Maybe I just hadn't adjusted well to my emotional fluctuations. But I figured emotions always settled eventually; once you'd cried all your tears for someone, the tears simply stopped falling.

Behind the inpatient building was a pavilion where people could relax. I walked over, picked a sunny spot, and sat down. Closing my eyes, I let out a long sigh, quietly enjoying the warmth of the sun.

The winter sun wasn't harsh, just pleasantly warm. A faint, crisp floral scent drifted by, soothing and refreshing—probably from the winter plum blossoms.

Surrounded by that cool fragrance, my mind gradually calmed and cleared.

Just then, a shadow fell over my eyelids, as if someone had stepped in front of me.

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