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00:00A man accidentally discovered a hidden compartment inside the antique desk he had just purchased,
00:05and driven by curiosity, he opened it, only to find a thick stack of letters tucked inside.
00:10Scott casually opened one and realized it was a love letter from a hundred years ago.
00:15At the same time, a girl named Elizabeth had just returned home.
00:21As usual, she sat at her desk and opened the secret compartment.
00:24But to her horror, her private letters had vanished.
00:28What Elizabeth could never have imagined was that, at that very moment, Scott, living a hundred years in the future,
00:35was reading those deeply personal letters with great interest.
00:39Through the letters, Scott learned that Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of a noble family.
00:44Though she had lived in wealth since childhood, her father still insisted she marry a man she did not love.
00:50Even though Elizabeth longed for true love and tried to resist, women of that era had no say in their
00:55own marriages.
00:56Elizabeth loved poetry and held onto a deeply romantic spirit.
01:01She often poured her soul into writing love letters, even if the man she wrote to might not truly exist.
01:07Scott was moved by her letters.
01:09So he opened his laptop and began drafting a reply, urging Elizabeth to stay true to her heart.
01:14He told her she shouldn't marry someone she didn't love, and perhaps the man of her dreams would appear one
01:20day.
01:20Or maybe, just maybe, that person was him.
01:24As he wrote, Scott laughed at himself.
01:26He couldn't believe how childish he was, pretending to be someone else's fairytale prince and writing a reply to a
01:33woman from a hundred years ago.
01:34This gap in time seemed like the most impossible fantasy.
01:38But the next day, Scott still told his mother about the desk.
01:41He thought she wouldn't believe him, but to his surprise, she did.
01:45H.G. Wells believed in time travel, and Einstein thought that time was just another dimension.
01:52You know, some people believe that souls can travel through time.
01:56His mother said that if he wanted to connect with someone from the past, he had to prepare properly.
02:00Then she handed him a stamp she had been saving for years.
02:04Scott took the stamp.
02:05Next, his mother handed him a bottle of ink.
02:08Luckily, there was an old post office in the north of town, built in the early 1900s, that was still
02:13open 24 hours a day.
02:14But Scott hesitated.
02:16Do you think this is going to work?
02:19Wouldn't it be awesome if it did?
02:21As night fell, lines from Elizabeth's letters kept replaying in his mind, leaving him restless and unable to sleep.
02:28Perhaps guided by fate, he left his room and actually began writing a reply to Elizabeth.
02:34Then, he drove to the old post office his mother had told him about.
02:38The building was worn and filled with the scent of time, and the so-called 24-hour service turned out
02:45to be nothing more than a dim oil lamp left behind by the postmaster.
02:49Scott looked around and soon found the mailbox.
02:51He slipped the letter inside, hoping for the best, but feeling far from certain.
02:55What he didn't know was that the wheels of fate had already begun to turn.
03:01By the next morning, a maid from a hundred years ago really did receive a letter addressed to Elizabeth.
03:07At the time, Elizabeth was on a date with Count Everett, who ran a newspaper company.
03:12Her father had arranged for them to be together, hoping it would benefit the family's future.
03:17Elizabeth had no way to refuse, so she tried her best to delay things.
03:22But her father wasn't giving her much time.
03:25When she went upstairs to rest, he followed her and told her she had to continue seeing Everett, and eventually
03:31marry him.
03:32While her father spoke, Elizabeth glanced at the letter she had received that morning.
03:37As she read the strange and scattered words, her heart skipped a beat.
03:41A sharp headache struck her, and her breathing grew labored.
03:45This had always been one of Elizabeth's old ailments, but rest usually helped.
03:49Her father saw her condition and reluctantly left the room.
03:53Elizabeth quickly went to her desk and opened the secret compartment, only to find that all her treasured letters were
03:58gone.
03:59Meanwhile, Scott was at home, leisurely watching a basketball game on TV, having completely forgotten about the letter he had
04:05sent.
04:06Then the desk made a strange sound.
04:08Out of curiosity, he opened the hidden compartment again, and to his astonishment, there was actually a reply inside.
04:15Scott was stunned.
04:16He immediately opened the envelope and found Elizabeth's words full of confusion.
04:20Who are you?
04:21And how could you know there was something in my secret place to be stolen?
04:27I wonder as I place this second letter in the same place as the first, am I in the toils
04:33of some feverish dream?
04:35Or will you violate my privacy again?
04:38In mystification, Elizabeth Whitcomb.
04:43Without hesitation, Scott wrote her back, explaining everything that had happened in the past few days.
04:49From buying the desk to sending the first letter, Elizabeth was equally shocked.
