ong time, and the surprised expression on her face subsided. 。"Who are you" the old woman asked warily. 。"I'm Alit, don't you recognize me" Han Li walked into the courtyard. 。"A-li, is it really you"...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 farewellshey went upstairs, kicked open the door to his room, and threw her heavily onto the bed.This room has much better lighting than the one downstairs. The stars in the window are brilliant, and the cresc...