People always say that all beings are equal. If you offer a sincere heart and pray devoutly to the gods, then Heaven will treat everyone the same and distribute its blessings fairly.
But Gu Yuchen understood better than anyone that this equality had never been his to claim.
That person was like a sudden rain, falling without warning upon the wilderness of his heart, long since laid waste. For a brief moment, the rain soaked the whole parched land. But once it stopped, it vanished without a trace. No matter how desperately he reached out to hold on, he could never find that person again.
He himself was barren land, desolate and lonely, while that person was a god beyond his reach.
Again and again, he bowed his head and prayed devoutly, carrying his hopes with him day after day as he waited in misery. He humbly wished the gods would grant him a little tenderness. But the barren land waited again and again, and not once did a dewdrop arrive to nourish his heart.
Every hope in his heart came to nothing. All that remained was an abiding bitterness and an irrepressible resentment, lodged deep within him with nowhere to go.
Greetings, dear readers. I'm Jian You, a new author.
This is my first time writing, and my prose is still raw and unpolished. I'm sure it has plenty of shortcomings, so I hope you'll be patient with me. I'll keep learning and carefully refining my writing.
This is an original tragedy I conceived on my own, with a deeply regretful and sorrowful ending. Please don't get too immersed in it. Let me be the one to bear all this lingering resentment and melancholy in the world.
A lifelong obsession I could never resolve. Every word I write carries the sorrow and melancholy in my heart, with nowhere else to go.
Theme: I only hope you enjoy reading. May you all find peace with the past and let go of what's weighing on your hearts. Don't get trapped in it as I have.
