In the future Xu Yun had come from.
As time went on.
Many internal files concerning the development of the atomic bomb were declassified one after another, revealing countless moving stories to the world.
Among the best-known were Old Guo's heroic sacrifice, Lu Guangda's shocking exposure to radiation, and how everyone at the base stood together and overcame hardship in the most difficult circumstances.
And among these stories,
love also occupied a significant place.
Some of these love stories had happy endings, such as the story of Xia Min, director of Branch Factory 17, and her husband, Wang Liming.
Although Wang Liming had been forced to undergo an amputation after a workplace accident and remained unconscious for a long time, he eventually recovered safely.
The couple went on to live at Base 221 for more than ten years. Supporting one another, they both lived past a hundred, and were still alive in 2023.
Then there were Wang Ganchang and his wife, Wu Yueqin. Though they spent a long time apart, they stayed together until they were both in their nineties, and passed away not long after one another.
But some love stories were not so fortunate.
The best-known example was Lu Guangda and Xu Luxi. They were apart for twenty-eight years, and just one year after they reunited, Lu Guangda died in Xu Luxi's arms.
Among the ordinary employees at the base, there was another pair of ill-fated lovers.
That was Rao Aiping and Chang Ning.
The young couple had little education and came from the sort of working-class families common in that era.
They had been childhood sweethearts, and had already reached the point of getting engaged.
But when the country selected him for an assignment, Chang Ning came to Base 221 without hesitation, becoming one of the base's