Love in a Foreign Country
爱在异国他乡
by Horseshoe Disease in Bloom (花开马蹄疾)
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 1k Words
- Genre
- Baihe (GL)
- Era
- Modern Era
- Updated
- 7mo ago
- Source
- JJWXC
Stats
Tags
- ThemePlot-Driven
- POVBottom-Lead (Shou)
- Age18+
- Healing
Synopsis
After a fierce quarrel with her parents, one day Cheng Qiyue could no longer endure such days, so she decided to cut off contact with the country and went to the United States. If God wanted her to die in an accident in a foreign country, then let her die in a foreign country. She would rather see the world than struggle in the abyss of pain day after day. Cheng Qiyue, who received a strong Asian education, has a sensitive and boring personality. In order to get a visa, she decided to go back to the United States and choose a good architecture school. She was busy with various part-time jobs and was not familiar with the place. Fortunately, she met a good roommate. Enos was very approachable and did not have the aggressive airs of American girls. They got along very happily. After long-term contact, Cheng Qiyue discovered that Enos would volunteer at the orphanage whenever she had time. Later, she learned that she was actually an orphan. In this way, the two people gradually became familiar with each other and healed each other. Cheng Qiyue and Enos' favorite day is Christmas, because free food is given out on the street, which saves them another fortune. Their life is very ordinary and warm. Every winter, Enos will knit a sweater for Cheng Qiyue, and Cheng Qiyue will prepare her favorite singer's album for Enos. They will buy a lot of food to fill the entire refrigerator on the day when their salary is paid, and they will treat the rented house as their own home and slowly add items. After the new president took office, he implemented policies to drive away many international students, so Enos and Cheng July said, "Please stay here for me, and let's get married." A few days later, they ran to register and brought many friends to witness. Cheng Qiyue will never forget that day in her life. The weather was very good, Enos was very happy, and so was she. Then one day Enos kept having nosebleeds every day and was diagnosed with leukemia. Cheng Qiyue cried loudly. In the last days of accompanying Enos, she slowly realized that her feelings for Enos were more than simple. She blamed herself for her slow reaction and took care of Enos during the remaining time of her studies and part-time job, trying to carve her image into the eternity of her memory. In the end, Enos left and did not survive until Cheng graduated in July. Cheng Qiyue put all his sadness into his graduation work, which uniquely stood out in many excellent exhibitions. Later, the professor got the invitation letter from the Ivy League and wrote a letter of recommendation and took Cheng Qiyue to Cambridge. Many years later, Cheng July won the Pritzker Prize. She also founded her own company and met different people. She bought the rental house and realized the wish they had not been able to realize at the beginning. Sometimes Cheng Qiyue would lie in front of Enos's grave all afternoon. She always insisted on bringing her favorite foods for Christmas and would put sweaters knitted by Enos under her pillow. Life is still going on. Cheng Qiyue promised Enos to live well and see the world on her behalf. Every time she met an important person later, she would sit in Enos' usual place and murmur to Enos what happened. … "Why are you called Enos?" "Because the dean thought I was a boy at first. Enos means mortal in ancient Greek meaning. She hoped that I could live well." "July is my favorite month, and coincidentally, you are also my favorite person." Concept: A story of slow growth and transformation in a foreign country