Afterward

[Wang Xiaoqiao, an ENT doctor × Li Kai, a dentist] [Contemporary Romance + High-Quality Novel + Urban + Youth + Coming of Age + Unrequited Love + Childhood Friends + HE + 1v1 + Doctors] Later is a continuation of I Just Like You. Set against the backdrop of the period from the early 1990s to the turn of the century, it tells the story of the lives and love of young doctors Wang Xiaoqiao and Li Kai, fresh out of medical school. Young love is a crystal held in the palm: pure and transparent, yet fragile… just like Wang Xiaoqiao’s unrequited love. Years later, Xiaoqiao joked about herself: “I must have been out of my mind to fall for Zhao Shuang back then!” The grudges of youth are like a summer downpour: sudden, but quick to pass… just like Wang Xiaoqiao and Li Kai, who always seemed to cross paths at the worst possible time. Years later, Xiaoqiao wondered: “Li Kai, why did I dislike you so much back then?” Friends are your whole world when you’re young. Even a little deception among friends can make your entire life feel incomplete… just like when Wang Xiaoqiao stumbled upon Ding Wei and Zhao Shuang’s secret relationship. Years later, Xiaoqiao groaned: “Damn it, I really made a fool of myself back then!” Who hasn’t been young? Who hasn’t looked back on those days? Who hasn’t loved recklessly and cried their heart out? Who hasn’t, like Wang Xiaoqiao, chased after an illusion while overlooking the gaze of the person right beside them? Wang Xiaoqiao is another me, and another you. I only hope that when you finally learn how to love, you’ll hold tight to the hand waiting for you beneath the dimming lights…