Lu Shixu had only eighteen years in the human world.
Born into hardship and raised in loneliness, he had never received a shred of kindness from the world. Until one day, when he was young, he caught a glimpse of Su Wan, who became the only light in his impoverished life.
Year after year, he hid his feelings, silently protecting her and keeping his love to himself. They spent six years secretly in love with each other, and no one knew or ever found out. He accompanied her through all of their youth, giving her all his tenderness, patience, and exceptions. In secret, he made a promise with her: after the college entrance exams, they would head south together, to the mountains and the sea, and spend the rest of their lives side by side.
But he had no rest of his life.
In the torrential rain of an eighteenth-year summer, a car hurtled toward them. Without hesitation, he shoved her out of death's path, while he himself remained forever in the most vibrant moment of his life.
To give Su Wan a lifetime of safety, the Heavenly Law erased every trace of him from the world.
His name vanished from the records, his image from photographs. He was nowhere in the crowds, and no one remembered him.
The whole world had forgotten, completely and cleanly, that Lu Shixu had ever been there.
Only Su Wan kept the memories of their youth and love locked away in her heart. Clear-eyed, she sank into grief and spent her life missing him.
The evening breeze returns year after year, and the mountains and rivers remain as they were.
But the world will never again have that eighteen-year-old boy who died for her.
He borrowed eighteen years in this world just to love her once and keep her safe for a lifetime.
His regret filled the world, unknown to all. Only she would remember him for the rest of her life.
Theme: He gave his life for love, leaving her with a lifetime of lonely longing. Love never dies.
