Many years ago, Zuo Tingyun met Tong Zhinian for the first time. She was curled up asleep on the sofa. He stood before her, holding a bowl of rice, and his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know that was love at first sight.
Later, they became the most important people in each other's lives. Through all the years when they were supposed to be growing up, she was his moonlight, and he was her North Star.
One evening during self-study, Tong Zhinian took the night off because she was sick and was alone in the hospital. She messaged him: "I wish you were here with me." Two hours later, Zuo Tingyun appeared before her. He had hired a car and traveled two hours to get there, his hair in a mess from the night wind. She froze in place as he smiled breathlessly. "I'm here."
She happened to glance at his phone screen and saw the name he'd saved her under: "Moonlight." She asked him why. He said, "The sun is too bright, too dazzling. Moonlight is different. It's gentle and quiet. It doesn't disturb anyone, but it's always there." She took his phone and changed the contact name to "North Star." "Then you'll be my North Star, the one that stays by the moon forever."
What she didn't know was that countless light-years lay between the North Star and the moon.
Later, he went abroad with his mother for treatment. She stayed behind. Neither of them ever made it to that summer.
