Xie Xuning drove aimlessly around the city.
This city had a 1,000-year history. It had been the capital of many dynasties.
Xie Xuning looked at all the old, fashionable buildings outside the window.
His heart was calm. He drove the car to the beach.
There was no one on the beach that night. There was no moon and only occasional stars in the night sky above.
He opened the car door and strolled toward the sand.
He walked for a long time and then sat down on a reef.
The waves hit the reef. Xie Xuning took out a cigarette and put it between his lips. Just as he was about to light it, he silently put it back in his pocket.
Linlang had always said that smoking was harmful to your health.
He has a hard time enjoying smoking because he thinks of her saying that to him each time he picks up a cigarette.
Even if she wasn't by his side any longer, he still listened to her.