I Refuse to Be Your Memento

[Rivalry Between Equals + A Dog-Training Diary + A Slow-Burning Romance + Love Left Unspoken + Devoted Couple, No Messy Drama + BE]

[Lots of funny everyday moments at first, from campus to city life. The warmer the beginning, the more heartbreaking what follows. The ending hits hard, so proceed with caution. A level-five secret identity, quality guaranteed.]

Time was too short, and too long.

It lasted long enough for me to almost believe we could spend the rest of our lives together.

It was too short for me to gather up all the memories you carved into my life with your own hands.

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In our senior year of high school, she took every “first place” away from him.

He was just as stubborn as she was, always determined to outdo her.

Who solved the most problems, who stayed up the longest, who was the first to reach the top of the mountain.

Even when it came to eating, they were childish enough to compete over who cleaned their plate more thoroughly.

He always fought back, but he never won once.

When they met again,

she thought she could keep “fighting” with him for the rest of her life. She was ready to “fight” with him forever.

But fate never gave her the chance.

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Later, when Xu Zhiyi held that yellowed notebook in her hands, she finally understood:

It was only because it was her that he was willing to surrender.

[Xia Nanfeng, you bastard. You took everything with you, so why did you forget to take me?]

[You little rascal, I won't tease you anymore. Please come back, okay?]

[Darling, don't go too fast. I'm coming to find you.]

[When you see me, don't yell at me, or I'll cry.]