Summary
It was a perfect Saturday afternoon, the sun shining brightly, and I was on the balcony tending to my beloved succulents. My wife, Lin Wan, always said that for a big man, I was more meticulous than a girl, caring more about these “useless” plants than I did about her. I’d just smile and say nothing, then hand her the thickest leaf I’d just trimmed. She’d push it away dismissively, but a smile would play at the corners of her lips. This was our life: simple, warm, like a glass of lukewarm plain water—not exciting to drink, but the most thirst-quenching. We’ve been together for almost ten years, ever since we started dating in college. I’m an IT engineer, living a two-point-one-line life every day. My biggest hobby is our ninety-square-meter little home.