When he learned she was back, the two met again.
Someone asked him, "So, Shen Er, do you know this Miss Shen?"
Shen Jiyu took out a cigarette, lowered his eyes to light it, and softly blew out a ring of smoke. Through the swirling haze, he glanced at her. "I know her. Quite well, actually. Miss Shen, wouldn't you say?"
Shen Changmei smiled, calmly deflecting his question with an air of ease. "Our seniority speaks for itself, after all."
Two schemers, each maintaining a respectable facade and keeping up the appearance of peace.
Until one time, he showed up at her door drunk, bracing a hand against the doorframe as he glared at her. "I fucking want to strangle you."
In a nutshell, it's a love story that goes full circle and ends where it began. I'm terrible at blurbs, so just read the story.
Theme: The right ideas
