The Painful Memory
Yan Xiaojun was in his office giving instructions to his secretary when Wu Lina's message arrived. Seeing the familiar name, he opened the message excitedly, disregarding what his secretary was saying. But when he read it, he felt his world collapse. He was dwelling on the hope that Wu Lina will come back to him as a friend, if not as lover. But he realized that he was so naïve that when that last piece of hope pulled away as he read the message, his confidence shattered into fragments more than the number of the stars in the galaxy. He wanted to beg, plead, get down on his knees and tell her that his life had meaning when she was around. He felt bitter and empty.