Dusk

The most heartbreaking time difference is this: I was walking toward the sunset just as you were beginning to understand the night.

An Tingwan first met Zhou Mu in the autumn when she was seventeen.

"My name is An Tingwan..."

"Winter is here. The parasol leaves have finally all fallen."

"The parasol leaves have fallen. Can spring be far behind?"

"I've never seen snow this deep before."

"Wear something warmer. It's cold outside."

"Next time you go hiking, don't take the narrow trail alone."

"Today, he straightened my scarf for me."

"An Tingwan, when will you realize that I didn't buy extra milk by accident, that my movie tickets weren't from a friend, and that you were the first person I wanted to send that photo of the parasol tree to?"

The April breeze swept by, carrying the scent of fresh leaves on the parasol trees.

Spring has only just begun.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.