baseball cap as well. He looked completely different from his usual serious suit-clad self, radiating a vibrant and energetic aura. Shu Tinglan was similar, dressed in a dark gray sportswear ensemble...Ting Lan was about to close her notebook when she saw, on the last page, a single line of elegant script:

Some flowers bloom high up in the trees.

Tinglan recognized these characters. They were a line from the poem "Bride" by the poet Hai Zi. The poem starts with:

and many days after that

Many farewellsding to finish the important things of the day before he could make time to accompany her.From outside the half-closed study door, faint cries could be heard, indistinguishable whether they were from...