Chapter 380: Women and Cigarette: Both sucks the life out of you!

In that moment of solitude, Zhang Wei's gaze was intermittently drawn to the faint shadow of Chen Yulan below. She was a diligent figure among the ruins and wildflowers, her focus unwavering as she collected the orchids.

The sight of her, so engrossed in her task, was a grounding presence, a reminder of the tangible and immediate amidst his existential contemplations.

The contrast between them was striking – Zhang Wei, lost in the vastness of existential thought, and Chen Yulan, fully immersed in the task at hand.

Yet, there was a harmony in this contrast, a balance between pondering life's great mysteries and engaging in the simple, direct actions of the present moment.