Chapter I

Fifteen years ago, in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the street in Seoul, South Korea, at the entrance of an old residential area, at twelve o'clock in the night. There is no sign of warming in May, the temperature difference between day and night is large, although the moonlight is bright and clean at the moment, but the cold wind blows on the body or the cold that erodes the bones. A little girl in long pants and short sleeves, clasped her hands together, rubbed her arms hard, and walked back and forth under her feet to keep warm. Her hair was disheveled, her face was scratched, and there was a look of despair in her eyes, a look that shouldn't have been in a child's eyes.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a car behind her, and a headlight hit this thin figure, she squinted, only to see the car door open, and a man in black shot at her.

"Are you hungry?"

The car drove away with the wind, leaving only the empty streets, and the night returned to calm.

UIMI is 20 years old and has lived in the United States for as long as she can remember, but her father often teaches her that she is a Chinese and cannot forget her homeland. In addition to studying at school, his father will also teach him Chinese, and he also uses Chinese to talk at home, so her English level and Chinese level have always been comparable.

UIMI has a keen interest in all things China. When she was fifteen years old, she came across a photo of the Forbidden City in the newspaper and was fascinated by the exquisite traditional ancient architecture of China. Her father supported her hobby, which had a huge impact on her later career in architecture.

UIMI's parents are very affectionate, although her father and mother live in the United States all the year round, they are a traditional Chinese couple, and her parents' respectful lifestyle makes her yearn for this kind of "Chinese-style couple". It's just that she didn't expect that this would create the tragedy of her later relationship.

In 2002, at Harvard University in the United States, UIMI met a Chinese boy here, who was an international student from China. The boy told her a lot of stories about China, which made UIMI, a girl who had never been to China, feel a sense of admiration for him.

"Tell me what you eat every day in China!"

"There are many kinds of Chinese cuisine, and the most famous ones are the eight major cuisines...... In the morning, we usually eat steamed buns and drink porridge, and sometimes it is fried dough sticks and soy milk....."

"China is so good, I want to see it too."

"Okay, I'll take you to China in the future."

"Eun! I must go to the Forbidden City to see, you said, all of them are wooden structures, and there are all kinds of complex mortise and tenon structures, how did people think of them at the beginning, it's amazing. ”

"The Forbidden City is also called the Forbidden City in our place, it has a history of nearly 600 years, and twenty-four emperors have lived in this palace......

"Wow... After I graduate from university, I will go back to China with you and go to the Forbidden City to experience the charm of ancient architecture. ”

"Good! I'll go with you. ”

Summer in Boston is beautiful, and the city flower, the clover, can be seen everywhere in the city. There is a legend that if you find a four-leaf clover, you will have happiness, and I wonder if this legend comes from this city.

Two young and energetic Asians who have left a lot of sweet memories in this city this summer.

"UIMI, you're so beautiful, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, can you be my girlfriend?" ON A DECK CHAIR IN THE PARK, A BOY SAID TO UIMI, WHO STILL HAD A GREEN EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE.

"Yes!" After UIMI answered in a low voice, her face instantly turned red, revealing the traditional subtlety of the Chinese.

UIMI has an infinitely beautiful yearning for this relationship, and she didn't expect a different ending.

Far across the Atlantic, in the Forbidden City in Beijing, a young boy entered the Forbidden City under the guidance of his mother.

"Hello ma'am, this is a restricted area for tourists, and non-staff are not allowed to enter." A young man stopped the mother and son.

"Young man, I'm not here for sightseeing, I'm here to find Section Chief Chen, that is, Section Chief Chen of the Ministry of Science and Technology, can you help me ask? I'm in a hurry. Mother said.

"Who are you?"

"You just say my surname is Xu."

"Alright! Don't go in here now, I'll ask first. "Seeing that the person who came was looking for Section Chief Chen, it was not easy for him to refuse, in case there was really an emergency, it would be troublesome.

After a while, a middle-aged man hurried over, and when he saw them, his face became excited.

"Sister-in-law? Is it really you? ”

Xiao Chen...... I haven't seen you in ten years, and you're still as young......"

Section Chief Chen walked over and held her hand excitedly, the corners of his eyes were already moist.

"Sister-in-law... For so many years, you haven't sent us a letter, even if the eldest brother is gone, you have to take Xiaolinzi to see us......"

"Let's not talk about that, come to Hainan and call Uncle Chen..."The mother pulled her son to the side and said.

"Uncle Lin is good." Lin Hainan said and bowed deeply to Section Chief Chen.

"It's... Hainan? It's so big! The last time I saw you, you were such a big child......" said Section Chief Lin gesturing with his hand in the air.

"Alas! Let's not talk about it first, sister-in-law, Hainan! Come to my office first......"

"No...... I'm here today just for one thing......" Lin Mu said with a slightly hesitant face.

"Sister-in-law, why go in and have a cup of tea in advance, I haven't seen you for so many years." Saying that, Section Chief Chen pulled Lin Hainan and walked inside.

"No, no, Xiao Chen! I just want to ask you for something today, and I'll leave when I'm done......" Seeing that Mother Lin insisted, Section Chief Chen had no choice but to stop.

"Sister-in-law, you said, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

Seeing Section Chief Chen say this, Mother Lin took out a folder from the satchel on her body.

"What is this?" Section Chief Chen asked suspiciously.

"This is what his father left behind in Hainan...... Mother Lin whispered. I always knew what he was doing back then, and after he disappeared, for Hainan's sake, I never contacted you..."Lin Mu said in a slightly choked tone, and Lin Hainan hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her mother.

"Sister-in-law, I can understand your state of mind, my brother is also very sad when something happens to my eldest brother......"

Mother Lin wiped her tears and said, "His father's wish back then... I just wanted to finish the revision of this book... I haven't let Hainan touch it all these years, but... I've figured it out now, it's his life's work, and I want Hainan to complete the ......"

"Sister-in-law...... What can I do for you? ”

"Are Master Wang and Master Xie still there? I want Hainan to learn from them......" Lin Mu kept whispering.

"This... Since it's Hainan, I think it's no problem, Master Wang and Master Xie are in the office, I'll take Hainan over later, they must be very happy! ”

Seeing that Section Chief Chen agreed, Mother Lin finally had a smile on her face, she turned her head to Lin Hainan and said, "Hainan, from today on, you will follow your Uncle Chen to work in the Forbidden City, you don't have to worry about your mother, there is a quiet place!" ”

"Hmm." Lin Hainan nodded respectfully.

"I've been standing outside for a long time, let's go in first!" Section Chief Chen said to them.

"I won't be able to, Xiao Chen, Hainan will rely on you to mention more......" As she spoke, Mother Lin turned around and left slowly, and Section Chief Chen saw that she insisted on doing so, so he didn't keep it anymore and took Lin Hainan in.

Mother Lin walked alone in the crowd, and she also sent her husband to work in the Forbidden City in this way, every day, every year, until a car accident took him away. Now, she didn't want to go to that place where his shadow was everywhere......