Wen He had died once, on the road to survival.
By the world's standards, she was a prodigy with perfect pitch. On the day she won the award that brought the world to its feet, the headlines about her were filled with words like "fallen," "depression," and "jumped to her death." At the same time, the media was set ablaze by footage of her holding the trophy, her expression numb as she told the cameras:
"The piano is tedious, mechanical repetition."
At seventeen, her parents entrusted her to Yun Zhixian, who lived far away in a small town in southern Europe. Her vacant, numb eyes slowly began to fill with feelings that had crossed ten years. She answered the question Yun Zhixian had asked her a decade earlier:
"Zhixian, I'm not happy."
There was a tree in Yun Zhixian's courtyard, planted the year she was born. Just like the faith instilled in her from birth, it had taken root, sprouted, and flourished before she even realized it.
She often wondered:
Why would God create a multitude of ordinary people, only to make each of them lonely?
Why give her extraordinary talent, then trample her with an ailing body and torment her with a cruel world?
Why grant her the desire to love, only to condemn it as a sin?
There was no answer to her questions.
But the tree continued to grow slowly, blossoming and bearing fruit year after year. Few knew that the heart of this poised, gentle-smiling woman from the East had long been covered by a heavy raincloud.
That was, until the pastor led Wen He through her courtyard gate and quietly reminded her:
"This poor soul has just realized she might be a lesbian."
The official couple:
Wen He X Yun Zhixian
Age gap: 12 years
The main story is about healing each other and rekindling an old flame. The protagonists are both adults throughout their romance.
Theme: Loving and being loved are both precious gifts to cherish.
