When Gu Yanzhi took over the old bookstore left by his grandfather, he found a stack of yellowed letters in a wooden box in the attic. The envelope had no address, and the recipient column only read "Ayan". The handwriting was clear and elegant, and the ink was smeared with faint traces of water, as if someone had cried.
There was only one sentence in the first letter: "It's snowing heavily today. I remembered that you said that you would go see the plum blossoms on the city wall after the snow stops. I went for you. The plum blossoms are blooming very well, but there is only one person missing."
Gu Yanzhi looked at the word "A Yan" and his heart throbbed for no reason. He has had an inexplicable obsession with snowy days since he was a child, and he always felt that he had forgotten something important.
Three months later, a regular customer came to the bookstore, named Shen Xubai. The man is a history teacher at a nearby university. He always wears a dark gray coat. Every time he comes, he borrows books about the history of the Republic of China. He talks very little, but always stands not far away and watches quietly while Gu Yanzhi sorts out old books.
Once when Gu Yanzhi turned over the pile of letters, Shen Xubai happened to pass by. When his eyes fell on the letter paper, his fingertips suddenly tightened and his voice became hoarse: "This word..."
Gu Yanzhi raised his head and saw the surging emotions in his eyes - shock, pain, and a trace of unbelievable confusion, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
That night Gu Yanzhi had a dream: On a snowy night during the Republic of China, under the city wall, a young man in a long gown thrust a letter to another person, his eyes red: "A Yan, when I come back, we will go see the plum blossoms." The other person smiled and nodded, holding a silver plum blossom brooch in his hand.
When he woke up, he found himself crying.
Concept: The resonance deep in the soul is the unquenched love between you and me in our previous lives.