"How could these be forgotten? Countless times, in the middle of dreams at night, it was all vividly etched in my mind and heart."
She was called recklessly audacious, following him into high walls behind his back.
And she would not forget at the wedding, how he calmly took her hand in his, hiding it, and softly said, "These are the elders, don't cry. This is the wedding you deserve. My father is sitting there; no one will dislike you. How could you not be considered a good match? Your grandparents were so impressive, having contributed so much to the development through electricity projects decades ago. Isn't that right?"
His father had never attended anyone else's wedding; no one even dared to invite him, only his own son.
She thought her latter life might change, might fall from Mrs. Xu's high status.
But she wasn't someone who cared about the distant future—just now, the love of the moment, just him.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the man's lazy, light laugh.