She Goes to the Lighthouse

That year, still a student, he had eagerly anticipated their families sending them abroad to study together, then easily following the steps to marriage and children.

But her rejection was like a sudden blow.

When they broke up, Ke Fan said, "Yi Lingjia, you don't understand, my life can only be controlled by my own hands. I have my own lighthouse to reach."

Later, in a smoke-filled private room, he listened to the elder brother next to him talk about international affairs, smiling deferentially as he helped the elder brother light another cigarette.

He seemed to understand.

But by then, they had already been separated for three years.