In 2015, 18-year-old Lin Qi was admitted to a university in the north. On the first day of registration, he met Zhou Mu, who was in the same grade, downstairs of the dormitory. Zhou Mu wore a washed-out gray sweater and smoked with his head lowered. The sight of the smoke being blown away by the wind made Lin Qi stunned for a long time.
They were in different majors and dormitories, so there would have been no intersection. But Lin Qi discovered that Zhou Mu went to the corner of the library every night, so she went there too. She sat opposite Zhou Mu, pretending to read a book, but her peripheral vision fell on Zhou Mu's fingers turning the book.
On the day the first semester ended, it snowed heavily. Zhou Mu stopped Lin Qi at the school gate and stuffed a piece of paper into her hand. There was only one line on it: "You have been looking at me for the whole semester. Don't you want to say something?"
That's the beginning of their story.
However, in the summer when he was twenty, Zhou Mu suddenly disappeared. There was no farewell, no explanation, only a letter left to Lin Qi: "Wait for me, if I am still alive in five years, I will come back to you."
Lin Qi waited for five years. She changed from a student to a professional, from the north to the south, and experienced several relationships that ended in failure, but she could never forget the girl in the gray sweater.
Five years later, Lin Qi met Zhou Mu in the emergency department of a hospital. She was wearing a white coat, had lost a lot of weight, and had a faint scar on her left cheek. They stared at each other across the corridor, neither of them moving.
Zhou Mu did not explain his departure that year. Lin Qi didn't ask.
But this time, Lin Qi decided not to wait any longer.
Reader comments
The character Zhou Mu reminds me of Five Centimeters per Second. I know very well that we cannot stay together forever after this. What is standing in front of us is the huge life, and what is between us is the vast time, making us powerless.
Lin Qi chose to wait, and Zhou Mu chose to return. They both chose to keep their original feelings for a long time. There are many kinds of love in the world, some vigorous, some slow and steady, and the story of Lin Qi and Zhou Mu is the kind of love that makes you believe that waiting is worth it. If you are also waiting for someone, or have been waited for, this book will give you a warm hug. The tide will wait for the moon, and you will wait for the person you want to wait for.
The title of the book, "The Tides Tried to Hold the Moon," is a wonderful metaphor. The tides come every day and try to keep the moon, but the moon still goes away. But the tide never gives up, because it knows that the moon will eventually come back.
The tides try to keep the moon, just like I try to keep you.
Five years of waiting for a reunion.
From campus to city, from youth to maturity,
The story of Lin Qi and Zhou Mu is the greatest secret love in youth and the most steadfast love in time.
This time, I don't wait anymore, I just run towards you. 🌊🌙
The tides try to keep the moon, and I try to keep the warmth of her breath buried in my neck.
It's wonderful. I finished reading it in one go. The author will update it quickly.
Time has changed their appearance, but not their choices. This is perhaps the most touching thing about love - it doesn't change, but after it changes, you still choose each other.
The character Zhou Mu reminds me of Five Centimeters per Second. I know very well that we cannot stay together forever after this. What is standing in front of us is the huge life, and what is between us is the vast time, making us powerless.
Lin Qi chose to wait, and Zhou Mu chose to return. They both chose to keep their original feelings for a long time. There are many kinds of love in the world, some vigorous, some slow and steady, and the story of Lin Qi and Zhou Mu is the kind of love that makes you believe that waiting is worth it. If you are also waiting for someone, or have been waited for, this book will give you a warm hug. The tide will wait for the moon, and you will wait for the person you want to wait for.
The title of the book, "The Tides Tried to Hold the Moon," is a wonderful metaphor. The tides come every day and try to keep the moon, but the moon still goes away. But the tide never gives up, because it knows that the moon will eventually come back.
The tides try to keep the moon, just like I try to keep you. Five years of waiting for a reunion. From campus to city, from youth to maturity, The story of Lin Qi and Zhou Mu is the greatest secret love in youth and the most steadfast love in time. This time, I don't wait anymore, I just run towards you. 🌊🌙
The tides try to keep the moon, and I try to keep the warmth of her breath buried in my neck.
It's wonderful. I finished reading it in one go. The author will update it quickly. Time has changed their appearance, but not their choices. This is perhaps the most touching thing about love - it doesn't change, but after it changes, you still choose each other.