04:54She never expected to be communicating with someone from a century in the future, and it was clear the desk
05:00was the key.
05:01From that moment on, they began writing to each other almost every day.
05:05Elizabeth asked Scott many questions, especially whether he had ever experienced a passionate and profound love.
05:13Scott didn't know how to answer.
05:14Even though he was engaged to someone through an arranged match, it had only been to meet his family's expectations
05:20at the right time in his life.
05:23People often say that when you're in love, the joy of seeing your partner is like a Christmas tree glowing
05:27with lights.
05:28But Scott had never felt that kind of happiness.
05:31Not until he received Elizabeth's second letter the night before.
05:34Only then did something stir in his heart.
05:36At the same time, Scott showed the letter to his mother, but she didn't say much.
05:40She simply advised him to face reality.
05:43My son, who is engaged to be married, is having an affair with a woman who's been dead for over
05:48a hundred years.
05:49This woman doesn't exist!
05:51Her words reminded Scott that he was already engaged, even if the woman wasn't truly the one he loved.
05:56So he deleted the draft he had written to Elizabeth.
05:59That week, Elizabeth received no letter from Scott, and her heart sank, as if she had just lost a rare
06:06kindred spirit.
06:08Yet she also understood what Scott was struggling with.
06:10I'm worried about those tender feelings in the first place.
06:14I'm not so innocent as you might think, Mr. Corrigan.
06:17I have danced the waltz with many men, and I'm an avid reader of the modern novel.
06:24So I owe corrupt on the subject of forbidden passion.
06:27The hard truth is, we are doomed to be chased, to never touch each other, hear each other, see each
06:37other.
06:38So what harm can there be to write to each other?
06:42If you are still there, write to me quickly, and tell me what it means to light up like a
06:50Christmas tree.
06:51And that day, Scott couldn't help himself.
06:53He showed up at Elizabeth's place, wanting to see with his own eyes the world she lived in.
06:59But the once glorious estate was now faded and dull.
07:02He stepped forward and knocked, and an elderly maid opened the door.
07:06Perhaps because guests were rare, she cheerfully allowed Scott to enter and take a look around.
07:11Scott stepped into this haven preserved within the river of time,
07:14and in his mind echoed the soft whisper of Elizabeth's voice.
07:18The maid, May, now served the granddaughter of Elizabeth's sister.
07:23Her name was Clarice.
07:25Scott was thrilled.
07:26He approached her eagerly, hoping to learn more about Elizabeth,
07:29but Clarice, now very old, could no longer recall the past.
07:33Scott had no choice but to leave.
07:35And just as he was about to head downstairs, a sudden warmth flowed into his heart.
07:39At the same moment, Elizabeth also stopped in her tracks, feeling the very same sensation.
07:44In that instant, across time and space, fate seemed to entwine their paths.
07:50But as Scott lingered in that fleeting moment of tenderness,
07:53May interrupted and brought him back to the present.
07:57Even as he left, Scott remained lost in that emotion, unable to calm himself for a long time.
08:02Back home, he quickly poured everything he had felt into a new letter.
08:07Meanwhile, Elizabeth snatched the letter eagerly from the postman's hand.
08:11She had been waiting impatiently.
08:13Inside, she found a photo of a glowing Christmas tree.
08:17By the time she finished reading, her eyes were already brimming with tears.
08:21They decided to exchange photos.
08:23On a sunny afternoon, Elizabeth placed fresh flowers in her golden curls
08:27and asked the best photographer to take her portrait.
08:30Scott also took a photo of himself and placed it in his next letter.
08:33But this time, the maid who received the letter accidentally dropped it,
08:37and Elizabeth never saw Scott's photo.
08:40Moreover, she still had to continue going on dates with Everett.
08:44Elizabeth had submitted her poetry to Everett's newspaper several times.
08:47So this day, she eagerly asked what he thought of her writing.
08:51But Everett brushed off her hopes with a few perfunctory compliments.
08:55It was clear Everett cared only about marrying her.
08:58He had no interest in understanding her soul.
09:00Elizabeth was heartbroken and decided to stop writing poetry altogether.
09:04After learning about it, Scott quickly wrote her a letter,
09:08urging her not to give up on writing poetry,
09:11even if there was no kindred spirit now.
09:14Someday in the future, her work would surely be appreciated by others.
09:18Even though they couldn't touch,
09:20Elizabeth's poetry had already crossed time and space
09:23and touched Scott's heart in the most real way.
09:26As her headaches grew increasingly severe,
09:29Elizabeth decided to travel to the city where her cousin lived to seek medical treatment.
09:33But her younger sister, Flossie, was worried and insisted on going with her.
