Five unforgettable romances, five heart-wrenching love songs, and a grand celebration of the beauty of youthful heartbreak.
1997, a small county in northern China.
At the high school entrance exam, Li Hongwei caught sight of a pair of clear, stubborn eyes, and everything quietly changed. To get her attention, he practiced "My Heart Is Too Soft" over and over. But after he botched the New Year's Eve performance, he suffered his first public embarrassment and heartbreak.
That was only the beginning.
For years afterward, his youth seemed stuck on repeat. The gentle, quiet Xu Yanli shared her heartbeat with him through a single earbud, but in the end, she silently said goodbye to the melody of "Wishing You a Smooth Journey." The girl who had silently watched over him turned "Always So Quiet" into a hopeless epitaph. The romance that began when they entered adulthood became "Love Is So Exhausting" amid arguments and heartache...
He once thought that the girl who hummed "Warm" and smiled radiantly was the final redemption fate had given him. He didn't know that every beautiful beginning pointed to the very same ending.
Five songs, five girls, five heartbeats that never came to fruition.
This is a story about growing up, about regrets, and about the most genuine romances of that era. If there's an old song you can't bring yourself to listen to anymore, come in and hear his story.
This is my first work; I'm trying to record past people and events in words, and I hope you enjoy it. I made a typo, this is my first post 😳😳