Summary

One night, a young wannabe pilot named Yang Sun plans to hang himself on a nearby tree. Shen Teh walks by and notices what he is about to do. She approaches and begins asking him why he would want to kill himself. Yang Sun says he cannot get his dream job flying an airplane. The only way to get that job is by a bribe, and he says he doesn’t have the money necessary. Shen Teh says she knows how he feels and begins telling a story about a flightless bird she had during her childhood. She breaks into tears and tells him about her own unhappiness. At the moment, she was on her way to meet her arranged husband, but she didn’t want to marry him. Yang Sun shows her a slight bit of affection, and she realizes she has feelings...