Unforgivable Sin

As the small van trudged through the snow, Zhang Zhongqing was reminded of his arrival in Yanshou Village three decades earlier. That day marked the onset of both love and transgression in his life. Thirty years prior, he had shared a clandestine relationship with Lin Hanxue from Yanshou Village. During their attempted elopement, his lover chose to be captured to ensure his escape. Yet, to Lin Shiying, this solitary departure appeared as a heartless desertion. Consequently, he isolated his daughter from society and shielded her from external gossip.