He was born mute, unable to use verbal expressions, yet he understood others perfectly.
She was his neighbor, living with her elderly grandmother.
She called him “Gege” ( older brother). He acted like her older brother, walking with her to school, being her playmate, and listening to her chitchat with a smile. Even though he communicated with her through hand gestures, she could read his eyes. By the way he looked at her, she knew Gege liked her very much.
They played together and grew up together.
One day, she received an acceptance letter from a university. He had never seen her so happy.
He started working as hard as he could and kept on sending her money. She never turned down his support.
Finally, she graduated from college and found a job. She went to ask him firmly, “ Gege, I want to marry you."
He disappeared like a frightened rabbit. He no longer wanted to meet her, no matter how hard she begged him.
She said, “Do you think I just have sympathy for you? Or I want to repay for your support? No, I have been in love with you since I was twelve.” But she received no response from him.
One day, she was suddenly hospitalized. He was scared by the news and rushed to visit her. Her doctor said that she had a tumor on her throat. The tumor was successfully removed, but her vocal cord was damaged. She might not be able to speak again. Lying on the hospital bed, she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Then, they married. For many many years no one heard they spoke a word. They communicated through hands, pens, and eyes, together for better and for worse. They became the idols of young lovers. "What a blessed mute couple!” People complimented them.
Nothing, not even love, can change the inevitable. He passed away and left her alone in this world. Friends came to comfort her.
She looked away from the photo of her late husband. Suddenly, she said, “He left me again.” She revealed her biggest secret.
People was shocked and couldn’t believe what they heard! They just witnessed a true love that was told only in a fairy tale. She never spoke another word again, and died soon after.
