She connected to the internet and scrolled through past INS posts, only to realize that in the last few years, she had been like a ronin, traveling across the Pacific to America and then across the Atlantic to Europe.
The only trace of Xu Jingxi was a blurry night photo, taken as he was returning to the country on a charter from Chicago, purposely passing over the apartment under the night sky.
It was a record of their foolish past.
A classmate overseas left a comment on the latest video, wishing her a happy New Year.
Clearly, she could have taken a special flight, but she hadn't dared, knowing there was more than just her life on the plane.
When she was abroad before, there was no need to return home to spend the New Year with the school principal.
But this year was different, the two families needed to sit down and seriously discuss the wedding arrangements.