Andwefightforwhatwebelievein.＂

Astheystoodthere，holdingeachotheruhemoonlight，Sukiefeltasenseofhope.Itwouldn，tbeeasy，butshekheycouldfacewhateverchallengescametheirway，aslongastheyhadeachother.

Daysturoweeks，aensioweenSukieandHanFenglingonlygrewstroheyspentmoretimetogether，theirbonddeepeningwitheachpassingday.Theypracticedtheirmartialartstogether，trainedinstrategy，andstudiedthewsoftheirfamilybusiness.Everystolengnce，everybrushoftheirhands，everysharedsmilewasasilentpromiseoftheiritmenttoeachother.

Oneevening，asthesuinabzeeandpink，theyfoundthemselvesalohegardenoncemore.Sukiesatonastonebench，watgthekoifishswimzilyinthepond.HanFenglingapproached，hisfootstepssoftonthegravelpath.

＂Sukie，＂hesaidsoftly，sittingbesideher.＂I，vebeenthinking.＂

Sheturohim，hereyessearghis.＂Aboutwhat?＂

＂Aboutus.Aboutourfuture.＂Hetookherhandinhis，histouchwarmandreassuring.＂We，tkeephidingourfeelings.It，snotfairtoeitherofus.＂

Sukienodded，herheartagwiththeweightoftheirunspokenlove.＂Butwhatwedo?Ifpeoplefindout...＂

＂We，lldealwithit，＂hesaidfirmly.＂Together.I，vemadearrastoleavethispce.Westartoversomewherenew，wherenooneknowsus.＂

Hereyeswidenedinsurprise.＂Youmean...leaveeverythingbehind?＂