09:38Seeing this, Elizabeth told her the truth about corresponding with Scott
09:41and asked her sister to write back to him in her place.
09:44Once everything was arranged, Elizabeth set out on her journey.
09:47But unfortunately, Scott got into an accident during a bicycle race.
09:51At the same time, Elizabeth's carriage was jolted violently on the road.
09:55Though Scott's injuries were minor, a simple arrhythmia,
09:58he remained unconscious for reasons no one could explain.
10:01Meanwhile, Elizabeth arrived at the clinic.
10:03While waiting for her appointment, she happened to meet a colonel.
10:07It was their first encounter,
10:09but both of them felt an unexplainable sense of familiarity.
10:13What should have been just a fleeting encounter,
10:16Colonel Denby was unwilling to let slip,
10:17so he deliberately arranged another meeting
10:19and invited Elizabeth to join him for afternoon tea.
10:23Although she didn't give a direct answer when Denby raised his arm,
10:26she naturally slipped hers through it.
10:28They arrived at a quaint café filled with romance in the air.
10:32Perhaps fate had finally paused its cold march.
10:35How is it that I have the total conviction I know you?
10:40I don't know.
10:42I can't listen.
10:45Elizabeth mentioned her encounter with Denby in her letter to Scott.
10:48They admired each other.
10:50Denby was witty, charming, and deeply passionate about poetry.
10:54He always stayed close, patiently listening to her recite her verses.
10:59And most surprisingly, Elizabeth could feel traces of Scott in Denby.
11:03On the breeze-kissed lake,
11:05the whirlpool of love began to stir gently in both their hearts.
11:09But the happiness didn't last long.
11:11Denby soon received orders to relocate his unit.
11:14In that era of war and chaos,
11:16countless lovers were torn apart by distance.
11:18At the same time, as if sensing something,
11:21Scott suddenly awoke in the middle of the night.
11:23The first thing he did was open the secret compartment in the desk,
11:27which was now overflowing with letters.
11:30Scott carefully read Elizabeth's recent letters.
11:32Although he was glad she had met Denby,
11:34his heart sank when he learned that Denby had been sent to the front lines.
11:38Panicked, Scott searched historical battle records and saw it clearly.
11:42Denby was listed as killed in action on July 3rd.
11:45Looking again at Elizabeth's letter,
11:47he calculated that, in her time,
11:49the 3rd of July was just two days away.
11:52Scott jumped into action.
11:53He had to warn Elizabeth before it was too late.
11:56But when he arrived at the post office,
11:58it was already engulfed in flames.
12:01If he couldn't send the letter,
12:02Elizabeth would receive only heartbreak.
12:05Scott couldn't accept that.
12:06Without hesitation, he ran around the building
12:08and burst in through the back,
12:10braving the inferno.
12:11Just seconds before the flames reached the fuel tanks,
12:14he managed to drop the letter into the box.
12:17After that, Elizabeth could only rely on herself.
12:20But at that moment, Elizabeth had no idea what was coming.
12:23At the station, she kissed Denby goodbye.
12:26Just as Denby was about to board the train, he suddenly turned back.
12:29Come back.
12:30Fire me.
12:33The train slowly pulled away.
12:35But Denby had to leave.
12:37He stepped into the golden light of dawn,
12:39leaving Elizabeth standing alone,
12:41accompanied only by tears.
12:44Back home, Elizabeth had no time to rest.
12:47Everett paid another visit,
12:49and she had to keep pretending to follow her father's plan.
12:52Just then, Scott's letter arrived.
12:54Reading it, Elizabeth could not hide her panic.
12:57She asked the servants to prepare her bags
12:59and begged Everett to take her with him.
13:01Dear lady, I would do anything to please you
13:04but against the wishes of your father.
13:06His cold reply left Elizabeth deeply disappointed.
13:09They didn't understand why she had just returned
13:11only to leave again in such a hurry.
13:14But no one could stop her now.
13:16She drove her carriage to the station,
13:17only to find that the trains to the front lines
13:20had been locked down.
13:21With no other choice,
13:22she pleaded with the coachman to take her there.
13:24But no one wanted to go near the battlefield
13:26during such dangerous times.
13:28Seeing Elizabeth's desperation,
13:30one coachman finally softened.
13:32He understood that if he didn't help her tonight,
13:35no one else would.
13:36Through the night, the carriage raced under the stars,
13:38and as they neared the front,
13:40dawn was already creeping across the sky.
13:42When Elizabeth asked for Denby,
13:44her heart sank at the response.
13:46But she didn't give up.
13:48She searched frantically for any trace of him.
13:50And when they finally met again,
13:52Denby was covered in blood.
13:54In his final moments,
13:55he wanted to hear Elizabeth read him her poetry.
