Avalondra

A man in his thirties was standing in front of she-devil's grave, under everyone's watchful eyes, he dropped the flower to her coffin, his tone was full of ridicule. "Congrats on your death."

Next year he came, "I won. You lost to me and I will live well. Just rot in there."

Next year he came again, "I have a pretty girlfriend and I will marry next year. My life is good. Nothing to worry about."

Next year he came once more, "I will stop visiting and forget you! My life is better without you! See, I live well!"

But he came again the next year and the years after that. People said he was hunted by his so-called arch-enemy. That even after death, the devil did not even let him go. 

He stood in front of her grave. His once handsome face had turned old and wrinkly.

"Bei Sangyun, I cursed you. You are not allowed to rest in peace. You must be suffering there like me, right? You devil..." 

He might be the last one standing. But his life was the same as the dead's- lifeless and empty. He did not live well, he never once marry and his heart was never at peace.

And it was all the fault of one person.

*****
Bei Sangyun was a big bully in high school. The target of her bullying was the skinny boy in her grade, Fei Chuan. They were classmates once in kindergarten and met again in high school. 

But one day, just a year left before graduation, the big bully suddenly changed.

One day, Fei Chuan hesitantly opened his locker. The other night, the big bully said that she left something in his locker. He did not really want to open it. He was afraid a poisonous snake would come out of his locker. However, his report card was there. With gritted teeth, the young boy opened it.

However, what appeared was not a hideous thing as he expected, but a bright pink letter with a little heart sticker as a seal.

It turned out, the surprise was scarier than a snake.
Was this a new form of torture?

Since then, Bei Sangyun relentlessly chased the young Fei Chuan until the two got married.

******
This is a story of rebirth. The two arch-enemies who could not live under the same sky had become sweet lovers.

Standing Next To You

Bei Sangyun now sat across from Bei Xingyun, meeting her gaze.

In this moment, she didn't feel an ounce of blame or anger toward the woman in front of her. Seeing her now made Bei Sangyun realize just how much she had changed.

With a small nod, she said, "You have my word. I won't bring harm to your family."

Bei Xingyun froze, startled by the unexpected response. She had braced herself for rejection, for having to beg and plead further. "...You mean it?" she asked hesitantly, as if afraid to believe it. Then, realizing how foolish she might sound, she quickly rephrased, "I mean, I would understand if you blame me—"

Bei Sangyun cut her off, finishing the last sip of her coffee before setting the cup down. "Yeah," she said simply. Her tone was calm, almost indifferent, as though the decision had cost her nothing.

The stolen fate