Chapter 14 Scars and Journeys
Han Zheng's premonition was correct.
The surgery was successful.
The day Han Zheng woke was a rare nice day.
As soon as I entered the ward I saw him blinking at me.
The things in my hands spilled everywhere.
He smiled and scolded me for being reckless while wiping my tears.
I feared it was a dream and asked him to pinch me.
Regaining what was lost felt like grabbing a life-saving straw.
I always remembered Han Zheng saying I was trapped by him.
I could not go far or do what I wanted.
Actually I felt he was the same.
Bound from childhood by a fragile heart.
Living cautiously and restrained.
After he recovered well we started traveling the world.
We saw snow-capped mountains and glaciers together.
We saw vast mountains and fields.
Wen Ci once asked about our recent situation.
We opened a video call and showed him the sunrise on the golden mountain.
Wen Ci smiled on the other side.
"It's great. You've seen it so consider that Xiao Yun has seen it too."
In the fourth year we settled by the sea.
We opened a small tavern.
We busied ourselves in the shop during the day.
We busied ourselves upstairs at night.
He panted as he touched the scar on my body.
"Jiang Zhong, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said..."
Han Zheng had apologized countless times for the harsh words he had said before.
I interrupted him and kissed the scar on his chest.
"Your scar is ugly too. I hate it."
"We're even."
"But the important thing is not the scar."
I smiled.
"Then what is it?"
"It is the pain."
I thought the light downstairs would break again.