Love You For A Long Time

Prologue

A light autumn rain was falling on the blanket of yellowed leaves that covered the sidewalk. The evening was advancing, and, with it, small groups of people crowded the neighborhood's streets. Some were hurrying for last shopping, some were rushing to the nearest subway, and others to the pubs. Adam was trying to navigate his way through this whirlwind of voices and hurried footsteps. He had just received some disturbing news, and the disorientation it caused was affecting his progress through the crowd. The long-awaited promotion had finally arrived, and he would be moving from simple editorial work to work in the field. But, unfortunately, this new assignment would take him away from his beloved city. That morning he had made a remarkable effort to keep his cool after finding out where he would be working when the boss told him of his destination. Instead, his attention had been drawn solely to one word. Beijing He would be working i...