The Years Cannot Be Seen

The quiet, taciturn Jiang Yuan met Shen Yu, a sunny boy with an eccentric personality.

One night, after arguing with her family, Jiang Yuan sat by the shore of a quiet lake.

"Jiang Yuan, go home." Shen Yu held out the candy in his hand.

Jiang Yuan didn't want to. She stood up, looked at Shen Yu, then crouched in front of him and said, "Shen Yu, I don't want to go home. I want to sit with you for a while."

"Jiang Yuan, it's late. Go home, okay? Be good," Shen Yu coaxed her.

She looked at him for a few moments, then turned and walked back home.

Shen Yu leaned against the bench, looked up at the lake, then lowered his head and propped his face in his hands. His eyes grew wet.

Tears fell into his palms, burning hot, as if they would scorch right through them.