That Smile, That Singing

Xia Bei, I used to long for you with my whole little life, to give you happiness, to give you happiness. However, I have always been a child who is so easily sad and timid about life. I avoided all the news that belonged to you and your search, and I just missed it. It will be missed forever. On the rented stage, with countless white flowers on his arm, Xia Bei's angelic and melancholy face was frozen in the summer of 2004. Half a month ago, Xia Bei died suddenly in a car accident. Half a month later, I attended a memorial service organized by Xia Bei's fans in the small auditorium of my former university. Asakusa donated the entire concert tape she recorded when Xia Bei came to this city that year. This video became the only Xia Bei's concert that I have ever watched. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.