Honey! Don’t Take the Medicine!

After his beloved’s death in a car accident, Xie Zhang spends every day with his lover’s violin, the tension in his heart stretched to the breaking point.

Until one day, his shadow comes to life.

The shadow likes to mold itself into different shapes in the sunlight;

It urges him to go to bed early;

It teases cats and dogs and then hides behind him with impunity;

It can even play the violin quite well—

Its playing style is identical to his lover’s.

Xie Zhang accepts the reality that he is ill.

Calmly, and matter-of-factly.

Because…

Xie Zhang stands in front of the mirror, watching the little shadow shape itself into a cat’s head, holding a brooch against his chest, his eyes filled with laughter and contentment.

Look, his wish has been granted.

His beloved will finally never be separated from him again.

***

After the car accident, Song Jingmo wakes up to find himself turned into a shadow.

Good news: he has become the shadow of his beloved, Xie Zhang.

Bad news: Xie Zhang firmly believes he’s gone insane.

Song Jingmo tries everything, from late-night violin serenades to shadow puppet cat heads… The result is that Xie Zhang becomes more and more convinced of his own illness.

Watching Xie Zhang address his mirror as “darling” every day, Song Jingmo is at a loss for words.

Finally, one day, Xie Zhang sees a psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist prescribes medication with a strange look on his face.

Xie Zhang prepares to take the medicine.

Song Jingmo curses the quack doctor in his mind, even preparing to reach out and dig into Xie Zhang’s throat.

The next second, he watches in disbelief as Xie Zhang pours the medicine down the toilet, smiling and confessing his love to the shadow: “Don’t worry, darling, I will never leave you.”

Song Jingmo: “…”

Firstly, he is indeed Xie Zhang’s darling.

Secondly, Xie Zhang’s shadow really has come to life.

Lastly, how can he make Xie Zhang understand that he’s not actually sick?!