inglan's hand."You go with Director Xiao, I'll wait for Mr. Zhuo."Lin Zhi's figure disappeared like the wind and fire, leaving no time for Shu Tinglan to respond. She was a little uneasy after seeing...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 farewellsall that value has been called into question.The next morning, I got dressed up especially. I chose an outfit that I usually only wore to meetings with Zhuo Hong or on official overseas visits—somethi...