286 SOUND OF SILENCE (2)

It had been a month since the news of Chen Linyun's ill-fated demise had reached Xue Jinxu. Every single day, she remained hopeful that Chen Linyun would return to her. However, at the end of each day, her wishful thinking was for naught.

She would stare at the floor-to-ceiling window towards the horizon, not looking. Her mind was elsewhere. In fact, it might not be in this world, but in another world, where she thought Chen Linyun was.

'You promised me we will grow old together.' She talked to him in her mind.

She was standing there, alone, remembering the memories that they had collected, and the promises that they shared together.

She remembered their conversation during their honeymoon when they saw an old couple on-board The Great Adventurer who were celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

"Let's follow their footsteps." Chen Linyun had said while referring to the old couple.

Xue Jinxu had giggled back then.