ithout lingering to face humiliation.The room was down to just the two of them. Lu Yaoyao poured a glass of red wine for Gu Ruandong and herself, then raised her glass and smiled, "Cheers to a pleasan...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 farewellssafe Did she say what time she'll be back"It's her little sister, Ruan Ruan. She often goes to her house, it's safe. After she finishes celebrating her birthday, Si will go pick her up.Lu Kuo then fe...