You Outshine a Thousand Miles of Starlight
Their first encounter was in the rain. With a simple gesture, He Yunqing sent Jiang Yao tumbling into an endless abyss. From that moment on, she became the memory he had lost. When they met again, also under the rain, a fleeting glance from Jiang Yao ignited a fire within He Yunqing’s soul. From that moment, he vowed to spend his entire life atoning for the mistakes he had made. Their parting, too, came in the rain. Jiang Yao stood in the shadows, watching the radiant starlight that seemed to envelop He Yunqing, and she asked, “Is being in love the same as being together?” From then on, both chose to bury their deep love in the depths of their hearts. No matter how fierce the storm, the skies would eventually clear. She said, “Even if we are separated by thousands of miles, we still share the same starry sky.” And he replied, “Yet the vast stars could never compare to you.”
You Outshine a Thousand Miles of Starlight
Late autumn night.
The season had come when leaves began to drift from the roadside trees, and a fine, persistent autumn rain fell from the sky.
Jiang Yao had only just finished work. Now, she walked alone beneath a black umbrella, her steps careful on the slick path as she made her way through a quiet, secluded alley.
In her earphones came the sweet voice of her good friend, Ye Yiyi. “Yao, happy birthday! It’s a pity I can’t be there with you this year.”
Jiang Yao paused, then allowed herself a small smile. “That’s all right.”
It was all right—she had never liked celebrating her birthday anyway.
If she could erase a single day from the calendar, she would choose her birthday without hesitation.
“You’re not going to Aunt Qin’s snack shop again today, are you?” Ye Yiyi asked after a moment.
Jiang Yao lifted her gaze toward the darkness ahead. “Yes, I’m on my way there now.”
Aunt Qin’s snack shop was the place Jiang Yao visited every year on this day—though she had never truly stepped inside.
“Now? It’s already so late…” There was a note of concern in Ye Yiyi’s voice, a hesitation. “Yao, did you hear… that person’s been released.”
Jiang Yao’s steps faltered, her hand tightening unconsciously around the umbrella handle. “I heard.”
“I’m not there with you. Please, be careful.”
Jiang Yao looked up, her clear and resolute gaze piercing the curtain of rain, fixed on the endless darkness ahead. “If he dares come near, I’ll send him back in myself.”
Her tone was so light, as if she were only remar
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