The Seventh Sense

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[Reunion After Years Apart / Mutual Redemption / Reconciliation / Innocent First Love]

I.

At seventeen, Lin Chunsheng threw the gift Pei Jin had given her into the trash and declared that she would never love him in this lifetime.

At twenty-two, Lin Chunsheng lost her sight, and Pei Jin appeared when she was at her most vulnerable.

Lin Chunsheng helped treat his old injuries. The grown man's body was nothing like the boy's, so she didn't recognize him until little details gave away Pei Jin's identity.

She thought Pei Jin would kick her while she was down. Instead, he complained indignantly, "Do you know how badly you hurt my young, fragile boy's heart back then? You have to take responsibility for me."

Lin Chunsheng was speechless. How could someone who knocked out his opponent with one punch have a young, fragile boy's heart? He was obviously just a shameless rascal.

II.

After regaining her sight, Lin Chunsheng opened her eyes.

Pei Jin was crouching in front of her, eyes bright, two little canine teeth showing as he smiled and asked, "How is it? Can you see me clearly?"

Almost without thinking, Lin Chunsheng nodded. She began taking responsibility for him, though her way of doing so was to bully Pei Jin without restraint.

She deliberately teased him, listening as he panted and begged, "Chunsheng, don't do that."

When they argued, she ignored him. He would knock on her door in the middle of the night, standing outside with tears in his voice. "All you ever do is bully me."

He did the laundry and cooked, then watched her expectantly, waiting for praise. She pretended not to notice and waited for him to come pester her.

No matter how much she messed with him, Pei Jin always smiled and accepted it all. He said, "Chunsheng, I would die without you."

III.

Lin Chunsheng had been spoiled rotten and never took those words seriously.

Until Pei Jin was wheeled into the operating room. She waited all night and signed three critical-condition notices. Pei Jin survived, but then vanished from her world completely.

Three years later, she was teaching in a remote mountain village.

Pei Jin was crouched among a crowd of children, handing out gifts. He had tanned, and his youthful awkwardness had given way to a gentle, husbandly charm. When he smiled, his little canine teeth still showed.

The young woman on the team was nudged forward to make her interest known.

Pei Jin looked at Lin Chunsheng and raised his hand. His wedding ring glinted in the sunlight. "I'm sorry, I'm married."

Lin Chunsheng stared blankly at the ring, identical to the one she had worn for three years.

It was their wedding ring. She had put it on Pei Jin's finger herself.

Late at night, in Pei Jin's room.

Lin Chunsheng wrapped her arms around Pei Jin from behind as he came back from a shower, her hand resting on his lean waist.

"I know you hate me. Can I just hold you?"

In the darkness, water from Pei Jin's hair mingled with his tears and dripped onto the back of Lin Chunsheng's hand. He had never hated her. He only hated that Lin Chunsheng didn't love him enough.

But every time, he still fell helplessly back into it, like he was now.

(A story of two people saving each other, seeing each other, and staying by each other's side. Their love unfolds slowly through the ordinary days: an innocent first love, mistakes and getting lost, loving until they're emotionally exhausted, and shedding plenty of tears, yet still facing life with a smile because the other person is there.)

Reading guide:

[Two little sad souls, with sweetness and angst intertwined. If you only like pure sweetness, proceed with caution!!!!]

[Two children having their first relationship: a little immature and a little bumpy. The male lead is somewhat stubborn at first, and the female lead will make mistakes later on. The leads are ordinary people. Please don't attack them or the author. The author is sensitive, so if you don't like it, please just leave.]

[The female lead will regain her sight. Neither lead gets singled out for angst: if anyone suffers, everyone suffers equally.]

[The female lead had another reason for throwing away the gift. She has sound values and didn't do it on purpose. The story includes flashbacks to their school days.]

[The romance progresses a little slowly, with lots of everyday moments. The story is told from both points of view, with more of the male lead's perspective at first.]

[The characters' professions are based on reference materials. Corrections are welcome if anything is inaccurate.]

Theme: Someone will love every part of you.