Love Beyond Borders
ttled over Shanghai, transforming the c
al Week holiday, a time when many took the opportunity to travel and exp
isit to Beijing, the heart of the nation, to immer
between them. Their conversations, once frequent and filled with warmth, had grown sporadic. Li Wei's responses had become brief, almost curt, and
her mind wandered. What had gone wrong? Had she misread the signals during their last evening together? Was Li Wei
not to let her disappoin
andering the sprawling courtyards and imagining the lives of the emperors who had once ruled there. She climbed the Great Wall, each step a reminder of China's enduri
of the historic hutongs, Lucy couldn't entirely shake off her feelings of unease. The vastness of Beijing, with
fulfillment and lingering sadness. The trip had been everything she'd hoped for, yet he
uitcase, she checked her phone, hoping to fi
l. Her colleagues noticed, especially Wen Ting,
tched on her face. "Lucy, are you okay? You don't seem yours
. "It's Li Wei... I don't know what happened. We had such a great
Wen Ting's expression shifted from concern to surprise. She quickly
repeated, her voice
"Yes, we'd been getting to know each other
say more. Finally, she shook her head slightly, offering a tight smile. "I'm
all hinted at something more. Lucy's mind raced with possibilities. Who was Li Wei, really? Was there something about
's reaction. Li Wei had always been a bit of an enigma, but now, with Wen
mited to polite, perfunctory exchanges. The warmth and connection they had shared felt like a distant memo
i that he had kept hidden