Love Letter: Reborn

Happy ending.

Qin Zheng was stunning, with countless admirers. Back in school, she received so many love letters that they wouldn't fit in her locker. One letter stood out. It contained just one sentence: [It's raining today]

She recognized Yun An's handwriting. Yun An was the woman she'd loved for seven years, been passionately involved with, and then been abandoned by without a trace.

Furious, Qin Zheng tore the letter up, then painstakingly pieced it back together. If she was going to tear it up, she thought, she'd wait until Yun An showed up and do it in front of her.

She waited and waited, but Yun An never came. Instead, ninety-eight more letters from her arrived.

That first one hadn't been a love letter. It was a suicide note.

[A little scene from after they marry]

Qin Zheng loves strawberries. She thinks she can't stop craving them because she barely got to eat any as a child, and now she can never get enough. After Yun An found out, she planted a whole half-yard of them at home. Whenever Qin Zheng finished work, she loved to pick at the strawberries in the garden.

One day, Yun An came home from work and saw Qin Zheng sprawled on the sofa, staring out at the garden.

She walked over. “Didn't you pick any strawberries today?”

Qin Zheng said, “I ate them all.”

Yun An looked out at the garden. Sure enough, every red strawberry was gone. Seeing that Qin Zheng was still unhappy, she took her hand and led her back to their room.

Qin Zheng asked, confused, “What are you doing?”

Yun An held her close. “Planting strawberries.”

The next day,

Qin Zheng crawled out of the bedroom for a drink of water and spotted little red marks all over her body.

She bit her lip.

Why did Yun An like strawberries even more than she did?

A few things to know:

1. Find the companion story in my profile: I Heard I Had an Ex-Girlfriend.

2. I make things up and talk nonsense.

3. This story was written by a cat.

4. Come and go as you please. No need to tell me.

Theme: Stay positive and don't give up on yourself, no matter how difficult things get. Believe in this country.