short series

The Returning One on a Snowy Night

share time: 2026-01-15 06:04:12

On a blizzard-sealed night, Su Wan, owner of the "Wanggui Inn" deep in the mountains, stares at a photo of Gu Chuan—her lover who vanished three years ago after vowing to "earn enough for their wedding." A sudden knock breaks the silence: outside stands a freezing Gu Chuan, clutching a cloth-wrapped wooden box, blood trickling from his lip. He only manages "I'm back" before collapsing. Then the village broadcast blares: "The county museum was robbed; the suspect wears a dark blue coat." Su Wan glances at Gu Chuan's dark blue sweater—the one she knit him years ago. Trembling, she opens the box: a red string peeks out—exactly like the one on her mother's lost heirloom jade pendant, which her mother claimed was "stolen" before her death...

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