But after they got married, they went their separate ways, spending very little time together. Yet he was despised by his in-laws. It was only then he found out that after she had lost the child, she would never conceive again.
He watched as she devoted herself entirely to work, as she shone brightly, as her company grew larger and larger, as she donated money to those in need, as she aged little by little, and eventually, he learned that she had fallen ill, with cancer no less.
He watched her suffering from cancer, wishing he could take her place, yet he never showed himself before her. He feared she might ask him, "Who are you?"
He feared she would forget him.
He feared she had long forgotten those past events.
He had long fallen deeply in love with her.
The political commissar had told him many times to find someone else, but he couldn't let go. When he loved, it was for a lifetime.
