“He happened to be bright and cheerful, and she happened to be insecure.”
That year, the roses bloomed more beautifully than ever. Seventeen-year-old Xu Yuxi met seventeen-year-old Jiang Huai. A brief memory, an eternal pain...
The story begins with seventeen-year-old Jiang Huai, wearing his school uniform and standing beneath a rose tree. He tilts his head to look at her, smiling as he says,
“Why do you keep staring at me? Don't tell me you've fallen for me.”
At the end of the story, Xu Yuxi stands at the highest point, looking at Jiang Huai.
“That's a lie. Time... can never defeat a memory.”