13:58One last time.
13:59He wiped away her tears
14:00and then closed his eyes forever.
14:03Elizabeth's love had only just begun,
14:05yet it had already ended in death.
14:07She had lost Denby forever,
14:09as if she had lost another version of Scott.
14:12Scott wanted desperately to write back and comfort her,
14:15but he was powerless to do so.
14:17After receiving no letters from Scott for a long time,
14:20Elizabeth decided to burn all her poems in correspondence.
14:23But just then,
14:24the maid brought in a letter that had fallen beneath the desk.
14:28Inside was a photo,
14:29and the moment she saw it,
14:31Elizabeth's heart skipped a beat.
14:32The man in the picture was unmistakably the face
14:35she had tried so hard to forget,
14:37but could never erase.
14:38At the same time,
14:40Scott finally realized he was in love with Elizabeth,
14:43and he decided to confess everything to his fiancée,
14:46Deborah.
14:47Deborah looked at the letters they had exchanged,
14:49feeling like the entire situation was absurd.
14:52Just then,
14:53the desk's secret compartment echoed again,
14:55another letter from Elizabeth,
14:57and this one included a photo of her and Denby.
14:59The face in the photo stunned both Scott and Deborah.
15:03Denby looked exactly like Scott.
15:05Deborah couldn't accept it.
15:06She didn't know what to feel or what to do,
15:08but Scott no longer wanted to hide the truth.
15:11Without love,
15:12their life together would only bring pain and resentment.
15:15To be loved.
15:17Completely.
15:20I'm not even gonna
15:21try to understand what's happening here.
15:26But I know this.
15:29If you don't feel that way about me,
15:31we shouldn't be together.
15:33Though Deborah cried bitterly,
15:35in the end,
15:36she chose to let him go.
15:38Later,
15:38when Scott returned to the old house once more,
15:41he discovered that Clarice had passed away.
15:44As he stepped into Elizabeth's room,
15:46he felt a strange presence,
15:48as if she were right beside him.
15:50When he approached the vanity,
15:52the sensation grew stronger.
15:53It was as if Elizabeth was standing right there in front of him.
15:58On the other side of time,
15:59Elizabeth too felt Scott's touch.
16:01She closed her eyes
16:02and let herself be completely immersed in the moment.
16:05But once again,
16:07May arrived and interrupted the silence.
16:09In her hands was an old wooden box,
16:11Elizabeth's belongings.
16:13Inside were the letters and poems
16:15Elizabeth had written long ago.
16:17Through them,
16:18Scott learned that she had never given up on writing,
16:20and had later become a teacher.
16:23Most importantly,
16:24she didn't marry Everett.
16:26She remained single for the rest of her life.
16:29Tucked among the letters
16:30was a faded, color-tinted photograph.
16:32Just moments ago,
16:34it felt as if they could still feel each other's warmth.
16:37But now,
16:38they were forever separated by life and death.
16:42Scott arrived at Elizabeth's grave
16:44and laid down the flowers in his hand.
16:46As he brushed aside the overgrown weeds,
16:48it was one final love letter from Elizabeth.
16:51I never forgot.
16:53Scott's eyes welled with tears.
16:55In that moment,
16:56he made a decision.
16:58He would never marry,
16:59and he would spend the rest of his life
17:00cherishing this love.
17:02And just then,
17:03a golden retriever ran up to Scott's feet,
17:06as if it had chosen him as its owner.
17:08But when its true owner called again and again,
17:11it finally turned back.
17:12And when Scott looked up,
17:14he saw a young woman
17:15who looked exactly like Elizabeth in her youth.
17:17He walked over and invited her for afternoon tea.
17:20This moment was so strikingly similar
17:23to the scene from a hundred years ago.
17:25In this whirlwind called Love,
17:27perhaps Deborah was the one who paid the highest price.
17:30When we cannot give someone our whole heart,
17:33the kindest choice is to let go.
17:35After the brief pain of goodbye
17:36comes the chance for everlasting happiness.
17:39The film reminds us that love
17:41doesn't have to be grand or dramatic,
17:43nor does it require dazzling vows.
17:45Sometimes it's just a quiet encounter,
17:48a letter never sent,
17:49or a lingering regret carried by time.
17:52True love often grows in the most ordinary moments,
17:55healing the deepest wounds
17:56in places we never even noticed.
17:58And this unfinished story
18:00continues to flow quietly through the river of time,
18:03warming the hearts of all those
18:05who still believe in love.
18:06We'll be right back to the universe nu,
18:10How all telepathic are feeling
18:11in love with that earth,
18:11Now I'm scared.
18:11It's my next time I could bring
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