Heartbreaking love narrative: The Most Heartfelt Gift to a Lover in Heaven
In early June 20XX, 23-year-old Chen Ming graduated from Nanjing Forestry University and started working at Hexi Group. Later that month, his girlfriend of six years, Xu Lin, returned from studying in Australia. When he went to the airport to welcome her, the eagerly awaiting Chen Ming proposed to Xu Lin in front of a crowd of friends. They planned their wedding for August 8th.
On August 4th, while busy decorating their new home, Chen Ming asked Xu Lin to drive their newly purchased car to the suburban villa area to choose the wedding dress location. Around 3 PM, Chen Ming, thinking of calling Xu Lin to check on her progress, received a call from the traffic police saying that his new car had been in an accident.
“Wasn’t Xu Lin driving? What happened to her?” Chen Ming hurriedly called Xu Lin’s phone, but it was unreachable. Filled with anxiety, he rushed to the scene of the accident. When he arrived, he saw a car burned beyond recognition, still smoldering, with firefighters cutting through the car doors. A glance inside left him pale with shock—inside the burnt-out shell of the car lay a charred, unrecognizable body!
Chen Ming was devastated by the sudden disaster. Shortly after, the remains were extracted, and as the stretcher was lifted, the charred arm of the deceased hung limply, a blackened ring rolling to the ground. Chen Ming picked it up, wiped off the soot, and found it was the butterfly diamond ring he had proposed to Xu Lin with! He could no longer contain his emotions and let out a heart-wrenching scream…
Eight years earlier, 15-year-old Chen Ming and Xu Lin had become high school classmates. Both at the age of first love, Xu Lin, who loved wearing white butterfly dresses, fluttered like a beautiful butterfly into Chen Ming’s world. The sunny and handsome Chen Ming captured Xu Lin’s heart as well.
During high school, their love did not affect their studies. In July 20XX, Chen Ming was admitted to Nanjing Forestry University; Xu Lin, under her parents’ arrangement, went to study in Australia.
Upon arriving in Australia, Xu Lin felt lonely, homesick, and suffered from acclimatization issues, including diarrhea. Chen Ming accompanied her online as much as possible and sent her specialty Nanjing Yuhua tea, which cured her diarrhea. Soon, Xu Lin regained her sunshine and smile, and her grades improved significantly.
Deep in love, Xu Lin confessed her relationship with Chen Ming to her parents. Chen Ming’s parents ran a small clothing store in Nanjing, with an average family background, which Xu Lin’s parents found hard to accept due to the significant disparity in social standing. They tried to dissuade her, but Xu Lin stubbornly clung to Chen Ming’s name, opposing her parents. Seeing her determination, her parents forbade her from returning home during holidays, hoping to sever this impractical love with distance and time.
On May 7, 20XX, Xu Lin’s 21st birthday, she cried during a video chat with Chen Ming, saying, “We haven’t seen each other for almost two years. I miss you so much. I don’t want to see you through a cold camera anymore. I wish I had a boyfriend who could be with me…” Who in love wouldn’t long to be close to their beloved! Chen Ming deeply sympathized with the pain of separation she endured alone overseas.
On August 3rd, at Melbourne Airport, Chen Ming and Xu Lin embraced tightly under the sun. Her lover’s arrival gave Xu Lin the strength to continue their love. She wrote a love promise on her QQ space: “From today, I will be a butterfly kite. No matter how far I fly, the string is in your hand. Dear, wait for me to come back!” From then on, their hearts were intertwined and merged.
Subsequently, to visit Xu Lin every six months, Chen Ming took on five part-time jobs. Eventually, Xu Lin’s deeply moved parents, after thoroughly assessing Chen Ming’s capabilities and character, trusted him with their daughter.
