Keep Away

Publication edits began on January 3, 2022. An extra story. Qin Yi, whose voice was heavenly and who was hailed as the ethereal queen of pop, suddenly lost her voice at the height of her career. Like an angel stripped of her wings, she languished at home, consumed by regret and struggling day after day. Her company and family anxiously brought in one psychological expert after another to treat her. Each arrived full of confidence and left shaking their head. Qin Yi buried her heart and shut everyone out. Half a year later, she could no longer even stand and had to rely on a wheelchair. A year later, her fame had faded and the entertainment industry gradually forgot about her. Even those around her gave up, leaving a college student, Mu Xiaoxiao, to care for her. The student was juggling work and school. When she first arrived, all Mu Xiaoxiao saw in Qin Yi’s eyes was hostility and resistance. Xiaoxiao sang Qin Yi’s old songs to her, massaged her atrophying muscles, and coaxed her outside to look at the stars on the horizon. She held her beneath the stars. She kissed her in the moonlight. She gathered up her broken heart. Xiaoxiao healed her in a year, and Qin Yi spent a lifetime repaying her. A story of mutual redemption and healing. A blurb in the style of a little scene After Qin Yi came out publicly, she was once interviewed by the media. The host was a fresh-faced young man who had just graduated. He had seen photos of Mu Xiaoxiao and asked, baffled, “I heard that when you and Mu Xiaoxiao got together, she was just an ordinary college student. Everyone knows your status and standing, Ms. Qin. In China, we have a saying about being well matched in social standing. Did that ever become a source of conflict between you?” If she had been asked such a question in the past, Qin Yi would have considered it beneath her to answer. But now, Qin Yi smiled calmly at the camera. “From society’s point of view, I may have a little more than Xiaoxiao. But I’m the only one who knows what she has given me.” As if remembering something, Qin Yi lowered her head and smiled tenderly. The fans watching on the platform erupted. “Oh my goodness, is this really President Qin, who’s always so cold and stern?” Xiaoxiao gave her a warm home. She gave Qin Yi the courage and resolve to trust the world again and be reborn. More importantly, she gave her a heart that beat with passion. Lifting her head again, Qin Yi looked into the camera, smiling as she spoke each word with tender affection. “From beginning to end, I was the one who married up.” Theme: Everyone has a painful past, but there is always someone who can clear away the clouds, help you find the kindness within, and let you bask in the light. The world is beautiful. Take her hand and enjoy it together.