My name is Shen Minmin. I am 23 years old. I come from the countryside. I am sensitive, introverted and socially afraid. I live in the eyes of others and live like a shadow.
After graduating from college, I stood at the counter selling clothes. I didn't dare to look at people, wear nice clothes, or speak loudly.
Harassment on the bus has been my nightmare for more than ten years; the patriarchal family is a shackles that I cannot escape.
I thought I would be huddled in the shadows like this for the rest of my life.
Until I met Zhou Liang.
He was a veteran, silent and steady, my neighbor and my light.
He doesn't force me to be cheerful, doesn't laugh at my timidity, and doesn't dislike my sensitivity and low self-esteem.
He left a light on for me, supported me, taught me to say no, and grew up with me.
He said:
"You don't have to be someone else, just be yourself."
It turns out that introversion is not a flaw, and sensitivity is also a glimmer.
It turns out that there really is someone who will love me in my most imperfect form with all tenderness.
I was loved so well that I finally dared to look up and see my own sun.
——Sensitive people also deserve to be treated gently by the world.
