Yi Yunrui doesn’t expect that Xia Ning will ask the question. He hesitates and looks at her for a while. His eyes soften. He strokes her face with his big hand and removes the hairs from her forehead. Then, he says slowly, “Never ever leave me. OK?”

Xia Ning’s heart melts. She holds his hands, “OK.”

They look at each other and love flows between them. They stay there, staring at each other, until Yi Yunrui holds out his hand to pinch at Xia Ning’s ...