short series

Drink to Farewell the Old Friend

share time: 2025-12-07 06:00:26

Su Wan, an antique restorer, has cared for her comatose master for five years when her long-lost senior brother Lin Shen suddenly returns, claiming to take their master abroad for treatment. But Su Wan finds Lin Shen hiding chemotherapy syringes—he’s in the final stage of lung cancer. He left without a word years ago to avoid burdening her; now he’s back only to share the last cup of osmanthus wine brewed by their master, fulfilling the old promise of “the three of us drinking together.” As osmanthus petals fall into the wine, Lin Shen takes out the jade hairpin he didn’t dare give years ago. Su Wan smiles and inserts it into his hair: “This time I’ll see you off. Remember to wait for me there.” Their unspoken feelings melt into this “farewell wine,” and their master’s fingers twitch slightly—unnoticed by both...

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