But after a brief silence, he said, "She would cry if she saw me, and then I wouldn't have the heart to leave."
Even Chen Yi'an, who was usually eloquent, found himself at a loss for words.
What kind of love must it be to make someone suppress themselves to this extent?
It took a great effort for Chen Yi'an to squeeze out a sentence, "Mr. Zhou, but if Miss Cheng knew you came, she would definitely be very happy."
"But if I left, she would be even sadder," Zhou Jingwei said, looking through the airplane window at the couples embracing their farewells on the tarmac in Y country.
His gaze was tender and distracted, tinged with an unwitting sorrow as he said, "She wouldn't be sad for just a day or two. Her life has finally got back on track; I can't bear to disturb it."
Chen Yi'an was speechless.