She waited for seven years, and what she waited for was not a reunion, but a love that only lasted three minutes.
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In the summer when she was seventeen, Su Nian knocked over Lin Xia's milk tea in the corridor. The white dress was stained with tea. He said with a smile, "I'll give you one," and whistled away. At that time, she thought it was just a flirtatious encounter.
Later she learned that the carefree boy would ride her electric car through the Wutong Tunnel, take her up to the abandoned observatory to look at the stars, and stand downstairs playing guitar all night long when she was grounded by her father. He said "Be my accomplice", he said "What will you do if I disappear one day", he said "When everything is over, I want to be with you forever".
They agreed to go to Beijing together, agreed to watch the stars every summer solstice, and agreed to dedicate their entire youth to each other.
Then on the way to the station, Lin Xia had a car accident.
When he woke up he remembered the whole world except her. Doctors say traumatic amnesia can never be recovered. Su Nian went to the hospital every day, reintroduced herself every day, and played the "Summer Finale" with him on the cello every day.
The magic is that every time the ensemble ends, Lin Xia will briefly "come back" for three minutes - recognizing her, calling her name, crying "I like you" - and then forgetting again.
For seven years, Su Nian never stopped. Every summer solstice she returned to the observatory and stood in front of him again: "Hello, my name is Su Nian." He always smiled: "Hello."
Seven years later, she held a recital in Beijing, and Lin Xia was sitting in the seventh row of the audience. He held the star bracelet she left behind, his voice was hoarse but