The Marco Polo Bridge Incident happened soon thereafter, marking the beginning of war with Japan. Amidst the ensuing chaos, Wang lost contact with Chu-chun, and though he would try to find her later, he was never to see her again.
隨即「盧溝橋事變」發生，王攀元與竹君因而斷了音訊，當戰亂稍歇的幾年後，王攀元多次尋訪，卻再不得伊人芳蹤。