What's So Bad About That?

(Love Grows Over Time x Mutual Healing x School Life x Bad Ending)

Bright, sunny girl Xu Jin x Broken boy Jiang Chao

That winter seemed especially cold. The snow fell so heavily that Xu Jin could no longer find Jiang Chao.

When Xu Jin first saw Jiang Chao, she was drawn to his looks and couldn’t help wanting to learn more about him.

Xu Jin: “Do you usually eat alone?”

Jiang Chao: “Yeah.”

Xu Jin: “Can I eat with you, then?”

Jiang Chao: “No.”

Later, Xu Jin sang on a brilliantly lit stage, while Jiang Chao sat in the dimly lit last row and murmured what was in his heart: “Xu Jin, I think I might like you a little.”

But when Xu Jin finally worked up the courage to confess, Jiang Chao said, “I’m sorry. I’m not worth it.”

Too insecure and timid to accept Xu Jin’s love, he wavered only when she told him, “Someday, I’ll give you a home.” The word “home” was too tempting for him. He wanted so badly to have a whole family of his own.

In the end, Jiang Chao became a tiny box. Holding it in her arms, Xu Jin murmured, “I thought I could give you a home.”

But that boy would never answer her again.