A Little Alley in Nancheng

[She was the curse Heaven sent to torment him, and the ray of light Heaven gave him] At seventeen, he stood on the riverbank, his future in ruins. Old Master Nan grabbed his wrist and gave him a second chance at life. From then on, he buried the anger and sharp edges of his youth and kept watch over the teahouse. His days flowed like a river frozen in place. She was Old Master Nan’s granddaughter and should have called him “Uncle,” but she never followed the rules. She stormed into his lifeless world like a tempest. Free-spirited and blazing, she tore through every rule he had lived by, pulling him from his frozen island into a feverish, chaotic world above the clouds. She made the rules, indulging herself with full awareness. He broke the rules, sinking into ruin with full awareness. When she came close, his blood roared. When she left, every light in his world went out. She was the one and only variable in his life. Theme: Life is full of turning points.