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