SIDE STORY 1

On a Christmas night N years later, Li Chuan and I sat on the sofa watching TV.

In the quiet night, Li Chuan suddenly asked, “Do you still remember the day we met?” Read more

CHAPTER 51.8

When we got back to my place, he took a small basket containing chocolate and a large bundle of cookies he made, pulled me to the door across the hall, and knocked. Read more

CHAPTER 51.7

Three years had passed.
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CHAPTER 51.6

After speaking impatiently into his cell phone, Rene hung up and asked me, “Xiao Qiu, has Li Chuan done anything unusual recently? For example, shown signs of depression or being fidgety and uneasy? Did he say anything out of the ordinary?” Read more

CHAPTER 51.5

Our distance was very close, but it still took me a couple of steps.  Once I arrived at his bedside, he held my hand and placed it on his chest.  Like a spark of lightning, I could feel his heart beating softly from my fingertips. His forehead was pale and a few strands of hair that had gotten wet from his cold sweat lay on top.  His face was sunken in and his breathing was faint.  He was skinny and weak, while surrounded by the smell of disinfecting alcohol. Read more

CHAPTER 51.4

His face twitched in pain, and the machine began beeping non-stop.  A group of nurses rushed in led by the doctor.
The head nurse said to me quickly, “Miss Xie, the patient is not in a good emotional and health state.  It’s best that you leave.”  She guided me out of the ICU ward right away.  The head nurse came out after an hour.  Seeing that I was still waiting outside of the door standing with a cane while stretching my neck to peek inside, she let out a bitter smile and shook her head. Read more

CHAPTER 51.3

I signed the critical condition notice letter.  I saw a man in a white coat with a full head of grey hair in his sixties rushing over to the emergency room.  Rene stood up and called, “(English) Dr. Gong!” Read more

CHAPTER 51.2

Perhaps they had the wrong number.

I was a little suspicious that it was Li Chuan, so I held the cell phone in my hand, waiting. After a whole hour, the phone never rang again. Read more

Well, here we are at the last chapter of the novel version that we have. However, it’s a ginormous beast of a chapter, so we are going to be splitting it up into multiple posts. Again, apologies that posts are coming slower these days!

CHAPTER 51.1 Read more