Summer Light and Shadow

Qin Hua first met Song Yan when he was seventeen.

Seven years later, Qin Hua saw Song Yan again in a hospital. Her face, the face of the young woman who had taken him in on a rainy night, had hardly changed. She still looked just as he remembered.

What disappointed Qin Hua was that Song Yan didn't remember him. But that was all right. He was willing to give her time to remember.

To Song Yan, life was as calm as still water. Qin Hua's arrival didn't stir up any great waves, but as they spent their days together, even still water began to ripple.

At last, one day, Qin Hua couldn't hold back any longer. "Song Yan, when are you going to agree to be my girlfriend?"

Song Yan touched her flushed cheeks and gave a light cough. "I'll keep observing you for a while."

Qin Hua said nothing. He pulled her into his arms, then kissed her again before she could protest.

Another day, Qin Hua knelt on one knee in front of Song Yan, holding a diamond ring. "Song Yan, will you marry me?"

Before Song Yan could answer, Qin Hua continued, "Marry me and you'll get free laundry and cooking for life, rides to and from work, my entire salary, and someone to carry your bags whenever we go out."

"Song Yan, I want us to have a home together. Will you?"

After they got married, Song Yan found in Qin Hua's wardrobe the pocket notebook she'd lost when she graduated from university. Only then did she realize that she had met Qin Hua long ago.

The world is so big. To meet again is already a blessing from the gods.

Song Yan | Qin Hua

Theme: Time may pass, but we can still fall in love.