I returned to that long-abandoned rented apartment.

A thick layer of dust had settled on the coffee table.

Everything in the room felt so familiar.

As the last of my strength drained away, I finally collapsed onto the small sofa.

My eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

In a daze, I had a dream.

I dreamed of Gu Huai.

He was back.

Back to this place we used to live together.

The sun streamed through the window and fell on him.

The young man's eyes were as bright as stars, and his gaze on me was filled with deep affection.

"Wanwan, will you marry me?"

He knelt on one knee, took out a sparkling diamond ring from his pocket.

It was exactly the same as the one we had picked out together back then.

Tears slid down my cheeks.

I held out my hand.

"Gu Huai, you're finally back."

"Do you know how much I've missed you?"

But just as the ring was about to slide onto my fingertip.

He gradually disappeared in front of me.

The dream ended.

Everything returned to normal.

Gu Huai wasn't in the house.

Only I was there.

The tear stains on my cheeks were real.

The rain had stopped and the sky cleared up. The sun shone on the dusty coffee table.

I rubbed my temples; my head still hurt badly.

I couldn't remember how many times I had this dream.

Every time, it was so close.

So close that I almost could have grabbed him.

But every time, I woke up at that exact moment.

All that was left was a pillow soaked with tears and dried泪痕 on my face.

Gu Huai.

It had been exactly three years. Since he left without a word back then, I had never heard from him again.

Even if someone vanished into thin air.

They wouldn't disappear this completely.

It was as if... this person had never existed.

I opened the drawer. The diary inside was already a little yellowed.

It recorded every bit of my time with Gu Huai.

The date stopped on October 18th, three years ago.

Only one sentence was left on that page.

"Wen Wan, wait for me to come back."