One look was all it took to know: this wasn't his person.
In the instant their gazes crossed, Ren Suo was lost.
From endorphins to dopamine, from heartbeat to blood pressure, from his brain to his prostate, everything fell into chaos.
The aroma of chocolate he first tasted at age four; the scent of beef brisket rice noodle rolls eaten on the street after a game; the fragrance of flowers from a field visited during his high school graduation trip; the perfume of crabs his mother proudly served for dinner upon his university acceptance; the fresh scent of green grass while lying on a lawn with friends, fantasizing about the future…
All the beauty of the past surged into his heart, joy spreading from his marrow to his very brain. Ren Suo's body felt heavier and heavier, yet his soul grew lighter and lighter.
A slight pain in his palm—Dong Chengling's fingernails dug into it, pulling Ren Suo sharply from the dream-like sensation.