Three Lives, Three Worlds: The Pillow Book, Volume Two

The most unexpected premise in Three Lives, Three Worlds, and the most astonishing tale of past and present lives: two thousand years of longing, all for a fate that was never meant to be. If we were never destined to be together, why let us meet in this life, only for one glance to last a thousand years? Whose shadow wandered through the layers of dream, whose longing faded away, and whose past and present life were buried beneath it all? “Princess of the Di clan, adrift in dreams, what is it you desire?” “All I have ever wanted is to see my reflection in his eyes.” There’s a saying: deep love, but shallow fate. She was the one who loved deeply, while she and Donghua were the ones bound by a shallow fate. There’s also a saying about being ill-fated. She was ill-fated, so she met him. He was ill-fated, so he missed her. “He’s wonderful. He and I simply weren’t meant to be.” “What does it matter if fate says we are destined or not? This lord has never feared fate, nor does he need its charity.” How did fate decide the bond between you and me? One person’s doubts, and a whirlpool that draws in everyone.