In a hospital room in a foreign country, an old woman faces the window alone, her face dappled with sunlight.
Her eyes flashed with a long-lost light, staring at the swaying twigs in the spring cold.
However, this was not the place she was expecting, and the only thing that accompanied her in this room was silence and the hope within her.
On April 14, 2004, Chen Duxiu's daughter, an old woman named Chen Zimei, passed away quietly in the United States.
Her body remained in the hospital's icy morgue for an entire month, and it was not until her son, who was far away in China, learned of the fateful news.
This parting is eternal, and the blood of a century of great men has come to an end in a foreign land.
Back in 1910, Chen Duxiu and his second wife Gao Junman moved to Shanghai, and two years later, Chen Zimei was born.
In her early childhood, she was smart and clever, and was deeply favored by her father. However, with the beginning of the KMT-CCP cooperation, Chen Duxiu was busy with work and his family gradually drifted apart.
Gao Junman's health deteriorated, and he left Shanghai with Chen Zimei in 1925, and the two mothers and daughters never saw each other again.
In Nanjing, Chen Zimei faced a broken family and a difficult life, so she chose to study part-time and study obstetrics and gynecology.
However, in 1931, her mother Gao Junman died, and Chen Zimei's life became even more difficult. Chen Duxiu sent 30 yuan a month for living expenses, but the cost of medicine accounted for most of it, and Chen Zimei's life was difficult.
In 1936, Chen Zimei married Zhang Guoxiang, a bank clerk, and although she did not receive the blessing of her parents, the presence of her friends filled the gap in her heart.
However, soon after the marriage, Chen Zimei learned of the existence of her husband's original wife, Cai, and the daughter she brought was actually Zhang Guoxiang's biological daughter.
Chen Zimei struggled to maintain her marriage, but her husband's betrayal became an unbearable blow.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Zimei's family took refuge in Chongqing. Although they both happened to settle in Chongqing with Chen Duxiu in 1938, due to the conflict between Zhang Guoxiang and his father-in-law, the father and daughter could not be reunited.
In 1939, due to the loss of her daughter, Chen Zimei and Zhang Guoxiang separated and raised four children alone.
The pressure of life is huge, Chen Zimei moved to Nanjing, and once again fell into difficult days. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Zimei and Zhang Guoxiang officially divorced, but her husband refused to provide living expenses.
She struggled to provide food and clothing for her children, but her son stole all his savings, leaving Chen Zimei's life in trouble.
After a series of twists and turns, she finally reveals her true identity and enlists the help of the local Chinese association.
In 2004, Chen Zimei died in the United States, and her last wish was to wear the white wedding dress she had when she first got married.
The daughter of a once great man experienced a bumpy life and finally passed away in silence.