The Lingering Melody

“Hello, Mr. Ran. I’m Zhang Yinlin. I look forward to working with you, dear!”

“Hello, Ms. Zhang. I’m Ran Duoyu. Please go easy on me from now on, dear!”

The two people heading in opposite directions both looked back in the darkness, yet neither could see the reluctance in the other’s eyes. Then they turned away and stepped once more into the long, agonizing years of longing.

For ten years, they followed the paths they had chosen. One looked all around, taking in every view along the way; the other kept their eyes straight ahead, paying no mind to the people or things around them.

They met at a crossroads, but neither took the road they had once planned to follow. Instead, they set off together down a path that had never existed before.