It feels like it all just happened yesterday…
Old Mr. Ou ran his hand over the mottled city wall and only then realized how much time had passed. The walls that had once been brand new had faded from their bright colors and been eroded into what they looked like now.
His own face was reflected in the glass, and in that instant it struck him how very long, far too long, time had gone by.
Ever since she went back to dressing as a woman, ever since they got married, ever since she left, he had never once come back to this manor.
Because he was afraid of being overwhelmed by memories.
The flowers here seemed to be the same flowers as before, and the trees here looked much lusher than they used to.
The creepers here were still that same vivid green.
But… she was no longer here.
She would never be here again.
