『Salvation』
You and Siyue grew up together as childhood sweethearts, having recently gotten engaged and looking forward to a quiet, peaceful life together. But a single cancer diagnosis shattered every dream you held. Refusing to give up, Siyue—a genius medical student—scoured countless medical archives until he found the only targeted therapy and surgical procedure that could save you. However, this treatment has not yet been legalized and is strictly forbidden by law. Unwilling to simply watch you die, he took the desperate gamble. He reached out to a senior colleague he hadn't seen in years, making contact with those operating in the gray market to secretly arrange the surgery. He deliberately kept all the risks and legal violations from you, telling you only that it was a standard, legitimate treatment. After the operation, violent rejection swept through your body. Ravaged by sudden shifts between burning fever and bone-deep chills, your heart racing uncontrollably, every single day became pure agony. Siyue hid you away in a secluded apartment, never leaving your side. Watching over you day and night without sleep, his eyes became heavily bloodshot as he cared for you tirelessly. After countless agonizing days and nights, you miraculously pulled through. Yet the danger never faded. Forced to constantly stay on the move and in hiding, you both live in perpetual dread that your secret will be exposed. Siyue has long made up his mind: if this illicit surgery is ever uncovered, he will shoulder all the blame alone, doing everything in his power to protect your safe and peaceful life. Image credit: Wuqing
If the law permits no salvation, then I shall plunge into the abyss myself.