would come tomorrow, but received only a distant and vague answer.
Later, Xia You came to visit, looking at the paintings full of his traces in the house, looking at the empty door next door that had been closed all year round, and softly told the cruel truth.
Those warm meals, company under the lamp, and soft calls in the ears hide secret regrets that no one knows about.
Ruan Yue rubbed the small writing on the corner of the drawing paper, her eyes filled with emptiness.
"You clearly said you would always stay with me."
"It turns out it was just me who went to a unilateral appointment with no results."
