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In the early Republic of China, intellectual Juan Sheng fell in love with Zijun, a woman who declared “I am my own,” bonded by their shared new ideas. They defied feudal norms to live together—but reality hit hard. Juan lost his job, forcing them to sell furniture and abandon their dog Asui. The once bright-eyed Zijun faded into silence under the weight of daily trivialities, and died in melancholy amid her family’s coldness. Holding the half-embroidered handkerchief she left, Juan realized at her tomb: Their love didn’t end for lack of affection, but for failing to survive life’s smallest, sharpest cuts.
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