Early morning.
Mother Zhou woke up.
She crawled out of bed, stretched a long stretch, and felt nothing but comfort in her body, eager to take a walk outside and bask in the sunlight.
The haziness and confusion that usually lingered upon waking were gone.
It was just like back then when she was living in Xining City, filled with the same brimming vitality.
Every morning was bright and warm.
Back then, Xining still existed, and she was a carefree finance major in college.
She imagined graduating, then working in a bank.
Eventually, she'd marry an ambitious, not-too-unattractive boy, have children, and lead a beautiful life.
A drastic change altered everything.
There was a massive evacuation in Xining City.
Following her parents, she too entered the wilderness...
The past appeared vivid before her eyes. For years, radiation sickness had clung to her, causing incessant pain. There were times she felt she couldn't bear it any longer and just wanted to let go.
