Bound Together for Life

She said, "Brother Yunsheng, I loved you. I loved you when you brushed my hair, and when you tucked a white rose behind my ear. I hated you, too. I lost my child because of Xie Biyao, yet you defended her every chance you got. I resented your indecision, your inability to choose. Since that's how it is, let me decide for you. I hope you won't hate me." Tears slowly welled in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth still curved into a captivating smile. Against her red clothes, she looked more beautiful than ever. She said, "Brother Yunsheng, I don't love you anymore. I'll set you free now." Her sleeves fluttered as she leaped from the cliff without hesitation. The last thing she gave him was a fleeting glimpse of her beauty, and the corner of her sleeve, which he barely managed to catch. He clutched the piece of red fabric tightly against his heart, and at last, tears streamed down his face. Xia Suhe, you were the only person I ever loved in this life. But she could no longer hear him. That year, peach blossoms blazed in full bloom. Before his eyes, the woman he loved leaped from a cliff, and from that moment on, they were forever separated by life and death.