Fleeting city

Author: Zhang Xin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This is an emotional novel set in an urban setting, a true portrayal of people struggling in a dynamic city. Once inseparable lovers, in the face of materialistic reality and the unpredictable real estate market, transform their rose-colored first love into memories as fleeting as smoke. A married man meets a woman he is deeply in love with, and his irresistible passion leads him to abandon his wife and children, leaving his family behind. However, in the mundane and ordinary days that follow, their intense and romantic passion gradually fades in the alluring and extravagant city. Desire versus reason, conflict versus suppression, breaking free versus being trapped, loneliness versus pursuit—these struggles constantly torment people's hearts. The novel is set against the backdrop of the real estate economy, with the emotional entanglements between men and women as its main thread, weaving together a series of poignant and lingering stories.