Unexpectedly, just over a month after Xu Lin returned, she met with a tragic accident. Her brilliant life ended abruptly, leaving her loved ones in endless grief. Her parents aged overnight from the pain of losing their daughter. Chen Ming, not only had to comfort and take care of them but also had to arrange Xu Lin’s funeral. Whenever he had a moment to himself, he would cry over her photo and the butterfly diamond ring, diluting his sorrow with tears…
Drenched in sorrow, love finds a heartfelt expression
After the tragedy, Chen Ming was immersed in grief, haunted by questions: How did the new car catch fire out of nowhere? Why couldn’t Xu Lin open the car door? With these questions in mind, Chen Ming repeatedly visited the traffic police and public security departments.
Soon, the traffic police combined the on-site investigation of the car wreck and numerous witness testimonies to produce an accident report: The factory vehicle had no quality issues, and the cause of the fire was undetermined, possibly due to a malfunction in the fuel or electrical system exacerbated by high temperatures. As for why Xu Lin couldn’t escape, the car’s control system failed during the fire, preventing the door from opening. They ruled out foul play.
However, Chen Ming found it hard to accept the police’s explanation. “I can’t let Lin Lin die without knowing why.” After burying Xu Lin, Chen Ming decided to investigate the cause of the car fire himself to comfort his girlfriend’s spirit.
Chen Ming blamed himself: He had arranged for Xu Lin to drive that day; she died because of him, and he felt he had caused her death. Driven by intense guilt, he began running around traffic police, public security, insurance companies, and various car dealerships, meticulously questioning every possible cause and detail of the accident. But opinions varied, and there was no consensus.
At Pukou Traffic Police Brigade, an officer from the accident investigation center helped Chen Ming retrieve surveillance footage of the incident. At home, he opened it, and the sight of the flames immediately brought him to tears. Xu Lin had promptly stopped the car when it caught fire.
Through the windshield, it was faintly visible that she was desperately trying to open the door, but it wouldn’t budge! She then pounded on the windshield for help, but within moments, the flames engulfed her and the car. Afraid of an explosion, the bystanders who came to help were driven back by the fierce fire. Amidst the smoke, Xu Lin struggled desperately and chaotically, like a frantic butterfly, until she was consumed by the flames…
Chen Ming couldn’t bear to watch this heart-wrenching scene again. He created a folder, put the video inside, and password-protected it.
Nearly two months later, hearing that Chen Ming was still tirelessly searching for the cause of the car accident, Xu Lin’s father, Xu Yunjun, tearfully remarked, “If the car had a fault warning system, Lin Lin wouldn’t have had an accident.” His words brought a glimmer of hope to Chen Ming’s grieving heart: “Lin Lin is gone and can’t come back, but if I can develop such a warning system, her spirit might find some solace!” Encouraged by his father-in-law, Chen Ming embarked on a difficult research journey.
Chen Ming’s major in college was computer network programming. He first thought of interfacing computer information with car data to reflect the car’s health status in data form.
However, this seemingly simple idea was extremely difficult to implement: domestic car brands were numerous, and even within the same brand, different models had vastly different system structures, circuits, and parameters. Collecting and mastering this data alone was an unimaginably massive project.
But no challenge could stop the power of love. Over the following year, Chen Ming became a regular visitor at various car production bases and dealerships, and he also frequented many automotive forums and QQ groups to gather information and seek advice…
This was a long journey of paying tribute to his beloved, with each step fraught with difficulty and pitfalls. In May 20XX, the head of an information company in Shenzhen contacted him via email, claiming to have the relevant data he needed.
Excited, Chen Ming invested all his parents’ savings and the insurance compensation, totaling over 900,000 yuan, into the collaboration. However, four months later, he discovered a significant deviation in the project progress report. When he rushed to Shenzhen, he was shocked to find the company had vanished.
This deception not only exhausted his parents’ retirement funds but also halted Chen Ming’s research project. Overcome with grief, he resigned from his job and secluded himself at home, repeatedly looking at photos and love journals with Xu Lin, letting memories burn with pain…
In late January 20XX, after hearing about Chen Ming’s depression, Xu Yunjun came to comfort him, saying, “Research is like business; it’s never smooth sailing. Consider the lost money as tuition, but don’t give up. I’ll support you as much as I can financially!” But Chen Ming, having lost his confidence, hesitated. Xu Yunjun left with a sigh.
