When Shen Zhiyi caught sight of Lu Chenyan's wedding invitation on a stormy night, she was standing before the mirror, taking off her earrings. A pearl pendant rolled into the washbasin. Gazing at the gold-embossed characters of the invitation reflected in the mirror, she suddenly remembered when she was seventeen, and he had pressed her against the bathroom mirror, his thumb grinding against her lobe: "Yiyi, your wedding rings can only ever be put on by me."
Part 1: First Encounter in the Shattered Mirror
She first saw Lu Chenyan at her father's funeral. A black suit draped his lean shoulders, his tie hung loosely around his neck, and a faded red cord was tied around his wrist—the safety knot she had given him when she was five, telling him, "Big Brother, if you wear this, you won't have nightmares anymore."
Chapter 54