Su Wan, who had been in love with Chen Yu for three years, was diagnosed with stage II stomach cancer. Afraid of burdening her boyfriend, she left him a silver necklace, calmly broke up with him, and disappeared from his life completely...
Chen Yu went from being stunned and confused to slowly realizing the truth. He searched every hospital in the city, finally finding her outside a hospital room in the cancer hospital.
He didn't bring up what she owed him or demand that they get back together. He simply got up early every day to cook stomach-soothing porridge, walked miles through the old streets to buy the sour apricots she liked, and held her wrist through the night when she ran a high fever. In his clumsy, quiet way, he stayed by her side, whether she could see him or not.
From watching each other across the courtyard to keeping her company at close quarters, from awkward probing to naturally holding hands, there were no grand declarations of love or miraculous recoveries.
The torment of illness, the crushing cost of treatment, and the daily grind of life unfolded before them. Without a word, they bore every hardship together, tucking their love into every bowl of porridge, every hand held, and every night spent keeping watch. Step by step, they slowly moved forward...
