His friends said they were not meant for each other, but he insisted on finding out for himself. He reshaped his rough edges and picked up his pen again.
A clumsy attempt to hide a love that could not be concealed...
Until she called him out:
"It's no fun when it's this obvious."
Everyone has to throw themselves into something wholeheartedly at least once, to learn that sincerity can be cheap enough to be crushed by just a few words!
When the parasol leaves fall, autumn is at its deepest. He won't throw cigarette butts all over the ground out of frustration anymore.
After they met again, he said hoarsely, "I didn't come back this time to have anything to do with you."
"What kind of person do you think I am, anyway?!"
What kind of person was he? Ye Zhi often wondered.
Qin Zhuchao had shouted at her, "Do you know how drunk he gets every Christmas?"
Lin Le had handed her the bank card he used to pay off her debts.
Her uncle had traced the account that had secretly supported her.
The outdated photograph she found tucked in his wallet.
And the tattoo she saw in the fogged-up mirror.
Through all the upheavals, he had begged her for just one promise.
But she never saw the snowfall of 2017. That was the truth...
At first: aloof and self-possessed × wild but restrained
Later: assertive and decisive × obsessively possessive
"Teacher and student" / unrequited love / reunion after a long separation / childhood sweethearts
Content warning: Slow burn. Don't take the details too literally.
Theme: "What's most important to you? Once you've made your choice, just stand by it!"
