I Have a Clingy Girl Next Door

“Can you just get lost and stop clinging to me all the time? You're so annoying, okay?” I shouted at Cheng Ying, then hurried after the girl I liked, Huang Tingting.

“Tingting, that was my younger sister. We went to the same elementary and middle schools. Don't get the wrong idea. She's always followed me around since we were kids. Let's go eat together, okay?” I asked Huang Tingting tentatively.

Huang Tingting said impatiently, “Liu Fei, you've explained that so many times already. Please stay away from me too.”

Liu Fei felt as if a needle had pierced his heart. He had liked Huang Tingting for two years, ever since their first year of high school. Like any other boy, Liu Fei followed her around every day and showed her every possible kindness, but he could never move her. At first, we had both liked each other. Somehow, things changed.

Cheng Ying was the younger sister Liu Fei had grown up with, though they weren't related by blood. She hardly spoke, had autism, and followed me around every day like a shadow.

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This book is about the little moments of ordinary campus life. The beautiful days we spend at school become precious memories of our youth. Looking back on them brings happiness and warmth, and I hope to give readers a few lovely moments to remember. The innocence of youth leaves us with our most treasured memories and the people we miss most. Time can't turn back, but we can meet our youth again in a book. I hope my story can offer emotional comfort as well as a few reflections on life. Some of the stories in the book are inspired by real life and adapted. I hope they give you something to think about.