Watching his father-in-law’s aging figure, Chen Ming felt a pang of sorrow: If he gave up now, he would not only fail Xu Lin but also let down her father’s expectations. Forcing himself to regain confidence, he tremblingly opened the password-protected folder and faced the searing flames and the beautiful lover who struggled like a trapped butterfly until she was reduced to a tragic void…
Two days later, Xu Yunjun brought 120,000 yuan of his savings, encouraging Chen Ming and his friends to focus on developing the warning system. Driven by his deep love for Xu Lin, Chen Ming and his team worked
day and night, gathering data from various car models. Despite many failures, no one complained, touched by his devoted love…
By March 20XX, due to financial difficulties, Chen Ming’s team was on the verge of disbanding. At this critical moment, his former colleague Liu Jingjing invested 150,000 yuan and joined the research team.
Liu Jingjing, then 23, had graduated two years earlier and joined Hexi Group at the same time as Chen Ming, working in the same department. They had always gotten along well. After Xu Lin’s accident, Liu Jingjing visited Chen Ming multiple times and later learned about his research on car data interfacing. She offered to help with programming and testing, moved by his dedication to his deceased girlfriend.
Over time, Liu Jingjing developed feelings for Chen Ming and decided to support his project financially when she learned it was struggling. Chen Ming, still grieving and uninterested in new relationships, initially declined her help but eventually accepted her sincere offer.
With renewed strength, Chen Ming’s team accelerated their research. Six months later, they had collected data from over 200 car models and entered the whole-car testing phase. This required driving in various conditions, including harsh weather and road conditions. Without a dedicated testing site, Chen Ming conducted tests on suburban roads at night, often risking his life.
Before the Spring Festival in 20XX, Nanjing experienced heavy rain, making roads slippery and visibility poor. Chen Ming insisted on testing in these extreme conditions, with Liu Jingjing accompanying him as usual. During the test, their car lost control and crashed into a roadside barrier. In a critical moment, Liu Jingjing shielded Chen Ming with her body. Both lost consciousness.
Fortunately, the car ended up in a muddy ditch. Chen Ming suffered minor injuries, but Liu Jingjing required emergency surgery due to a head injury. Seeing this girl who protected him with her life, Chen Ming’s heart was deeply moved…
In August 20XX, after numerous dangerous tests and failures, Chen Ming’s team finally developed a prototype of the intelligent vehicle diagnostic device. By April 20XX, after continuous improvements, the device, named “Icar,” was finalized, launched, and patented.
In early July, during Nanjing’s 20XX Automotive Safety Driving Forum, Chen Ming held a product launch event. The brochure opened with shocking statistics: According to traffic authorities, China has the highest rate of car accidents in the world, with one death every six minutes and one injury every minute, about 50% of which are due to poor vehicle conditions…
Following these cold statistics, Liu Jingjing wrote a heartfelt product introduction: This is a life-saving device born out of a man’s deep love and grief for his deceased girlfriend over 1,000 days and nights, filled with tears and sorrow. It’s the most heartfelt and unique gift he could give to his lover in heaven…
To Chen Ming’s surprise, Icar quickly attracted strong interest from car owners upon its release. Within a month, it was available in numerous car dealerships, insurance companies, auto shops, phone stores, and driving schools in Nanjing. Another month later, agents spread to Northeast China and Canada, with sales exceeding ten million yuan.
On August 4th, the third anniversary of Xu Lin’s death, Chen Ming received the patent approval from the National Patent Office. He brought the documents and previous test reports to Xu Lin’s grave, accompanied by Liu Jingjing. They burned the papers to send them to Xu Lin in heaven, fulfilling Chen Ming’s long-held wish.
As the flames danced, he murmured, “Lin Lin, thank you for sending Jingjing to me. Thank you for your blessing.” The mountain wind blew gently, and love would continue…
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