Five years ago, Xin Long (age 53) lost his beloved wife Liu Zhen after her heart aortic stenosis surgery, and has never gotten over the pain of losing her. For a full five years, he disappeared from the public eye. Last month, he announced his return to the music scene with the release of his new songs "Spring Blooms" and "One Man Stands Guard." Yesterday (the 12th), he made his first public appearance in five years to perform at his company’s year-end party at Nangang Exhibition Center. Sporting his familiar bald head and a graying chinstrap beard that couldn't hide his weariness, every word he spoke about the five years of healing after his wife's passing made listeners feel even more sympathetic.
Having not been seen for a long time, Xin Long returned with his signature bald look and graying chinstrap beard, maintaining a good physique. He revealed that over the past five years, he has been focusing on caring for his daughter and keeping up his exercise routine. He said that his daughter inherited her mother Liu Zhen’s DNA, has her own opinions about what to wear, and is very fashion-conscious. In fact, today's performance outfit was chosen by his daughter.
The public is concerned about whether he has come out of his grief. Xin Long said, "Many friends worry about how I’m feeling and whether I have gotten over it. For these five years, I’ve focused solely on taking good care of my daughter. There’s no such thing as not coming out of it yet; I just don’t know where to go—should I go to the convenience store or the market to buy groceries? I don’t know what truly counts as getting over it." He said that now he carefully picks what songs to sing, because some songs make him choke up, but he doesn’t want to cry in public for fear that his daughter might worry if she saw. He hopes that, in his daughter’s heart, Liu Zhen is "beautiful when she appears and beautiful when she leaves." These words seem simple, but they are deeply moving and heartrending.
Source: Yipin