[Love at first sight, choosing each other, bittersweet romance, getting back together after a breakup]
Two people who had lost faith in love somehow chose to be brave and get together.
Just as they had both begun to include each other in their futures, everything changed.
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Her mother’s suicide and her family’s accusations left Chen Cuo trapped in guilt. She felt unworthy of love and believed she shouldn’t drag Lin Ke down with her.
She left everything behind and moved far away alone.
But eight or nine years later, she met Lin Ke again at her mother’s grave.
“Can’t I just feel guilty?”
“What is it you want, Chen Cuo?”
(This is a new author’s first story, so please be kind if it isn’t very good! I’d also love to hear your thoughts and comments!)
(Bows)
I thought it would be another clichéd campus romance plot, but the author only used the campus as a backdrop; the main focus was on the various conflicts and entanglements between the male and female protagonists, which was what really captivated me.
A truly worthwhile book to read! It makes you realize that there are people in the world who share your feelings, a feeling of happiness that comes from genuine empathy! Memories are always innocent; we are inevitably influenced by our families of origin, but there's nothing we can do about it. We are grateful to those who give us light; Chen Cuo and Lin Ke's encounter is both healing and self-healing.
Both individuals brought their principles and rationality to their feelings for each other. Reconciliation was meant to help them grow, even if that growth was painful. It allowed them to better understand what they wanted and made them more capable than before. A simple, one-sided redemption is unrealistic. These are all essential for a stable and intimate relationship.
This is the intellectual type I like—not someone who's blindly in love, but someone who clearly understands what they want.