Xia Lei thought Linda’s home was in the crowded city but when he arrived, he realised it was a house on the coast. It was situated on a grassy hill with tiny flowers littered around it. It was beautiful. The waves from the ocean crashed onto the reef at the bottom of the hill making the most calming sounds. The lighthouse faraway was lit, guiding fishermen out at sea. There was a small town at the bottom of the hill too. The Baroque style architecture was picturesque under the sky, he felt like time had stopped in the seventeenth or eighteenth century. 

Although this was his first time here, he was already in love with the scenery. 

“This is beautiful,” sighed Xia Lei in awe as he stood on her balcony. 

“This is beautiful indeed but it gets boring after a while. You’d want to get out or move somewhere else.” Linda brought him a cup of coffee. “It’s how humans think, no?...