"Beyond the Cape" is a literary and artistic romance novel set in China and Singapore in the 1990s. It is based on the author's real work experience in Singapore. The story tells the story of Chen Mo, a young man from Shandong who was sent to Singapore for work. In the alienation and loneliness of a foreign land, he met Lin Xiaowei, an international student from Chaoshan who was studying in Nanyang. The two of them quietly approached each other to warm each other downstairs in the tea-scented HDB flat and on the corner of the dimly lit night market. They exchanged the token "Yinsi Tonghua" and drank a pot of 70% Gongfu tea together, but they never confessed their love.
Under the tide of the times, identity differences, family pressure and the decision to return home are like invisible walls, which will eventually push the two people to different life trajectories. Chen Mo returned to Qingdao to open a teahouse, while Xiaowei went to Australia to become an architect, and each settled in silence for the rest of his life. Twenty years later, a belated letter from Nanyang opened up the dusty past - it turns out that the deepest love is not possession, but fulfillment.
The novel uses a restrained writing style to write strong emotions, integrating Chaoshan culture, Nanyang scenery and immigrant memories. Between the sweet smell of tea and the yellowed letter, it reveals the forbearance, regret and tenderness of a generation of drifters. This is not only a missed love, but also a murmur dedicated to all those who have lived silently in a foreign land.
Purpose: In the tide of the times and limitations of identity, how do ordinary people protect love and dignity with silent affection.