"She didn't want to come back, so I let her be free."
Until the secretary, bewildered, walked out the door, that sentence from Lu Peijin still echoed in his mind.
Snapping back to reality, the secretary thought it seemed this time, Mr. Lu had truly been hurt.
A man who never smoked, always calm no matter the circumstance, was now surrounded by madness, breakdown, and emotions about to explode.
Feelings are truly an elusive beast.
The secretary shook his head and continued with his work.
*
Compared to the calm yet crazy situation here.
Su Zhiruan had spent several wonderful days with her grandmother.
The location was one she had long chosen—where spring was warm, the seasons distinct, the cost of living affordable, and the pace of life slow.
Here, every household grew many flowers, competing in their beauty. The moment her grandmother arrived in this small town, she immediately fell in love with it.